The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Whats Your Innovation Readiness? Regular readers of The Hourglass Blog know that Im chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. The "innovation readiness" tool will also provide a framework for this discussion, and will help us organize the strategies we hope to develop.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Innovation through Collaboration. We are always looking for new innovative ways to do things better. So I wanted to share two items that I came across this week that attribute successful innovation to collaboration. First, innovation is collaborative. Where do you find your place to innovate through collaboration?

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. This is where the innovation rubber really hits the road.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. In one of my last posts I shared the principles of innovation weve drafted as part of the "innovation for associations" white paper being written by the WSAE Innovation Task Force. Limited resources Innovative organizations commit resources to the process of innovation.

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Thanks For Playing

MARCH 29, 2012

It's funny you would bring up the four person office, because although many of the ROWE case studies are about big companies, I wonder if it's not more suited to small offices, where everyone has to talk to each other and work together on a regular basis anyway? ► 2009. The Grassroots Innovation Leader.

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GlowGlobally

JULY 29, 2010

« Where in the World are the Innovators? In an era of uncertainties, we are forced to think of innovative ways to tackle new obstacles every day of the week. Case Studies. GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Market & Biz Plan.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

We use our knowledge of practical use cases to put the media and marketing hype in perspective. Innovation Trigger. The concept of distributed ledgers has usefulness outside of its thriving use in financial transactions and currency speculation, and it is actively triggering innovation in healthcare IT. Slope of Enlightenment.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. The WSAE white paper on innovation calls this understanding the mind of your community. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Now start tearing down those walls.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Its an interesting case study, and seems to typify the culture of truth Jamie Notter recently wrote about in Associations Now. Innovation. Principled Innovation. Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind" ► May. (5). ► 2009. (61). But heres what I want to focus on. Encore Careers.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? ” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

But unlike Schrages case study, in which the "stupid" customer over estimates this value, and is therefore willing to pay higher prices for the service, Id say most association members under estimate the cost of association services. Innovation. Principled Innovation. The Clinic of Innovation. ► 2009. (61).

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 31, 2014

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). Around Gender.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 8, 2012

” Social media is still in its infancy compared to other more mature marketing channels, but over time we will see innovative approaches that will help it become part of a predictable and projectable marketing tool. ► 2009. (69). 2009 Benchmarking Survey. (12). Case Study. (9). Keep watching.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

As I have summarized here, McAfee describes this in the language of generations, using Millennials as a kind of case study, but I think the dynamic is more universal than that. Innovation. Principled Innovation. ► 2009. (61). Developing Millennial Leaders. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit.

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Beth Kanter

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Way back in 2009, when I first Peter and Madeline, we brainstormed some questions about the strategic use of social media to build a network. The appendixes include highly curated lists of web sites, articles, case studies, and books. What patterns can social media use reveal that provide strategic insight for network?

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Innovation through Collaboration. ► 2009. (69). ► 2009. (69). 2009 Benchmarking Survey. (12). Case Study. (9). . ► November. (2). ► October. (4). ► September. (3). ► August. (1). ► July. (4). ► June. (1). ► April. (3). ► March. (3). ► 2010. (46).

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Innovation is a must:” 5. This book serves as a wakeup call to remind marketers of the need to continue to research, innovate, test, and improve and to give those who do not see the need for change a warning of what could happen without action. ► 2009. (69). 2009 Benchmarking Survey. (12). Case Study. (9).

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The Harvard Business Review describes how the New York Public Library involved employees from 93 branches in innovation communities —could be a good model for chapters. You may know her as the host of Association Chat , which started as a weekly Twitter chat back in 2009, and is now a webcast. You know I’m all about free. 1 CMP credit.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 8, 2016

Since 2009, a number of Giving Days have also experienced technology glitches due to the technical problems on various platforms, but these were isolated events, not part of a national day of giving on a centralized platform. Here’s a case study from Kivi Leroux Miller documenting what they did.

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Membership Marketing

APRIL 10, 2012

The bottom line is that association business models are broken and in need of radical innovation right away. ► 2009. (69). 2009 Benchmarking Survey. (12). Case Study. (9). April 10, 2012 10:31 AM. Tony Rossell. Hi Jeff -- Thanks so much for the comment. ► September. (3). ► August. (2). Branding.

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Reid All About it

MAY 1, 2020

We will share data from our Economic Impact on Associations study, which originally launched during the Great Recession in 2009 and has gathered data every year since—including in the weeks leading up to the COVID-19 crisis. Hear several case studies on how we have transformed these meetings and how it can work for your association.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 25, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. A llow sufficient time for participants to interact with and apply the session content through group discussion, interactive exercises, case studies, and other engaging formats. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2).

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Thanks For Playing

APRIL 10, 2012

In this case study, why not exempt those chapters with staff of their own from the account executive support unless they wish to have it? Start With the "Why" Always the Last to Know: 50 Most Innovative Compan. ► 2009. ► 2009. The Grassroots Innovation Leader. 3 comments: David Gammel.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Having benefited from the generous advice and expertise of many others, we’re honored to share our experience from The Encore Fellowships Network as the “Action” case study in the Winter 2013 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. We hope others in Beth’s network will find the SSIR article interesting and helpful.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 5, 2012

Im the person who infamously talked a panel for the 2009 ASAE Annual Meeting into doing a presentation with NO words on the slides (that didnt go over all that well). ► 2009. The Grassroots Innovation Leader. ► August. (23). ► July. (22). ► June. (22). ► May. (19). ► April. (16). ► 2008.

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