The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Secrets of Innovation. A new post, "Secrets of Innovation," has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. ► 2009. (61). ► 2009. (61). at 7:00 AM.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Innovation Does Not Happen Online. A new post, "Innovation Does Not Happen Online" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. ► 2009. (61).

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership. A new post, "Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Communication. Innovation. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. In it, he advocates an approach to innovation that focuses not on meeting the expressed needs of customers, but on pushing customers to become something theyre not. All authentic innovations ask you — want you — to become a different dimension of yourself. Image source.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2018

This time, Sohini Baliga, a communications expert from the charitable fundraising world, joined Elizabeth to address three major areas where charities are way ahead of associations. Last call to participate in Marketing General Inc.’s s 10th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. Keep learning! Tue 1/30 at 12 p.m.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

The Season of Innovation. Thats certainly what it feels like with the ASAE Annual Meeting next week and the WSAE-sponsored National Summit on Association Innovation five short weeks after that. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Communication. Innovation. Monday, August 1, 2011. I hope you do, too.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. A new post, "Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. ► 2009. (61).

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GlowGlobally

JULY 29, 2010

Market & Biz Plan. « Where in the World are the Innovators? Penetrating or Expanding Global Markets through Meetings » Jul. Reaching Out To Global Markets Through Meetings & Events. Categories: MARCOM , Market & Bus Planning , Meetings. Emerging Market- Middle East. Membership.

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MAY 22, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. With ASAEs Membership, Marketing & Communications Conference this week and an upcoming vacation, T4P is going on a little hiatus. ► 2009. The Grassroots Innovation Leader. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 22 May 2012. Gone Fishin.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. good design is innovative. good design is innovative. So heres a funny story.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Innovation = Creativity x Execution. This is a fantastic post on innovation from Vijay Govindarajan , co-author of the new book, The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Companies tend to focus far more attention on improving the front end of the innovation process, the creativity. Its excellent.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

The Catch-22 of Innovation. Lots of good lessons in this HBR post for association professionals looking to be move innovative. Its the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. As chair of WSAEs Innovation Task Force, I was instrumental in helping to frame WSAEs annual conference around the subject of innovation, and was even recognized as the chair of the conference itself.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The Bedrock of Innovation. Failure of course is always a possibility with any attempt at innovation. Indeed the bedrock of innovation is failure. The perceieved price of failure in these environments is too high to attract the necessary champions for innovation. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation.

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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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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. “ Six Design Principles for Business-Model Innovation ” provides association executives with his usual thought-provoking push into territories we should really be spending more of our time in—but often don’t. The innovation problem for associations is not about process.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The World Database of Innovation--CLOSED! I first stumbled across The World Database of Innovation in this HBR blog post from a few months ago. As well as over 200 in-depth case studies, it compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies. Five thousand two hundred and eight tools for innovation!

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab. at 9:18 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 10, 2010

The Role of Trust in Innovation. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Labels: Innovation. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. Heres an interesting post on innovation from the Harvard Business Review. In it, Columbia Business School Professor Rita McGrath shares her insights on what makes innovation work in many of the companies shes observed. Monday, August 16, 2010.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Next Steps for Association Innovation. This is an exciting time for the WSAE Innovation Task Force. First of all, our white paper on association innovation is nearly finished. Second, we are currently working on a new online community dedicated to innovation for associations. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Innovating 20% of the Time. Chris Trimble is skeptical of Googles 20% time--their stated practice of encouraging individuals to spend 20 percent of their time pursuing innovative projects of their own inspiration. And execution, as Trimble says, is the other side of innovation. Without execution, youre not innovating.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

A Prescription for Innovation. This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. • Innovation is using technology to streamline operations and deliver new services.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

Real-World Innovation for Associations. I accepted an invitation from a national professional society to present the information we have developed on innovation in associations at their Board retreat, and help them determine how it applied to them and what specific steps they should take. Labels: Culture Change , Innovation , WSAE.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Principles of Innovation. The fourth meeting of the WSAE Innovation Task Force was held on July 16, 2010. For those of you new to this conversation, Im heading up an effort for my state society to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community. Im also blogging about it here.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

Association Advantages for Innovation. Heres part three of the "innovation for associations" white paper Im helping to write while chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Saturday, August 28, 2010. These advantages include: 1.

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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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Membership Marketing

MARCH 8, 2012

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. And give your remarks on email marketing book. Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Know the Numbers on Membership Marketing.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 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. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

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Thanks For Playing

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Below youll find the slides from my presentation with Andrew Hanelly , Polly Karpowicz , and Maggie McGary at the ASAE Technology Conference last week: What the Tech Is Going on with Your Online Communications. The Marketing Sherpa 2011 Social Marketing Benchmark Report. ► 2009. The Grassroots Innovation Leader.

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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

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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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 5, 2011

This video just seems to sum up the process of innovation for me. Labels: innovation , strategy. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). marketing. (2). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2009. (14). Trampoline Strategy. Doesnt this feel familiar? Experimentation. at 2:01 PM.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { As communication channels become more social and blended to assist both members and our business partners to target their messages, this specificity bumps ways to consider sharing the income beyond one event. December 2009 (8). November 2009 (7).

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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.

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Association Subculture

APRIL 19, 2012

I find this game so fun because it so clearly illustrates the principles of tone and inflection and how incredibly important they are in our communications. It bears repeating that in any online communications (facebook, twitter or otherwise) we need to be doubly aware that our audience cannot read our inflection. communications. (4).

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