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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials.

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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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JULY 11, 2011

Were All Millennials Now. Its almost as if the themes of leadership and innovation have taken over. Millennials: Tech-savvy, entrepreneurial and independent, they tend to value work-life balance and meaningful work more than a large paycheque. Now, with the definitions listed above, I think Im going to start being a Millennial.

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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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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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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

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

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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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

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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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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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

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 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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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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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 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 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

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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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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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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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 12, 2011

There is No Recipe for Innovation. Or so seems the conclusion of this fascinating blog post from Tim Leberecht of the the frog design and innovation firm, in which he reviews and connects several established and not-so-established kinds of innovation. His larger point seems to be that there is no magic pill for innovation.

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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

JUNE 5, 2010

Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind". Most would argue that these desires to be valued and to contribute to something larger than themselves are Millennial values, but I see them as more universal--something common to most of humanity. What I really want to focus on are Hills latter two realities--both dealing with innovation.

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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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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. ► 2009. (61). ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. ► 2009. (61). ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. Why Innovation is Hard. ► 2009. (61). ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. Governance.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This is another one of those posts challenging the assumption that as Millennials storm their way into the workforce theyre going to radically change the landscape and force organizations to adapt to their idiosyncratic ideals in order to harness their power and survive. Millennials arent any different. Millennial: Yes we are!

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 11, 2011

As young lieutenants, we learned that we needed to set the example, communicate the commanders intent, and then empower our corporals and sergeants to operate in places where they may not be able to ask, "What do I do next?". How else will we be nimble enough to innovate? Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Communication.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

A couple of posts ago I mention a post from HBRs Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Well, a week after that one, McAfee posted another , this one about what goes wrong when Millennials take their connected habits too far. Millennials want truth and equality in the workplace.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks to Wikileaks, you can now expect that day to come when your most private and candid communications will appear for all to peruse. Which begs the question--how well would your association survive a "Wikileaks dump" of its private communications? Labels: Communication , Leadership , Social Media. Communication.

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MAY 16, 2011

Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. And thats exactly what associations must do when it comes to innovation. Communication.

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