Idea Architects

JUNE 22, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? A tactic or a strategy?

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Potomac Core

MAY 5, 2015

Organizational Association balance sheets took significant hits in 2008 and 2009, and there little reason to think otherwise in the current environment. Since the great recession for profit firms are aggressively developing innovative solutions and products to more immediately help companies address business challenges and grow revenue.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Precise strategy. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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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. Five-Steps to a CME Digital Content Strategy. Presenters: Cheryl Contee, CEO, Fission Strategy. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Host: ASAE.

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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

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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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

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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DelCor Connection

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Although haiku is not my favorite form of poetry, there is something wildly appropriate in its use for a post about 2009. Its brevity and form are analogous to communication today.    I bid farewell to 2009 using haiku and encourage you to submit comments in 5-7-5 format.  Strategy for sale.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

I remember meeting with one of the senior regional managers who made a point about internal communication that I have since quoted liberally. Want Innovation? A small secret then becomes a future chasm in communication. December 2009 (8). November 2009 (7). October 2009 (8). September 2009 (8).

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Thanks For Playing

MARCH 21, 2012

Recapture your lost community members. Building an integrated communications strategy. On that topic, what is strategy anyway? Labels: Barbara Ehrenreich , blog roundup , communication , Facebook , fundraising , Harvard Business Review , Joe Gerstandt , leadership , online communities , Shelly Alcorn , Social Fish.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Interestingly, the item with one of the smallest gaps was innovation in products, services, and ideas. And note that we think the treatment of customers and employees is actually MORE important than innovative products. We need to pay more attention inside, to the people, to the relationships, to the communication. May 2009 (9).

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Jamie Notter

MAY 16, 2012

In the sense of not letting us settle for weak strategies and ineffective processes. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { Decentralize without clearly communicated high standards for results is probably a waste of time! December 2009 (8). November 2009 (7). Consulting.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6).

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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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Jamie Notter

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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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 12, 2011

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. So we need to be even more intentional when trying to communicate with the masses.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Monday, September 7, 2009. In all sectors, public or private, innovation is the name of the game. We know all the way up to "10" is execution, innovation lives at "11". I am, like everyone, riding the tides of innovation in the association community. Labels: comedy , innovation , movies , strategy , tactics.

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Elipsis Partners

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

In their book, they put forward major strategies for revamping associations. Within IT groups, our internal focus is often on tools such as association management systems and moving to the cloud, while the external focus is on communication and information. December 2009 (1). November 2009 (2). June 2009 (1).

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Association Success

APRIL 26, 2018

And you’ll need a communications plan to keep participants informed in between sessions, as staff explore feasibility and try to operationalize the outcomes of co-creation. To answer that, we could look to any number of corporations and industries who are making co-creation an integral part of their strategy and product design.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

We’re going to reduce the value we give to reports, minutes, and task lists, and we’re going to increase the value on communication, problem solving, and collaboration. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { December 2009 (8). November 2009 (7). October 2009 (8).

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Association Subculture

APRIL 2, 2012

Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2009. (14). advocacy. (1). association.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Labels: authenticity , branding , future , innovation , trends. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). at 1:24 PM.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 19, 2011

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6).

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Association Subculture

OCTOBER 28, 2011

We put too much mystery in the word "innovation.". The fact is, innovation isnt a project or an event, its a lifestyle. Labels: innovation , learning culture. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3).

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Association 20/20

APRIL 28, 2009

As Clay Shirky put it during Digital Now 2009, “The conversation is the value” As I see it, when many conversations interconnect and join together they form one strong voice. In my mind, the future belongs to those associations who view the social web as an exciting laboratory as opposed to a threatful fad. .

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Association Subculture

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Wednesday, October 14, 2009. October 14, 2009 12:30 PM. October 14, 2009 1:08 PM. October 14, 2009 1:20 PM. October 15, 2009 8:32 AM. October 16, 2009 8:52 AM. There is no collaboration, sharing of vision or communication between the design houses.in skip to main | skip to sidebar. Shannon Otto.

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Association Subculture

JULY 29, 2011

Maybe you pictured a person who is a fearless, visionary, innovatively independent thinker. Link innovators with detail people, connect visionaries with tacticians, introduce social networkers to problem solvers, and so forth. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings.

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Association Subculture

APRIL 5, 2012

Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2009. (14). advocacy. (1). association.

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Association Subculture

AUGUST 24, 2011

How about communications? Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). Principled Innovation LLC. How about membership?

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