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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Millennials Are the New Slackers. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. Millennials are the new kids on the block when it comes to the workplace.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Sunday, 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. Simple and effective in underscoring the importance of execution in any innovation effort.

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JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, 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.

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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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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, 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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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Friday, 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.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Monday, 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. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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AUGUST 28, 2010

Saturday, 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. These advantages include: 1.

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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. at 6:59 AM.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Thursday, 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. Labels: Hype , Innovation.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Tuesday, 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.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Monday, 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.

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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. But, as Anthony says, the whole point of innovation is to change things in a meaningful enough way that it renders past patterns meaningless. Innovation.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Wednesday, 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. Heres the first: Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?

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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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, 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.

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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. Creating a culture of innovation in your association.

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JULY 29, 2010

Thursday, 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. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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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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MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. Jeff De Cagna had another great article in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now that I just got around to reading on one of my recent plane rides. The innovation problem for associations is not about process. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Start there.

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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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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. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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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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JUNE 5, 2010

Saturday, June 5, 2010. Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind". They want to be associated with organizations that serve as positive forces in the world.strikes me a purely generational. What I really want to focus on are Hills latter two realities--both dealing with innovation. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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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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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Tuesday, 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.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. ► 2010. (62). Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. ► 2010. (62). Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. ► 2010. (62). Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. ► 2010. (62). Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010. A little while ago, Neil Howe called attention on his blog to a New York Times feature story about a 24-year-old Millennial who, even amidst the Great Recession, is living at home and turning down $40K job offers until just the right opportunity comes along. September 10, 2010 9:11 AM. Photo source.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Why Innovation is Hard. ► 2010. (62). Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics. Baby Boomers.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010. So I finally got around to reading the article in the August 2010 issue of Associations Now about Generation X moving into leadership positions in the association world. Theres a reason why work/life balance is a particular concern of Xers and not Boomers or Millennials. at 10:00 AM.

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JULY 11, 2010

Sunday, July 11, 2010. Labels: Association Management. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. ▼ 2010. (62). ▼ 2010. (62). Principles of Innovation.

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JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010. And how, I wonder, will the Millennials who embrace this methodology be treated? Labels: GenX Perspectives , Millennial Perspectives. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. ▼ 2010. (62). ▼ 2010. (62). The Unsung Heroes of Innovation.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010. That makes X recessive and then Millennials dominant again (and if you want to go back, the Silent Generation was recessive). Now Millennials come along and the predominant message is they are going to shake things up. November 9, 2010 9:11 PM. November 10, 2010 5:40 AM. See the pattern?

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