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The Hourglass Blog: Do You Want Your Members to Be "Smart" or.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010. In it, he dissects the difference between customers who know how much your services really cost (referring to them as "smart" customers) and those who dont (referring to them as "stupid"), and shares experiences hes had with companies that charge "stupid" customers much higher prices than "smart" ones.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Bedrock of Innovation

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Saturday, November 20, 2010. I think it was way back in August 2010. The perceieved price of failure in these environments is too high to attract the necessary champions for innovation. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. ▼ 2010. (62).

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The Hourglass Blog: Only Xers Care about Work/Life Balance

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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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The Hourglass Blog: Association Innovation as Brand Strategy

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The Bentonville behemoth wants you to become someone who gets the brands they desire at the best possible price every day. The Minneapolis merchant wants you to become someone who appreciates the value and appeal of great design at a great price; youre as much a connoisseur as a consumer. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Unsung Heroes of Innovation

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Monday, August 16, 2010. I think we all knew it was important, but feared what its implications were--especially in an association environment. As we later described in Barriers to Innovation in the Association World , many associations approach risk from a decidedly conservative perspective. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog: Barriers to Innovation in the Association World

The Hourglass Blog

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. July 29, 2010 4:59 PM. July 30, 2010 10:41 AM. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Giant Hairball of Complexity

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So when Netflix raised its prices 60% and then decided to split its DVD delivery service off from its video streaming service, you wouldve thought I would have had a strong negative reaction. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. ► 2010. (62).