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From the Corner Office: John Graham, ASAE

Association Adviser

Look at innovation through two lenses—basic process improvement and big blue sky breakthroughs. AA: We’ve heard a tremendous emphasis on innovation and the need to create breakthrough products, service and business models. Can you ever have too much innovation and run the risk of not having the bandwidth to sustain it?

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Conferences Aren't Serious About Networking Unless

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Dec 2010 (2). Nov 2010 (9). Oct 2010 (10). Sep 2010 (3). Aug 2010 (3). Jul 2010 (1). Jun 2010 (7). May 2010 (9). Apr 2010 (12). Mar 2010 (12). Feb 2010 (11).

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6 Simple Ways to Facilitate Conference Connections

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Print it on nametags and in your participant directory. Dec 2010 (2). Nov 2010 (9). Oct 2010 (10). Sep 2010 (3). Aug 2010 (3). Jul 2010 (1). Jun 2010 (7). May 2010 (9).

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12 Simple Ways to Unleash More Creative Thinking

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Capture all attendees photos digitally as they arrive on-site and create an on-line directory of attendees. Labels: creativity , innovation. Dec 2010 (2). Nov 2010 (9). Oct 2010 (10).

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The Hourglass Blog: Surprising Barriers to Membership

The Hourglass Blog

I wonder if there isnt something else we should be doing--something beyond the Google searches and member referrals and product directory listings and trade show canvassing we already doing to get our arms around the size of market and really assess how well were doing. Innovation. Principled Innovation. ► 2010. (62).

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Product and Service Engagement Drives Membership Retention and

Membership Marketing

• Purchase a book or directory (13%). The bottom line is that association business models are broken and in need of radical innovation right away. ► 2010. (46). 2010 Benchmarking Survey. (14). . • Participate in their public social network (13%). • Upgrade their membership to a higher level (12%).

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Thanks For Playing: Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

Select a convention for organizing directories and naming your files and STICK TO IT. ► 2010. The Grassroots Innovation Leader. Youll find it MUCH faster on your computer than you ever could in a file cabinet. But keeping things electronically doesnt give you an excuse to be a slob there, either. You wont. . ► 2009.