Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

It’s interesting to see how your peers’ concerns have shifted from strategy (2010) to communication and innovation (2011) to tools and technology (2012). How clarified is your organization’s social media strategy? Almost half believed they had their social media strategies locked down.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Innovation through Collaboration. We are always looking for new innovative ways to do things better. So I wanted to share two items that I came across this week that attribute successful innovation to collaboration. It’s a modern strategy based on two assumptions. First, innovation is collaborative.

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It was decentralized, it gave power to distributed systems, and it enabled everyone to take action in the ways they needed to. Open processes embody systems thinking. It’s basically about understanding what happens in complex systems without always demanding simple, linear cause-effect explanations. December 2010 (5).

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. As we enter the 2010 Holiday Season, what is clear to us at MCI’s global Association Management & Consulting Practice is that US-based associations need to redouble their efforts to strengthen their positions in emerging markets.

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 21, 2011

It grew by being more human–leveraging trust, decentralizing, being transparent, and encouraging action and ownership throughout the system. Innovation becomes a reality rather than an intention. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8).

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 13, 2011

To solve the silo problem, you need to increase your capacity for systems thinking. The different parts of the system need to be able to see how what they are doing is causing in impact in another part of the system, even if it’s delayed or somewhat indirect. That inhibits systems thinking. Image credit. Mary Lange.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 11, 2012

in Change , Strategy - 3 comments. They will then try to sell you on their new dynamic, nimble, constantly evolving, “living plan document” system. Besides, you can’t get anywhere unless you have a strategy and some tactics, right? And yes, strategy is important. Moneyball and Management Innovation.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 29, 2012

The post talks about leadership as a systems capacity (rather than an individual capacity or the person in a position of authority) and connects to some key points from Humanize. Want Innovation? December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). May 2010 (3).

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Easier said than done, yet critical for innovation and becoming more human as an organization. We want collaboration that not only solves the problem, but builds capacity in the system to solve other problems (or future problems) at the same time. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 4, 2012

All of us have room to step up, to be more responsible, to live bigger, to be clearer about our purpose , to be more honest with our selves and our systems, and to deliver the gift that the world needs delivered through us. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. Strategy Means Change.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 24, 2012

I explain in the book how these forces affect the value systems of Millennials in ways that I think will show up throughout their whole lives. So in the end, I don’t think we need a particular focus on generations as we pursue a humanizing strategy within our organizations. Moneyball and Management Innovation. 1 comment }.

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Build in structures that give voice to people who would not speak up and actually work to allow people outside your system to speak their truth to you. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7).

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Jamie Notter

AUGUST 12, 2011

in Change , Leadership , Strategy - 10 comments. What strategies could we employe to get those external voices more in line with what we were saying. But I know we’ll move forward in a way that acknowledges the more decentralized nature of the system. Within our systems, what change is needed? Strategy Means Change.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 13, 2012

They change and grow over time, particularly as you start interacting with other people in the system. Moneyball and Management Innovation. December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5). June 2010 (9). May 2010 (3).

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Measure different things, and at different intervals, with the intention of actually learning more about your system and how it operates. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. Strategy Means Change. Want Innovation? December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). Consulting.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 10, 2012

But Humanize is fundamentally a book about management innovation. This manifesto is also about an emerging ideology of business, where people are at the center of a human ecosystem instead of boxed into a mecha­nical system. We will feel a sense of belonging and purpose if we’re involved in the direction and purpose of the system.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Shouldn’t I like the fact that we allow the system at large to have committees to get work done? And I don’t think it’s a good venue for developing true, systemic leadership. When we create islands of control in the form of committees, we are not honoring the integrity of the system. Image credit. 9 comments }.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 9, 2012

It is an economy in which the driving force is innovation. Innovation, nimble, continually offering new value, trust…sound familiar? They are not organized for continuous innovation. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. Strategy Means Change. { image credit.

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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. { December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5). June 2010 (9).

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

That means working with a lot of people on a lot of different issues, but all with the goal of increasing the system’s capacity to shape its future. Want Innovation? December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5). June 2010 (9).

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Jamie Notter

JUNE 21, 2012

Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { It’s about shifting our attention to the areas that increase the power of the whole system. December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5).

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 17, 2012

Of course if the Board is supposed to be making strategic decisions, and those strategy choices have conflict embedded in them (which they usually do), then that Board needs to suck it up and deal with the conflict. Conflict is a natural part of every system. Want Innovation? December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8).

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Jamie Notter

JUNE 7, 2012

Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. Strategy Means Change. { The distinction is that failures are more connected to experimentation, innovation, and learning, where mistakes are more about quality and execution. December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8).

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 15, 2015

Fear of failure and fear of change are probably your organization’s biggest obstacle to innovation and growth. They adopt and foster ACE : a change management system that sticks. They basically block your organization from growth, progress and innovation. A stands for addressing and appreciating why the brain refuses to change.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 12, 2011

Leadership is a system capacity to shape the future. Want Innovation? December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5). June 2010 (9). May 2010 (3). April 2010 (8). March 2010 (9). February 2010 (5).

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Jamie Notter

JULY 22, 2011

The four elements are: Open (decentralized, systems thinking, ownership…). Moneyball and Management Innovation. December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5). June 2010 (9). May 2010 (3). April 2010 (8).

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 19, 2011

At the end of 2010, I found myself very overwhelmed with the barrage of content I was swimming in and the sheer volume of strategic objectives that I was trying to sort through for my portion of our consulting practice. Labels: strategy. innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5).

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 11, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Over the years, Ive developed a dozen questions to draw on during strategy conversations, ones that while timeless in nature almost always can generate new and timely responses. Labels: facilitation , questions , strategy.

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GlowGlobally

MARCH 4, 2010

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Where in the World are the Innovators? Fast forward to January 2010. We’ll be looking at some of this at this year’s CESSE Annual Meeting education session on Education Strategy Design. GrowGlobally.org.

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 12, 2011

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. The Face of Innovation from the East » Jan. Year over year IMEX breaks records, and 2010 was no exception. You can find a full review of the 2010 IMEX exhibition here. Efficient online IMEX appointments system.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This week’s 10th annual ASAE Technology Conference and Expo featured a variety of tech-related education and networking opportunities, and with five distinct pathways, including leadership and strategy, disrupters, and marcomm and technology, association professionals with a role or interest in technology had plenty to choose from.

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Association Subculture

APRIL 11, 2012

We also have a basic sense of fairness when it seems some members are getting advantages that we are not, and a certain sense of cucumber throwing outrage when the membership system rewards become unbalanced (if you watch to the end, youll understand that reference - its worth it). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6).

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Association Subculture

APRIL 30, 2012

The innovations in the filming werent intentional. If we are really searching for innovation in the association community, sometimes we need to purposefully strike out into areas that make us uncomfortable, or that we dont know much about. innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5).

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Idea Architects

JULY 20, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Labels: decisions , facilitation , facilitationfriday , strategy. Dec 2010 (2). Nov 2010 (9). Oct 2010 (10). Sep 2010 (3). Aug 2010 (3). Jul 2010 (1). Jun 2010 (7).

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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 2010 (2). Reading that book gave me a tremendous personal Aha!

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Use unique delivery systems. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). Principled Innovation LLC. Disruptive Innovation Coming to Nonprofits. ► 2010. (24).

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Using the latest research findings from leading global institutions, MCI assembled these megatrends to help with client 2011 strategy and planning. GrowGlobally.org. Market & Biz Plan. Membership. Public Affairs. by Peter Turner.

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