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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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. Labels: Innovation , WSAE.

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The Hourglass Blog

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. But many associations approach risk from a decidedly conservative perspective.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 12, 2012

AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. Sunday, August 12, 2012. Why Content is Gold for Associations & Nonprofits. Content is gold for associations and nonprofits. September 4-6, 2012. ▼ 2012. Association Billboard & TV Advertising: Really? Causeaholic. Columbus, Ohio.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. The WSAE white paper on innovation calls this understanding the mind of your community. Associations should be really good at this. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Ed Ludwig.allows people to speak truth to power, which is difficult — lower levels are hesitant to tell the truth and upper management are threatened by it. Its an interesting case study, and seems to typify the culture of truth Jamie Notter recently wrote about in Associations Now. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Well, using Schrages definitions, Id have to say most in my experience have been "stupid," in the sense that they generally dont know the true cost of the association products and services that they access and use. Labels: Association Management. That's an interesting take on association members, Eric. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

As I have summarized here, McAfee describes this in the language of generations, using Millennials as a kind of case study, but I think the dynamic is more universal than that. Association Management. Innovation. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1). Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Baby Boomers.

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APRIL 10, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. 10 April 2012. One of the truisms of association management is that national/chapter relationships are often.fraught. In this case study, why not exempt those chapters with staff of their own from the account executive support unless they wish to have it?

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JULY 5, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. 05 July 2012. Fortunately, the Association Chat book club got me to bump it to the top of the pile, and I finally read it last month. Top association management Blogs. ▼ 2012. Process Killed the Association Star. . Alltop Association Management.

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