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. This is where the innovation rubber really hits the road.

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The Hourglass Blog

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. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

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. Im also blogging about it here.

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The Hourglass Blog

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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The Hourglass Blog

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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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. “ Six Design Principles for Business-Model Innovation ” provides association executives with his usual thought-provoking push into territories we should really be spending more of our time in—but often don’t. The innovation problem for associations is not about process.

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The Hourglass Blog

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. Saturday, August 28, 2010. These advantages include: 1.

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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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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 31, 2012

Posted January 31, 2012. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. Strategy Means Change. Want Innovation? February 1, 2012 at 4:10 pm. Previous post: Humanize and the Millennial Generation. July 2012 (9). June 2012 (7). May 2012 (7). Consulting.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 14, 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012. These came labeled as follows: Millennials At the Beach (left); At the Museum (center); On a date (right). Now, these photos and emails are funny to Boomers and older people who just can’t understand how Millennials can possibly really communicate on smart phones. Strategy | Content | Discovery.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. And thats exactly what associations must do when it comes to innovation. Innovation.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012. It’s being open to numerous possibilities, having the discipline to experiment with conflicting strategies and moving quickly to embrace one of them when the direction of the market becomes clear.” What is Innovation? Causeaholic. AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Innovation. However, remember, the committee is reporting to the board and the board should only make comments to the committee as to bringing their innovative thinking in line with the vision of the association, but they SHOULD NOT do the work of the committee. Innovation. (15). Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (45).

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 17, 2012

Posted 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. Want Innovation? January 20, 2012 at 8:29 am. January 20, 2012 at 11:05 am.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

A couple of posts ago I mention a post from HBRs Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Well, a week after that one, McAfee posted another , this one about what goes wrong when Millennials take their connected habits too far. Millennials want truth and equality in the workplace.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Read this April 1 blog post from Umair Haque on social media and social strategies. Read his take on social media strategy, which he boils down very well to: 1. Social media fits inside your business strategy, and is shaped by it. Social strategy fits outside your business strategy, and shapes it. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

Good and Bad Lessons for Association Innovation. Heres a link to a 15-minute HBR video with Vijay Govindarajan, coauthor of The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Its worth a look, full of some interesting lessons about innovation from the for-profit world. Labels: Innovation. Posted by Eric Lanke.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

In my last post , I talked about something I called the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires. Labels: Innovation , Umair Haque , WSAE. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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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. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Now start tearing down those walls.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Let’s talk strategy. Staff does operations and Board does strategy. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1). Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind" ► May. (5). Don’t waste the Boards time on operations.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

The blogger, Michael Beer , thinks Ludwigs strategy of openness and transparency is rare among senior executives, but will necessarily characterize the leaders of the future. He is not shy about advocating a new direction — high purpose, strategy or values that he believes should guide the company. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

First dates are all about strategies that both parties can agree to but which wont help them learn if the date was effective. Dan calls this "bad equilibrium"--a strategy that doesnt result in a positive outcome for anyone. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. Fundraisers need to be trend watchers and adapt their engagement strategy based on larger understanding of the environment emerging trends. Ground your innovation in one (or more!) Empowerment.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 31, 2011

This is part three of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1).

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The boards dont ensure that the organization has a sound strategy, they tolerate mediocrity in management, they dont hold the organization accountable for results, and they dont ensure that resources are adequate to accomplish goals. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 26, 2011

I thought it was an awesome perspective--and an important push-back against the de facto data-driven strategies that seem to overwhelm so many association experiments. Acting with a knowledge of what your members need and want is important to innovation. Labels: Association Management , Innovation. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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Associations Now

JUNE 25, 2014

and Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, chief strategist and founder of Principled Innovation. Grefe said that AIGA’s new membership structure was conceived in tandem with a new set of strategies also aimed at greater engagement. AIGA] “ Want Your Members’ Opinions on Strategy? ” November 20, 2013. •[AAM]

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Beth Kanter

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. Gen Z is already being branded as a welcome foil to the Millennials, born between 1980 and the mid- or late 1990s, who have been typecast as tolerant but also overconfident, narcissistic and entitled.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1). The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Communication. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. GenX Perspectives.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 16, 2011

In my current world of trade associations I see the same dynamic, and my strategy with these businesses is simply to put them on a watch list, waiting for a change in leadership at the top that may signal a willingness to take another look. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation.

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Association Subculture

AUGUST 2, 2011

I refuse to sell Millennials short and insist that they can’t be attracted to a profession, issue or cause through any other method than WIFM. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6).

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Like a lot of articles about generations in the workplace, this one calls X out as being particularly motivated--to a degree not seen in Boomers or Millennials--by a quest for "work/life balance." Theres a reason why work/life balance is a particular concern of Xers and not Boomers or Millennials. When I read that it hit me.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

I dont remember if this is a phrase she actually used, but I came away from her comments thinking of Generation X as the "IF" Generation--a group of self-reliant option seekers who habitually explore multiple strategies and go with what works rather than what is idealogically determined. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Sutton continues as if he is imparting sacred wisdom, even citing famous innovation consultants who share the view that great leaders effectively balance "confidence" with "doubt." Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1). wrong from time to time?

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 18, 2011

Whoever it is, if they are more connected with your membership than your leadership is, youd better find a way to get their market intelligence into your strategy discussions. As you said, the market intelligence needs to get into the strategy conversations. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

About a thousand similar statements are regularly promulgated to describe Gen Y/Millennials. Why are we killing our best and our brightest with demands for creativity and innovation and then allowing those ideas to languish in the committee structure until they lose all semblance of fire, or worse, miss their window of opportunity?

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Association Adviser

JUNE 30, 2016

That may not seem surprising, but consider as recently as 2012, career/professional development was barely in the top 5. Aley said innovation and legislation are the two main drivers of the career-content trend. “In It needs to be an integrated strategy.” What’s driving that trend? Mentoring as a competitive advantage.

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