The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Innovating 20% of the Time. Chris Trimble is skeptical of Googles 20% time--their stated practice of encouraging individuals to spend 20 percent of their time pursuing innovative projects of their own inspiration. And execution, as Trimble says, is the other side of innovation. Without execution, youre not innovating.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 22, 2011

Back in December, when we had to put in our proposals for sessions, Maddie and I realized that the book would not be done in time for ASAE, so we didn’t put in to do a session on it (but I am on the agenda for Tech in December!). This book presents an alternative, inspired (ironically) by the technology breakthroughs in social media.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Innovation. That one sentence helps me justify (at least to myself) the continued exploration I’m doing with social media for my association—even though there are very few current members who play in those spaces. Provocative Proposals for Change. Innovation. (15). Principled Innovation.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

In all sectors, public or private, innovation is the name of the game. We know all the way up to "10" is execution, innovation lives at "11". I am, like everyone, riding the tides of innovation in the association community. Quite frankly, associations arent too bad at identifying innovative practices. These go to eleven."

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 16, 2011

Shelly Alcorn interviewed me last Friday for her Association Executives: Provocative Proposals for Future Change project. Innovation. Social Media. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1). Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Saturday, April 16, 2011. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 7, 2011

My work on the WSAE Innovation Task Force came almost entirely from this mindset. I propose that a "bad board" suffers from different shortcomings: 1) The board doesn't understand or accept its responsibility for stewardship. Innovation. Social Media. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1).

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

They’re concerned about the future of their association and of their profession at large, and yet when it’s mentioned that the most effective way to reach most young professionals is through social media and their smartphones, there are always comments indicating that those things are somehow silly or a waste of time.

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ChatterBachs

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Are there policies that are stifling creativity and innovation in your department, agency, association, or company? I like that this week ASAE asked me to rate 20 or so proposed sessions for their MMC Conference in the spring of 2012. Have they outlived their purposes or usefulness?

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Sladek proposes a number of solutions to help in meeting these membership challenges. Innovation is a must:” 5. This book serves as a wakeup call to remind marketers of the need to continue to research, innovate, test, and improve and to give those who do not see the need for change a warning of what could happen without action.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Executives who express too many concerns are sometimes replaced by executives who are perceived as “more innovative” and willing to take bigger risks. innovation. (6). social media. (3). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2012. (23). In that case, it’s okay to be replaced. generations. (2).

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 6, 2011

innovation. (6). social media. (3). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2012. (23). Association Executives: Provocative Proposals Rese. generations. (2). governance. (6). human resources. (1). information. (1). knowledge. (1). leadership. (9). learning culture. (6). legislative. (1). management. (3).

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 23, 2012

Innovation. Monday, January 23, 2012. CAE January 24, 2012 7:18 AM Eric, Great post. For example, we just released our Strategic Plan for 2012 and Beyond (at [link] that was built upon all of those principles. " Reply Delete Jamie Notter January 24, 2012 7:53 AM Great post Eric. Eric Lanke. Leadership.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 3, 2010

innovation. (6). social media. (3). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2012. (23). generations. (2). governance. (6). human resources. (1). information. (1). knowledge. (1). leadership. (9). learning culture. (6). legislative. (1). management. (3). marketing. (2). net neutrality. (1). non-profit. (2). politics. (1).

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

" What Fertik proposes is, I think, just the kind of idiocy Sutton is talking about. Innovation. Social Media. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1). February 12, 2011 8:33 PM. Jamie Notter. I too hate the advice. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. GenX Perspectives. Governance.

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Association Subculture

MARCH 3, 2011

Godwin at Case Western - Positive Organization Development: Innovation-inspired Change in an Economy and Ecology of Strengths. This paper is a MUST READ for anyone interested in innovation in our association community. We often attempt to think innovatively while not recognizing the common terminology we use can work to block us in.

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Thanks For Playing

MARCH 27, 2012

27 March 2012. Theres a bit of a fracas currently occurring around the selection of James Carville and Karl Rove as opening keynoters for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting. March 27, 2012 8:09 PM. March 28, 2012 10:55 AM. March 29, 2012 11:37 AM. March 30, 2012 2:31 PM. March 30, 2012 2:31 PM. MandyStahl.

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