Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 2, 2016

First we need to discover our member’s new, most challenging problems. Many associations try to do this in satisfaction/need surveys but respondents to the 2016 Association Innovation Research Study often said that qualitative methods worked better for them. How to get the most out of your next association brainstorm.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

According to the 2016 Association Innovation Benchmark Study , only a little over half of associations report that they are consistently innovating today. Get rid of the fear of failure by learning how to take risks. Innovation is especially prominent in for-profit companies. However, innovation is less prevalent in associations.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 23, 2017

A few days later my Dad mailed me the first pages of Amazon’s 2016 year-end annual report which is a letter from the company’s CEO to shareholders. Related: How to exponentially improve member engagement at any association. I am happy to bat ideas around.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

What is particularly interesting about this year’s conference is the team methodically set about meeting some of members’ biggest challenges. Here are the top challenges we all have and here is what we did about them: New Members Feel Like Outsiders. We’ll hear about how to change a culture and how to set up the right processes.

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