The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Millennials Are the New Slackers. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. Monday, September 19, 2011.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. In it, he advocates an approach to innovation that focuses not on meeting the expressed needs of customers, but on pushing customers to become something theyre not. The best and most enduring innovations make you someone else. at 6:59 AM.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Innovation = Creativity x Execution. This is a fantastic post on innovation from Vijay Govindarajan , co-author of the new book, The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Simple and effective in underscoring the importance of execution in any innovation effort.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Bedrock of Innovation. Failure of course is always a possibility with any attempt at innovation. Indeed the bedrock of innovation is failure. The perceieved price of failure in these environments is too high to attract the necessary champions for innovation. Labels: Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Catch-22 of Innovation. Lots of good lessons in this HBR post for association professionals looking to be move innovative. Its the Catch-22 of innovation. Your members cant know what that next innovation is because it doesnt yet exist in their world. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. Labels: Innovation , WSAE.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. Heres an interesting post on innovation from the Harvard Business Review. In it, Columbia Business School Professor Rita McGrath shares her insights on what makes innovation work in many of the companies shes observed. Monday, August 16, 2010.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." The HBR post describes several strategies employed by the very famous and very innovative Mayo Clinic. Combination Innovation. Thursday, April 21, 2011.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Jeff De Cagna had another great article in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now that I just got around to reading on one of my recent plane rides. The innovation problem for associations is not about process. Saturday, May 21, 2011.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The World Database of Innovation--CLOSED! I first stumbled across The World Database of Innovation in this HBR blog post from a few months ago. As well as over 200 in-depth case studies, it compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies. Labels: Hype , Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. A Prescription for Innovation. This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. Hence our generic definition of innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Real-World Innovation for Associations. I accepted an invitation from a national professional society to present the information we have developed on innovation in associations at their Board retreat, and help them determine how it applied to them and what specific steps they should take.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 10, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Role of Trust in Innovation. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. at 11:46 AM.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. This is what makes innovation so hard. Labels: Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

Organizations of all types—for-profit and tax-exempt—have been talking about digital transformation for many years, yet association efforts continue to lag. In The No BS Guide to Digital Transformation: How Intentional Culture Change Can Propel Associations Forward , we posit that it’s all about culture. Why is that?

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Heres the first: Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Thursday, July 29, 2010.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. Guest Bloggers.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. Guest Bloggers.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. Monday, November 21, 2011.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. Monday, November 14, 2011.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. This is another one of those posts challenging the assumption that as Millennials storm their way into the workforce theyre going to radically change the landscape and force organizations to adapt to their idiosyncratic ideals in order to harness their power and survive. Millennials arent any different.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Why Innovation is Hard. Monday, October 31, 2011. Posted by Eric Lanke.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. But, you know what?

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Labels: Innovation , Marketing. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 11, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. If you dont know Jeff, he has been talking about the need for associations to embrace innovation for as long as I can remember, which means hes probably been talking about it even longer than that. Why is innovation critical to the future of associations? Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 2, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Monday, January 2, 2012. The Sand Has Run Out of the Hourglass. Guest Bloggers.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 11, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Labels: Association Management. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Barriers to Innovation in the Association World.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 11, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. How else will we be nimble enough to innovate? Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Management. Millennials. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation.

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