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

JANUARY 16, 2011

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. • Innovation is using technology to streamline operations and deliver new services.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. good design is innovative. good design is innovative. So heres a funny story.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

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. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab. at 9:18 PM.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

Your association may claim values like collaboration and innovation. Maybe your commitment to innovation is a little more talk than walk—you say you’re forward-thinking, but people get punished for taking a risk, at least if it doesn’t pan out. Secure leadership support and a funding commitment. But is that really true?

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.orgCommunity

APRIL 18, 2019

They communicate the member perspective,” Sharon advises. Identifying business strategy falls to the executive leadership team. The process cuts across the entire organization, and there is constant communication among staffers and departments to ensure alignment. From environmental scans to persona analysis and white papers.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

More than half (54 percent) of the executives who took part in our annual association communication benchmarking study felt their organization’s inability to generate non-dues-revenue (NDR) was a serious or significant challenge — up substantially from 2015. Legacy communication channels still have a seat at the table. 2015. ** 11%.

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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. Communication. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

Dont Wall Yourself Off From Your Community. 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. Image source.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Tough leadership decisions. Nimble AMS describes how an AMS helps membership teams better understand members, anticipate their needs, and deliver an optimal online experience and personalized communications and content. She explains how async communication combats groupthink —what a bonus. AMS value for membership engagement.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 12, 2012

In fact, from a marketing communications perspective, investment in quality content is better than gold because, unlike gold, the value of quality content to your communications efforts rarely fluctuates or goes down. Quality content offers the same draw power to a marketer’s communications efforts. ► July. (23).

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 29, 2011

In fact, instead of just complaining about the flew, it makes me want to jump in and help correct it since I am invested in the larger community and what it is trying to accomplish. Communication. Innovation. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Principled Innovation. The Season of Innovation.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

I navigated a world of suits and Dilbert-esque arguments over policies, procedures and white papers. The Waning Days of Leadership in Association Management. communications. (4). community. (3). communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). leadership. (9). List-o-mania!

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SCD Group

AUGUST 13, 2012

New additions to plans are content marketing strategies and incorporating social throughout your entire organization – see Spredfast white paper on that topic. 8 Build Twitter relationships by retweeting tweets from NYC Women in Communications Inc via Kellen Company. #9 via the Bostrom Corporation. ► July. (23).

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 1, 2012

But it is also theme of a panel that I’m moderating at the Innogive Conference on Monday, April 2 that will focus on how this trend is and will continue to impact nonprofits’ communication strategies. He works with organizational leaders to expand their sense of what is possible online and to innovate and succeed.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 10, 2021

They suggest an excellent (and entertaining) white paper to read on this topic and steps you can take to start your association’s journey from digitized to digital. Few experts have more insights on digital media and enterprise communications than our speaker. Digital transformation. Changing minds. 1 CMP credit. Host: PCMA.

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Association Adviser

JULY 13, 2016

If your association needs help bridging the staffing gap or creating effective, engaging communication plans, outsourcing content management could be a viable, cost-friendly option. The goal is to select an outsourcing partner that can help your association reach its communications goals today and into the future. . Social media.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 9, 2015

I am knee deep in developing a peer learning program for Millennial leadership development in nonprofit organizations that is designed based on the research out there. The fluid chapter describes networked leadership. Leadership development is adaptive and must relate to the work effort, the person, or the circumstance.

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Management book after study after thesis after white paper on leadership has never even come close to detailing what an organization could or should be like the fiction of Star Trek does. You cant have innovation without it. Labels: association , governance , leadership , movies , staff. communications. (4).

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

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. For Jeff’s first post on why innovation is critical to the future of associations, go here. For an introduction to this dialogue, go here.

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