Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The reason the company has managed to hold on for so long has much to do with its ever-evolving data strategy. It offers a great example for associations to follow. Two decades ago, one of the most innovative software-as-a-service (SaaS) products ever created by a major company first saw the light of day. It came from Detroit.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 7, 2018

For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. There are so many innovations, like collaborative robots and vision technologies, in more places, what I call robotics clusters—Pittsburgh, Boston, Silicon Valley, San Diego, and Austin, to name a few,” he says. We’re aiming to engage new members early on.”.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

Silvercar , which has a presence at 10 airports nationwide, has taken an app-first strategy to car booking, allowing customers to pick up a car—in all cases, an Audi A4—without even speaking with an attendant. The Detroit News highlights data from consulting firm Frost & Sullivan showing that in 2014, 1.3

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2015

Creating apps and innovative web platforms for your members is great and everything, but given the wrong circumstances, it may just be a lot of good innovation wasted. When Innovation Meets ROI. This, to me, raises an important point that’s often lost in discussions about innovation.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Dean Hering , OVO Innovation, Chief Innovator at NetCentrics. By engaging their own passions, his company created an experience for those visiting the Michelin exhibit at the Detroit Auto Show. Art has always been a teaching tool — Leonardo da Vinci, for example. The collision of art and science.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Example: How can we do 10% more next year while using 10% less money to do so? Invite “wild cards,” to participate in your meetings and strategy sessions. Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Heres an everyday example. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Blog Archive.

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