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Obsessive Innovation: Why Associations Must Constantly Turn to What’s Next

Associations Now

At the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Detroit Sunday, opening general session speaker Josh Linkner explained to association leaders the five “obsessions” of innovative thinkers and showed them how they can be adopted back at the office. The best of the best are always focused on reinventing. Get curious.

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What to Do When Membership Is Booming?

Associations Now

The industry is surging thanks to advanced-automation and robotics technologies: Look no further than Amazon’s warehouse robots , which can now pick, pack, and ship an online order to your door. For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. That’s what the Robotic Industries Association is starting to see.

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Your Members’ Tech Comfort Level Matters

Associations Now

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. That’s not an unusual spot for an association exec to occupy regarding technology. When Innovation Meets ROI.

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Don’t Just Use Data, Keep Reinventing Your Data Strategy

Associations Now

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. A Rare Example. It’s still going strong. And it didn’t come from Silicon Valley, either.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Crowdsourcing.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. In this edition, explore examples of crowdsourcing in action, experiments in new forms of management, and a case of learning driven by a behind-the-scenes look at conference planning. Management Innovation eXchange.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: The Importance of Being Part of the.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. One of the best parts of mobile technology and social media is how they enable individuals to share stories in real-time with their communities. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Tuesday, March 06, 2012.