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4 Steps to Inspire Innovation in Your Association

Socious

“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Many people believe innovation is all about inventing and releasing new products. Innovation is so much more than just revamping products or services. Innovation is so much more than just revamping products or services. Defining Innovation.

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Developing My Dream Association

Smooth The Path

We would talk with members often, conduct listening tours, and interview them. We would use all the member insights we gain to develop our member communications, set our strategy, and create an innovation plan. Another core staff value would be to get insanely good a customer service.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

Charlene Li believes you need order to create change —not what you picture when thinking about innovative organizations. Another example of wishful thinking disguised as conventional wisdom: Claire Cain Miller at the New York Times says there’s no evidence that chance meetings at the office boost innovation. Order and change.

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From the Corner Office: Scott Wiley, CAE

Association Adviser

Scott Wiley, CAE, head of the Ohio Society of CPAs , and newly elected Chair of the ASAE board, shares his thoughts about advocacy, millennials, member engagement and the importance of financial literacy in an exclusive Association Adviser interview. . AA : How would you describe your leadership style?

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Is it Day 1 or Day 2 for Associations?

Smooth The Path

In our Association Leadership Benchmarking Study , we found that some associations had far more autonomy from the board than others. And this is going to be a tough one for some associations for two reasons. The board structure in some associations slooooowwwwssss decision making. And we are nice. We like consensus.

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Are You Struggling with Unsolvable Problems, Tough Choices and Uncertainty at Your Association?

Smooth The Path

When one of my proposals for member research doesn’t move forward with a perspective client I know that I’m one proposal closer to one that will move forward. -Instead of being upset while deleting a blog post that is not quite good enough I try to think of it as the necessary draft needed before I get to a much better one.