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Moneyball and Management Innovation

Jamie Notter

Moneyball and Management Innovation. They DID have years of looking back at teams that won championships who also used the same practices for fielding a team that they were advocating. He turned it down and stayed with Oakland, but the Red Sox saw the potential in this new system. The Results of Management Innovation.

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Eyeing Inclusion, MLB Teams With LGBT Business Group

Associations Now

The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will begin to help its members—mostly small businesses—work with MLB teams. The post Eyeing Inclusion, MLB Teams With LGBT Business Group appeared first on Associations Now.

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Forget the Job Interview, Play a Video Game

Jamie Notter

As the article states at the beginning, this is kind of the message that Brad Pitt’s character was bringing to the Oakland A’s organization in the movie, Moneyball. HR needs innovation desperately, so by all means let’s experiment! But as a trend, I think this is a very good thing.

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Lunchtime Links: Using Your Website to Expand Your Mission

Associations Now

Our new web resource is another leap forward in our mission to protect the freedom and innovation of the Internet,” Internet Association President and CEO Michael Beckerman said in a press release about the site. and the I-Squared Act. The design is meant to be forward thinking, not only in aesthetics, but also in grassroots engagement.

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For SABR, Data Is Just a Small Part of the Equation

Associations Now

Still others live for the history of the game and the innovations being made in statistical analysis of the players who come and go over the years. That’s where the Society of American Baseball Research comes in.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

As best-selling author and product innovation expert Tony Ulwick explained at last week’s Innova-Con 2014 conference in New York, don’t ask customers or members what they want in a product, ask them what types of “jobs” they need to have done better. Think before you ask. ” Conclusion. deeper pockets for computing power.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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Dig design, innovation, technology. dustinhaisler - Dustin Haisler; Elgin, Texas; Director of Government Innovation for Spigit, Municipal Judge, Innovator, Dad, Husband, Christ-follower. Walker; Oakland, California; Writer, editor, communicator, walker. I’m really into just being happy. Fun w/ wine. Army Veteran.