YourMembership Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

The event itself was created to encourage innovation; to get associations to rethink their conferences, breaking out of the ho-hum. The post Fear vs. innovation: what’s ultimately driving your organization? Last week, I participated in ASAE’s inaugural XDP (experience design project) conference. Over 1,200 people attended, and I had the honor of being a team leader, facilitating discussions among a small group throughout the day.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 7, 2013

The list of 50 Most Innovative Companies offers some ideas for membership organizations for 2013. innovation membership

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Join us to learn how you can apply this technique in your own organization to eliminate waste, validate your learning, and innovate faster and more successfully. Feature Story innovation leadership webinars whitepaper Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate YourMembership.com“There’s no bigger waste than investing resources working on the wrong thing.”

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

There has been much advancement and innovation in the eLearning industry over the last several years, and today I’ll be reviewing three of my favorite examples of organizations thinking outside the box to deliver their content to their audience. An example I saw recently was for an organization’s sales team. Advancements in sales and technology have opened the door for innovation in course and content delivery.

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Potomac Core

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Associations who are Funding Industry Innovation can position themselves as essential partners in helping members achieve business outcomes. Once an organization reaches this point they move to what’s becoming a new trend where Associations are funding Industry Innovation. Marching To Innovation . In several cases nontraditional associations have already partnered with their boards to begin their march toward innovation. Funding Industry Innovation.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For association professionals and organizational leaders, innovation should always be top of mind. But in order to accomplish meaningful change, your organization has to have the right foundation to support the experimentation and expectations true innovation brings.

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Potomac Core

APRIL 5, 2016

In essence, economic data fuels active innovation at Associations. Discussions around Economic Data elevates Association Board conversations and the organization becomes the place where new industry solutions are developed. What is clear is that ongoing listening and economic data fuels active innovation at Associations. Data Driven Active Innovation. Innovative Advocacy Positions Industries. Data Fuels Active Innovation.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 5, 2020

We can watch other organizations and dissect the experiences they create for their stakeholders, then re-engineer these experiences for our association’s members. Innovative ideas do not have to be new; ideas can be borrowed. I miss chocolate.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

What can membership organizations learn from Steve Jobs' legacy? And how can you support user-innovation at your organization? Membership management innovation

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Since then, the organization has grown into a force to be reckoned with, on an ambitious mission to eliminate cardiovascular diseases. . But left unchecked, these strengths can stifle innovation. Most organizations have plenty of employees who are observant, creative thinkers.

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 18, 2013

Lots of organizations talk about innovation, but few do it well. A week ago, I had the opportunity to attend a free webinar on innovation and culture put on by the smarties over at Talent Anarchy , Jason Lauritsen and Joe Gerstandt. Joe and Jason point out that innovation requires two things: variation and selection. The keys to variation are connection, inclusion, and liberation, none of which our organizations are structured to promote.

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Potomac Core

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

If member companies introduce more innovation to drive more profitability, is your association positioned to respond with equal or greater amounts of innovative solutions? In a business environment that can change as often as the weather, having actionable data can increase your organizational agility, help identify potential patterns, and create new innovation opportunities. Data Driven Innovation. Are economic tides shifting again?

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“As (organizations) age, they become increasingly effective and decreasingly innovative.” It stands to reason that most associations haven’t flexed their innovation muscle in some time, but it is never too late to become a more innovative organization. We explored the processes, practices, structures, and mindset of association innovation. Grab your complimentary copy and start flexing your innovation muscle today!

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YourMembership Blog

JULY 28, 2017

To move forward and manage the shifts surging through our digital world, many organizations are adopting measures to strengthen their ability to innovate. Such associations and even nonprofits are partnering with forward-thinkers for innovation—an important indicator of any organization’s sustainability. Importance of innovation. Innovation is the essence for shaping the future of organizations, helping leaders conceive previously unimagined.

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YourMembership Blog

AUGUST 8, 2013

For most organizations, the challenge is not the innovative thought. The post Obtaining Post-Conference Buy-In to Innovation appeared first on YourMembership.com. Membership Management conference innovation Yesterday’s blog post gave a few tips on turning post-conference excitement into action. The challenge is getting buy-in, whether that’s board buy-in, staff buy-in or member buy-in.

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YourMembership Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Organizations facing disruption and the need for innovation are binary in their thinking. Rarely do the efforts work to successfully innovate, because organizations aren’t typically structured to adapt to major change. So, bringing in radical innovation more often fails. The post Gatorade quenches thirst for innovation with sips, not gulps. They consider 2 options: Either radically change or face peril.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Every membership organization has members who go above and beyond. . But as much as you might appreciate your organization’s super users, it’s not always clear how to bring them into your overall strategy. . Most organizations host several tentpole events each year.

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Potomac Core

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

When is the timing right to embrace innovation and change at your Association? How well are you positioned to help your member’s achieve their business outcomes in a time of dramatic innovation and change? ( [link] ). How innovative your Association is today will dictate whether or not your organization will survive or thrive. Innovation & Association Relevance. The post Innovation & Association Relevance appeared first on Potomac Core Consulting.

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Potomac Core

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Associations are increasingly well positioned to help members and industries build innovative workforce solutions through their professional development and certification products. As waves of innovation, millennials, and baby boomer retirements alter future workforce design, forward thinking organizations can transform themselves and become professional development partners for their members. Innovative Workforce Solutions: Call to Action.

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

If you want a thriving organization you need to innovate. If you want to innovate you have to have a culture that supports it. In a recent discussion on ASAE’s online community Collaborate contributors talked about association innovation, and, interestingly, much of the conversation revolved around organizational culture. Innovation within an organization requires a culture that champions innovators. . Create an environment for innovation.

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Association Navigator

OCTOBER 31, 2014

I’m thinking about innovation in the context of managing associations and non-profit enterprises. Innovation is a corporate buzz word, but it’s also a fundamental element in any successful and growing organization. This summer I discovered a book about innovation strategy for corporate product launches and I can’t stop thinking about applying these concepts to associations. The concept involved is using a “wide lens” when preparing a product or service innovation.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

MARCH 24, 2015

The March 24, 2015 edition of Association Chat will focus on The Digital Organization - inspired by this great book. Is your association a digital organization? Does your organization focus on always improving? How does your org support innovation? Does your organization use technology to better communicate internally? In your role, how would you choose to next invest in technology for your organization?

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 2, 2013

And you talk about innovation all the time. You even have your own blog where you put up posts about innovation and the people you meet at those conferences tell you how great they are. But despite all that, you''re not really innovative. This can be the physical strain of consecutive all-nighters to test every meaningful configuration of a website before it goes live, to the emotional pain of subordinating your vision of the innovation to the vicissitudes of customer taste.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Innovation isn’t just about the ideas people create, but the environment leaders provide to inspire them. Innovation is essential to an organization—all it means, at its core, is being able to come up with new ideas, and your association hasn’t survived without doing that a few times.

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YourMembership Blog

JULY 28, 2017

To move forward and manage the shifts surging through our digital world, many organizations are adopting measures to strengthen their ability to innovate. Such associations and even nonprofits are partnering with forward-thinkers for innovation—an important indicator of any organization’s sustainability. Importance of innovation. Innovation is the essence for shaping the future of organizations, helping leaders conceive previously unimagined.

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YourMembership Blog

MAY 3, 2012

Are Innovation and Production at Odds? HBR posted a good article recently about Why Managers Don’t Really Want to Innovate. The article pointed out that most companies are not willing to devote time to innovation because innovative time steals from production time. Since innovation has been a topic of interest to associations and other member-based organizations, we’re wondering if you’ve had the same experience?

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Organic + Logistics Not Enough. There are two main types of networkers – 1) delivery-driven and 2) innovator-driven. Innovation-driven attendees network different(ly). Savvy conference organizers will help educate their community on these two networking types and the value of each. The post Innovators Network Differently appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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Association Success

MAY 14, 2020

According to Kisskeys, “at the end of the day, the organization is stronger because a better product is put out.” . Even with these specific circumstances, Kisskeys encourages other associations to try co-leadership to see if it could work for their organization.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I bet that if you pull any association’s job posting for a leadership opening, you will find the word “innovation” at least half the time, either as a requirement of the type of person or a descriptor of where the organization is going. Let’s make a bet.

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Association Success

JULY 2, 2019

How can you encourage your organization to embrace a tech culture? Today’s technological advancements present many possibilities and solutions for organizations. Using a cheerleader or champion approach to encourage innovation and new solutions to old problems can be a great way to get buy-in. I think that instinct, trust, and confidence are three concepts that I use because I wear a lot of hats in the organization.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 16, 2020

People who listen to respond rather than to understand are missing a crucial skill — active listening.”. Why organizations should invest in their employee’s failures. The post How to increase engagement and inclusivity in your organization appeared first on AssociationSuccess.org.

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MembersClicks

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

“Innovative” is something all companies - both big and small, for-profit and non-profit - aspire to be. But all companies will tell you, innovation is NOT easy, particularly for small companies and non-profit organizations. In fact, Amanda Kaiser, qualitative member researcher and Chief Pathfinder at Kaiser Insights, and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), recently teamed up to put together the 2016 Association Innovation Research Report.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 20, 2017

When I say the word innovation to you, what feelings does this word evoke? In a recent research study association professionals reported that innovation is synonymous with risk, big expectations, large investments, long commitments and failure. To guide our members through the turbulence, we need to change, adapt and innovate more nimbly. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a guide to association innovation? What is the secret sauce for innovation at associations?

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Jamie Notter

JULY 3, 2012

Want Innovation? There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the people who were advocating for innovation in organizations were considered a bit on the fringe. Maybe they were the technology geeks–because that’s where we assumed innovation happened, at the product level. It’s more mainstream to be focused on innovation. Shifting towards innovation is just the first step, however. Moneyball and Management Innovation.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 2, 2017

Innovation is a difficult strategy for any organization past the startup phase to adopt, and associations are no exception. When association executives talk about innovation, we talk about the possibility and how much more we can help members. But, we also talk about how risky change can be, how difficult it is, and how much time and money innovation efforts can use. We want to innovate, but we may be afraid to get started.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 31, 2012

It's Halloween but you don't have to be scared of innovation! Here are two examples of how organizations can find innovative ways to raise awareness and reinvigorate support. innovation

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Association Success

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Having a workplace culture that supports its employees through times like these is necessary for the long-term success of an organization. In order to do that, organizations have to be approachable, understanding and go out of their way to check in with employees. “It’s

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Associations Now

JULY 16, 2019

And many associations currently seeing membership growth are tapping into the power of innovation and optimism about the future. This year’s survey found a correlation between associations with an innovation program and consistent year-over-year membership growth. Conversely, those reporting declines in membership are significantly more likely to believe their association culture does not support innovation.”.

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

“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. As a society, we thrive off of innovation. Innovation is especially prominent in for-profit companies. However, innovation is less prevalent in associations. So why are only half of associations innovating?

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A time of crisis requires every organization to innovate to survive and thrive. But a common question is, how do you go about innovating? Matt Ridley’s book, How Innovation Works and Why it Flourishes in Freedom , shares valuable principles that answer that question. Innovation occurs incrementally. Innovation comes from trial and error. Innovation requires a tolerance for error. Innovation depends on a team effort.

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