Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The magnitude of an innovation project doesn’t determine whether the project is innovative or not. Innovation is synonymous with big. So innovation also might be just as well be synonymous with risky, scary and the domain of only a privileged few. Innovation Type 1: Evolutionary.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

As a staff member of an association, I would like to think that if I have a useful and winning innovative idea, I can bring it to market. And then this success could be the jumping off point for the whole association to become innovative. But when it comes to innovation in associations, we are not so egalitarian. Cheerleaders.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 1: Innovate and Differentiate What can your association do for members that others can’t? Look to create new and innovative products and services for an underserved population in your membership. Once you’ve identified what’s working, you can reinvest, and promote those projects.

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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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Smooth The Path

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we are tired of the tension it may help to borrow the playbook from an innovative company. IDEO, the innovation experts, have a process that makes for a good example because it not only works but also because it has been extensively shared so we know the method behind the magic. Outlines for reports and publications.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2024

The Round 1 application process for the 2024 Mighty Big Grant is open through April 30 and takes no more than 5 minutes to complete. She recaps a case study presented at the Innovation Summit about the American Board of Medical Specialties’ use of the blue ocean strategy to expand their certification tool into new markets.

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MatrixG

MAY 1, 2024

HOW we do our work hasn’t changed either – we’re still committed to client education, we’re still fanatic about delighting our clients, we still like to go deep with our clients, and we work hard to keep the same team working with clients over time and across projects. The WHAT of our work has changed, is changing, will always change.

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Eric Lanke

APRIL 30, 2018

I already talked about one: The Process is the Product. Design constraints make innovation happen. One perceived danger of associations co-creating with their members is the idea that members, if given the chance, will gobble up all of the association's resources for their pet projects. Here's another. And here's the best part.

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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. This is not the only way to define, measure or think of innovation.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 27, 2018

Since the emails come to him, he feels like he should respond but with managing the staff, and board, and other high-profile projects, there is never time. It is easy to see how association processes can break over time. Why not try a process audit? Has the process improved? Has there been any member feedback?

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

Learn how AI and predictive analytics are transforming association processes, including membership renewal, dues processing, and reporting; how to fuel data-driven insights across every team; and how to use intelligent recommendations to drive faster decisions. Location: Washington DC. . 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Big idea: Successful innovation can be small, too. How do you define innovation? I want to invite you to the real world of innovation: small-sized innovation,” Tatonetti says on Association Success. One way to implement this vision of innovation is to focus on streamlining workflows. “Now,

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Association Success

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The word ‘innovation’ is often treated as an end in itself. Being innovative floats around as an ephemeral goal of all projects, and a mark of a successful enterprise. But what are we innovating for? But the innovation couldn’t stop there – because our commitment to community impact continued. What is our purpose?

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Project success stories. Sherry Budziak of.orgSource recaps accomplishments and lessons learned by the association execs and tech partners who shared their project stories at Solutions Day. Trust me, when you don’t know which direction your content is going, the publishing process comes to a halt. Member recruitment.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

ingenious ways to breathe new life into a one-hour recorded webinar; essential tools that streamline the repurposing process, making it both simpler and more efficient; and innovative strategies for leveraging webinar content to enhance engagement, both among your existing members and non-members. Hear about ten (or more!) CAE credit.

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Smooth The Path

JULY 25, 2019

We see successfully completed association projects cited in publications. We do not know about the team’s morale as everything is going wrong and the project gets pushed back 3 months. The post Do Not Compare a Peer’s Project Launch to Your Association’s Project Start appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Fri 2/2 at 10 a.m.* – How to Amplify Your Team’s Power with Generative AI Hear about practical, real-world applications of AI to enhance team efficiency and innovation. Project Success Is Up to You: Taking Your Project to the Next Level I get it. You have a full-time job, and doing systems projects isn’t it.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fri 10/6 at 10 a.m.* – Artificial Intelligence | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Join other PAR members as we share forecasting metrics and tips on how to include internal colleagues and departments in the process.

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.orgCommunity

MAY 15, 2019

Associations can’t fulfill their missions without innovation. Innovation helps organizations create and improve processes, products, services, and experiences for their members, customers, staff, and audiences. 10 elements of the innovation mindset to nurture at your association. #1: 1: Creative curiosity. 3: Empathy.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Manual processes Does your staff spend hours a day on manual processes? When your association chooses to leverage innovative association management software (AMS), you can automate crucial staff processes. Not only can you save staff time, but you can boost your ROI by freeing staff to work on higher-value projects.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

These innovators didn’t consider themselves in agriculture or robotics. Keeping pace with this environment is a constant process of understanding what works, refining those strategies, and abandoning anything that does not add value. But the donuts and high-fives should celebrate the beginning of that project, not the end.

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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. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a guide to association innovation?

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

The value is in the process and journey. The greatest benefit is ensuring that an organization’s processes, people, culture, and technology are in alignment with their strategic objectives. It’s also a chance to adjust processes, staff skill sets, and align with the future road maps of your technology partners.”

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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. We want to innovate, but we may be afraid to get started.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

.* – Leadership Excellence: Prioritization and Inspiring Change Navigating complex projects and organizational change can be daunting for any leader, but women often face unique challenges in gaining buy-in and driving results. More info/register. More info/register. Host: Ed Rigsbee Wed 4/17 at 1 p.m. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Achurch

MARCH 8, 2024

Provides a reality check As a “C” level executive, the CIO interacts with the Association leadership team (internal and Member Board) to provide an IT perspective in both organizational goal setting and in the decision-making process. Finds Solutions Across Functions The CIO has the perfect perspective to recommend process improvements.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 14, 2014

If you want to change the culture, then you MUST change some management processes. Not just processes–management processes. These are the processes we use to manage the work (as opposed to processes we use to do the work). Within management processes, there are two obvious places to start.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

If you’re like most enterprise level associations, you likely have an in-depth process to get executive approval for any technology investments. Make the process smoother by creating a culture of change management and following these five steps: 1. Is your organization considering a new software purchase? How much will it cost?

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Association Success

JANUARY 9, 2018

The CEO’s behavior dictates how innovative an association will be. As a staff member of an association, I would like to think that if I have a useful and winning innovative idea, I can bring it to market. And then this success could be the jumping off point for the whole association to become innovative. Yes, yes, and yes.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 8, 2024

Hear why associations decided to go global and what board conversations and research facilitated their process. Tech Tuesday Slam Dunk: Successful Strategies to Manage Your IT Project Portfolio Managing your IT project portfolio is like juggling multiple March Madness brackets—requiring skill, precision, and strategic thinking.

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Associations Now

APRIL 26, 2024

That process starts with getting smart about data, according to Vista Cova CEO Lowell Aplebaum, FASAE, CAE: “It’s going to be up to the association to become more fluent in not just how to aggregate [data], but to translate it into implementation for their members,” he said.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 20, 2014

Just when they needed to innovate the most, they focused on optimization instead. Innovation and optimization are at either ends of the spectrum. The most innovative organizations don’t optimize well, and the most optimized organizations don’t innovate well. Was the work to do the project worth the gain in the long run?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Try including photos of your members volunteering, pictures from your annual conference, or images of your latest advocacy project. Use innovative technology By using the right technology to maintain and showcase your data, you will connect with more members and better communicate key facts and figures. Download now

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Project management. But these meetings often occur only after things go wrong or big projects end, says Ethan Mollick. He links to research on the best approaches to debriefs, but it’d be easier to read this DelCor post on the project close. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. More info/register.

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Association Success

AUGUST 9, 2018

How a group of international association executives experimented with new innovation frameworks. It is one thing to commit to a pathway towards innovation. Bringing people along the road with you, however, can be an innovation project in itself. 2) Engaging with current members to increase retention.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Meg Ward, Co-Founder of Gravitate Solutions, and a contributor to our book, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” described her company’s hiring process like this. Our interview process is rigorous. This process ensures that we hire the right people.” Trust me, it’s worth it.

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.orgCommunity

JANUARY 21, 2020

Is your association innovative enough to survive in the roaring twenties? As you read, you might be asking: Why is innovation so important? The short answer is without an innovative approach it will be challenging to perform at the level the marketplace demands. It will bite you, and it might be fatal. Maximize Talent.

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