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An interview with Carrie Hane and Dina Lewis, CAE, who co-authored the recent ASAE Foundation content strategy report, Association Content Strategies for a Changing World , with Hilary. A summary of the ASAE Foundation report, Association Content Strategies for a Changing World.
2013 is the year when association leaders will need to get serious about transformation. At the heart of this fresh way of thinking about business model innovation is the value conversation. So as the year begins in earnest, I want to share six ideas on which I will focus my attention over the next 12 months.
If you’re interested in joining this conversation and you are attending ASAE’s Marketing, Membership and Communications Conference in Washington, DC on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, I will be speaking on the topic, “Why Membership is Killing Association Business Models” from 10:15 am-11:30 am in Room 150B of the Walter E.
I find it remarkable that it is February 2013, and I am still reading magazine articles advising associations to create strategic plans every five or six years, and encouraging leaders to review those plans just once a year. This post originally appeared last Wednesday on the ResultsDirect AssociationCentric Blog. That’s remarkable.
Our 2020 Community Movers + Shakers are champions of communities, who see the value in the community movement, and we wanted to highlight, honor, and share the work of their creative and innovative minds with the rest of the industry. Now, he's head of Structure3C, a community strategy firm. Follow Bill on LinkedIn. Matt Lawson.
What if… The first step to answering the “what ifs” is to attend ORGRPO 2013 , said Donna Oser, founder of Vital Associations, and chair of the ORGPRO Task Force. ORGPRO 2013 will offer two full days of educational programming for all levels of the employment spectrum. What if they thought out of the box a bit more? Genius Bars.
The 2013 Social Media Marketing Report is out. John Haydon shares strategies to help you boost social sharing among your audiences. Shelly Alcorn gives us associations in five seconds (in other words, K.I.S.S.). Among the top 10 findings? This research is disturbing on SO many levels.).
10 Disruptive Questions For Instant Innovation. November 6-8, 2013. Contact us today for an assessment of your current communications plans and non-dues revenue strategies. The Double-Edged Sword of “Young Professional” Katie Bascuas. Associations Now. 3 Tools to Simplify Your Digital World. Tom Cochran. Lisa Bodell.
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In my involvement in about 40 different conferences this year, I've noticed what once were isolated ideas or innovations beginning to be echoed repeatedly in other meeting designs. While the degree of replication varies, I think each of the following 15 considerations are worth every conference designer contemplating for their 2013 efforts.
A learning organization is one “that facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself” According to this definition , this type of organization is more responsive to external pressures, has a faster pace of change within the organization, and is better able to innovate and remain competitive.
In 2013, three economists published a research paper called The Great Reversal in the Demand for Skill and Cognitive Tasks. in January 2013. I believe we are experiencing another ebb and flow in what our workforce is demanding due to innovative technological changes. What’s Next?
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This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 7, 2013. IMPORTANT NOTE: Google Reader will be shut down on July 1, 2013, making this an opportune moment to subscribe to the Principled Innovation Blog via email.
We’ll clear the air about these polarizing association trends and you’ll leave with a simple strategy for evaluating the appropriateness of the next “Big Trend” within the context of your association. Join us for an open and honest discussion about some of the most highly debated subjects in the industry today.
Lisa will join our team just in time for opening day – April 2, 2019 – as Executive Vice President, Conference Strategy & Design. Lisa is one of the most respected, innovative and experienced event strategy professionals in the majors. In 2013 she was awarded PCMA’s highest honor for lifetime achievement.
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This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 28, 2013. To make this happen, boards, CEOs, C-suite executives, and other contributors need to think beyond orthodoxy and embrace a 21st-century sensibility in their pursuit of business model innovation. You can read Part I here.
The problem of fermenting innovation in the association world is well-documented, but the solutions are a little harder to come by. Could the lean startup strategy for building out ideas be one way to shift the conversation in your association? This strategy, Engel says, highlights a point of common ground for associations.
Concrete strategies are being developed through the Helicopter Foundation to promote careers and help lead more pilots and technicians to choose careers in the Industry. Starting in 2013, the workforce shortage topic continually appeared in ISA’s research. Advance the innovative aspects of products to elected officials and consumers.
During the event, association and event professionals had the opportunity to learn about the latest technological innovations designed for their industries. Tirrah Switzer, Senior Director of Product Marketing, presented this exciting research and offered insights and strategies for organizations to use.
Did you notice that the rockets in 2013 were landing in the open ocean? Association innovation occurs gradually. Getting approval for significant shifts in organizational strategy happens slowly. You may be doing innovation: introducing the association innovation continuum .
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Next year promises to deliver exciting new mobile technology, so when planning digital strategies, associations should consider mobile apps and websites, said Kim Harwood, president of Results at Hand Software. So as 2013 comes to a close and you plan for 2014, will you incorporate mobile technology into your communication plan?
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Leadership teams in big organizations must adjust their approach to tackling issues that inhibit innovation. Reassess the mess and create a more structured environment to stimulate innovation. An innovation initiator’s tips and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. Never Too Late To Innovate. ht @ John_Brooker ).
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This year’s paidContent Live 2013 was no exception, with many noting just a handful of women on panels, including Alejandra Owens, the managing editor of AARP’s blog. — Ernie Smith (@ShortFormErnie) April 17, 2013.@ — Ernie Smith (@ShortFormErnie) April 17, 2013. The company iterates fast.
Caleb Parker , HBAA Tech & Innovation Chair comments: “Wi-Fi is like oxygen today. Launched in 2013 and expanded to two days this year, Event Tech Live has a database of more than 6,000 buyers, big and small. The post New research puts event venue Wi-Fi strategy under the spotlight appeared first on Event Industry News.
As the weekly blogger (and deputy editor) for ASAE ’s AssociationsNow.com , I write about some of the innovative things that associations are doing for their meetings and conferences. The backbone of the strategy was the Connected Learning Center, located in the middle of the exhibit hall. The process was then repeated.
Andrew joins the venues team from parent company, Make UK, where he has worked since 2013. Equally, the group has an ambitious investment plan for its Woodland Grange property which will again inject a hybrid of personality and innovation that will open up more new and diverse spaces to customers at the venue.
Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. To start us off, I spoke with Jeff De Cagna , founder of Principled Innovation LLC. It lays the groundwork for new strategies and helps association leaders plunge into a future that may seem murky, at best. Below is my Q and A session with De Cagna.
Two keynote speakers at ASAE’s 2013 Technology Conference & Expo share how to implement an effective strategy to create, organize, and deliver valuable content. Part of content strategy is asking questions like ‘How are we going to define whether our content is any good or not?’ This is the actual content itself.
Strategies that once delivered solid results are sputtering in today’s change-charged marketplace. Pitching Conferences As Innovation Labs. Conference organizers often toss out the word innovation to promote their events, but where many fall short is in thinking through how they will deliver on that promise.
Integrate’s customers will now be able to benefit from Akkroo’s innovative way of capturing and processing event leads in real time, helping personalise the lead follow-up and accelerate pipeline-to-revenue from in-person trade shows, conferences and events.
actually, I did go down that rabbit hole back in 2013, come to think about it. Advanced Strategies Enable Success. Community outcomes can be connected to complex business objectives like innovation, culture change and customer retention.” Active, ongoing community management can mitigate ALL negative engagement risks.”.
Millennials are angry, vocal and hungry for social change says Nancy Lublin , CEO of dosomething.org and Umair Haque , director of Havas Media Labs in a September 2013 Fast Company article. Sources: Adapt Your Business To Social Change Or Die , Fast Company, September 2013. Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored Conference 2013.
Jen Mizgata (@JMizgata) March 10, 2013. The topics are below, followed by an insightful tweet: Brian Reich: Innovation Mindset. What are challenges that nonprofits face when trying to create an innovation mindset in their organization to support social strategy and how to overcome them? Hearing from so many people.
Guest Post by Peter Panepento of Panepento Strategies. That’s because playing defense isn’t a smart strategy when you’re trying to advance an argument or an agenda. It can use its platform to showcase these stories and shine light on innovative thinkers who are trying new approaches to old problems. Peter Panepento.
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It’s a strategy associations can learn from. In large part, Espey succeeded in bringing customers back to Chipotle , and last week he shared some of those strategies with MMCC attendees. As a brand, you have to be constantly reengaging and innovating to serve your most loyal customers,” Espey says. You can’t create that.”.
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