Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I just finished reading the latest white paper from Elizabeth Weaver Engel of Spark Consulting, this one written with Shelly Alcorn of Alcorn Associates Management Consulting, entitled "The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm." The white paper is a good read, with real practical advice. It's a good list.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

These are some of the questions posed in the new AIM White Paper “Promoting and Selling an Exhibition: Innovative Ideas to do it with success” which AIM Group International has just realised and shares on the market. How invested is the congress’s or exhibition’s Leadership? What metrics do you use to monitor results?

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 30, 2012

Leadership. Innovation. At a recent WSAE meeting I was asked to explain what we meant in our white paper on Innovation for Associations when we referred to the "mind of community." Had I had a copy of the white paper with me, I could have quoted from it directly. Labels: Innovation. Books Read.

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InternetAssociation

JULY 2, 2020

London, UK - Internet Association (IA) – the trade association that represents leading global internet companies on public policy – today has unveiled a White Paper detailing the key digital provisions that should be part of any U.S.-UK economies - as our White Paper today highlights. Innovation oriented copyright.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

If not, take 15 minutes to participate in the Association Leadership Study. This study will find out what leadership practices nurture great boards, what behaviors and skills CEOs need to move their boards ahead, and more. Innovation Rules! Fostering Innovation at Your Association. Participate live or view the recording.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 14, 2024

In Nimble’s AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, an introduction to AI for associations and a guide to developing an AI strategy. These calls are joined by ASAE leadership as needed to answer any questions from members. AI for associations.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 5, 2016

Journey innovation: continuing to test, learn, and iterate to create new value for the customer and, as a result, for your organization. In other words, leading engagement from the outside-in (yes, as in the white paper I co-authored last spring with Anna Caraveli). Your members might want to: Find a first job. Get a promotion.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 13, 2019

WBT Systems shared some depressing statistics about the percentage of leadership positions held by women. Read their ideas for how associations can help support and train women on the path to leadership. Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter at Human Workplaces released a new white paper on a maturity model for workplace culture.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 18, 2023

Vista Cova’s white paper, Strategic Frameworks: The Future of Strategic Planning , explores how association executives are working with strategic plans in the post-COVID environment. The paper describes ten themes that emerged in their research and includes an appendix with the participants’ strategic frameworks.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

Association Advantages for Innovation. Heres part three of the "innovation for associations" white paper Im helping to write while chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Saturday, August 28, 2010. These advantages include: 1.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. In one of my last posts I shared the principles of innovation weve drafted as part of the "innovation for associations" white paper being written by the WSAE Innovation Task Force.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Next Steps for Association Innovation. This is an exciting time for the WSAE Innovation Task Force. First of all, our white paper on association innovation is nearly finished. We’re looking for appropriate venues to publish and/or present the paper, and encourage your suggestions and help in disseminating it.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Principles of Innovation. The fourth meeting of the WSAE Innovation Task Force was held on July 16, 2010. For those of you new to this conversation, Im heading up an effort for my state society to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community. Im also blogging about it here.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 19, 2013

Strong leadership is required to fix it. A new white paper on the subject sheds some new light on the subject, adds a handful of thoughtful case studies, and offers a sensible framework for a less dysfunctional volunteer structure. The Leader’s Role in Volunteering Innovation. Share your experience in the comments.

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Jamie Notter

AUGUST 20, 2013

I just finished reading the new white paper that Elizabeth Engel and Peggy Hoffman have put out about “mission-driven volunteers,” and it’s fabulous. What we need are better decisions, more innovation, problems being solved quickly. Leadership Managing People'

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab. at 9:18 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. good design is innovative. good design is innovative. So heres a funny story.

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Associations Now

JULY 24, 2017

Last month Vetted Solutions released a white paper, Diversity and Inclusion: Core Values Among Associations [PDF], that exposes similar challenges in the association community. The Center for Talent Innovation study suggests that leadership matters—perceived bias is lower at companies with diverse and inclusive leaders.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

How I adopted the innovative start-up strategy for the benefit of my association. In these conversations, some people indicated they would prefer to use a timesheet, and this anecdotal evidence fell into the hands of leadership. I first read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries in 2013. It made some logical sense, so we jumped right in.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

I navigated a world of suits and Dilbert-esque arguments over policies, procedures and white papers. The Waning Days of Leadership in Association Management. innovation. (6). leadership. (9). Principled Innovation LLC. SmartBlog on Leadership. And that was where my Gen X perspective languished a bit.I

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Association Adviser

JULY 13, 2016

Characteristics of a good partner should include industry expertise, honesty, integrity, flexibility and thought leadership. Areas to outsource can include anything that involves creating content, such as: White papers, eBooks and infographics. Follow through, consistency and innovation. Social media. eNewsletters.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

In my last post , I talked about something I called the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires. Labels: Innovation , Umair Haque , WSAE. Innovation. Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. The WSAE white paper on innovation calls this understanding the mind of your community. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Image source. at 9:10 PM.

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.orgCommunity

JULY 18, 2019

Industry partnerships with vendors can bring new knowledge leadership to your association with a small set of carefully thought-through and custom-designed products to fulfil your members’ needs…” [emphasis added]. In return, the company has opportunities to put their thought leadership and brand in front of your audience.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

Your association may claim values like collaboration and innovation. Maybe your commitment to innovation is a little more talk than walk—you say you’re forward-thinking, but people get punished for taking a risk, at least if it doesn’t pan out. Secure leadership support and a funding commitment. But is that really true?

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 29, 2011

We talked about this some in the WSAE white paper on innovation, saying that an association that enjoyed that kind of member loyalty should be willing to take more risks, because it has such a deep and forgiving bench to draw from. Innovation. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Principled Innovation.

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High Context

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thoughts On Strategy: If you can’t innovate now… If you are unable to innovate your web presence now you never will. Innovators are inherently optimistic people, which will really make you stand out from the crowd these days! Innovation in laptop computers has traditional come from the high end of the market.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 6, 2012

Are American Companies (associations) Headed for a Succession Crisis White Paper (19 pages) by Sarah Sladek and Bob LaBombard via Affiniscape The quick answer is Yes! Under Armour’s race to discover innovative fitness. Do "Best Practices" prevent association innovation. Personas addressed. ► July. (23).

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SCD Group

AUGUST 12, 2012

.” Images, text, video, audio, animation and illustration assets can all be reshaped, stretched, mashed up and rendered anew across blogs, websites, video channels, eBooks, white papers, tradeshow displays and more ( see 42 ideas for using content ). Under Armour’s race to discover innovative fitness. ► July.

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.orgCommunity

APRIL 18, 2019

Identifying business strategy falls to the executive leadership team. That leadership commitment is critical to ensure that the work becomes an organizational priority. From environmental scans to persona analysis and white papers. Then, directors and managers are responsible for operationalizing initiatives.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 13, 2012

New additions to plans are content marketing strategies and incorporating social throughout your entire organization – see Spredfast white paper on that topic. Under Armour’s race to discover innovative fitness. Do "Best Practices" prevent association innovation. via the Bostrom Corporation.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 9, 2015

I am knee deep in developing a peer learning program for Millennial leadership development in nonprofit organizations that is designed based on the research out there. The fluid chapter describes networked leadership. Leadership development is adaptive and must relate to the work effort, the person, or the circumstance.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 1, 2012

her work appears on CNN.com and Entrepreneur.com, and the’s the author of a forthcoming white paper from the ZeroDivide Foundation about opportunities to use mobile to help serve and empower people in poor/marginalized US communities. If leadership isn’t comfortable with mobile, teach them to use their phones.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 31, 2025

With competition from for-profits, online networks, and tech-driven platforms, Kim Davies at Naylor offers a more innovative and data-driven membership blueprint to help associations thrive. Discover strategies to position your organization as a category of one and unlock new leadership potential. Membership strategy. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

In this success kit from Nimble AMS, you get four resources: two half-hourish webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. Explore the inner lives of leaders and leadership. AI for associations. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 16, 2024

In Nimble’s AI success kit, you get four useful resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers—an introduction to AI for associations and a guide to developing an AI strategy. AI for associations. Need to catch up on AI? Website hosting. More info/register. Host: Zuddl Tue 8/20 at 12 p.m.

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