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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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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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

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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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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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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Associations Now

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A white paper from the National Association of Corporate Directors suggests boards are at risk of succumbing to short-term, reactive responses to trends like generative AI. Boards are struggling to be fit to respond to a rapidly changing technological environment, according to a new report.

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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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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

A Prescription for Innovation. This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. • Innovation is using technology to streamline operations and deliver new services.

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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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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Tough leadership decisions. Fri 12/2 at 10 a.m.* – Association Community (Coffee with Innovators). Darren Cambridge, an innovation strategist most recently with the American Council on Education, will lead us in dialogue on the vital topic of building and sustaining community. – Nonprofit Leadership Roundtable.

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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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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 10, 2021

They suggest an excellent (and entertaining) white paper to read on this topic and steps you can take to start your association’s journey from digitized to digital. Year after year, volunteers step up, take on chapter leadership roles, then step aside for the next set of leaders. Digital transformation. Changing minds.

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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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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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Idea Architects

MARCH 4, 2013

Ensuring engagement and collaboration in face-to-face leadership and learning experiences : making the most of having people together in real-time, appropriately incorporating varied learning formats and technology tools to maximize the value received and created. My response to all this? Count me in.

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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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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

And if you’re not getting anything out of all this noble failure, you’re just imagining exciting and innovative ways to put yourself out of business. The association needs to experiment, fail, and learn under someone else’s leadership.”. And all this talk of failure can be especially counterproductive in the association world.

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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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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Finding new and innovative ways to replace these dollars is becoming a priority, rather than a side project for many associations.”. He said SMS is a proprietary senior leadership program for up and coming metal industry execs that MSCI puts together in collaboration with Washington University’s Olin Business School in St.

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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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