NACS 2.0

Posted by RichW under Uncategorized

Spoke this morning at NACS in Milwaukee on how consumer shows can benefit from deploying/employing Web 2.0 technologies. It wasn’t the biggest audience - 15 hardy folks - but they were a great audience and fun to work with throughout…

Read & discuss at RichW's blog.

Man Without a Country (er laptop)

Posted by rjohnston@ironworks.com (Ironworks Consulting) under Uncategorized

Okay, I have been putting off my upgrade to Office 2007. I have been intrigued by the cool new tools and features, not to mention the upgraded look. But I have been nervous about the learning curve and all the…

Read & discuss at rjohnston@ironworks.com (Ironworks Consulting)'s blog.

Coke gets simple

Posted by Fred Simmons under Uncategorized
coke can

For years, since the early 90s really, the familiar red can of
Coca-Cola has added more and more elements. From splashes and exploding
bottles to buttons to polar bears to fizzies and water drops, the can
has seen many permutations. To what end, though?

via Brand New.

Arguably started by Apple, simplicity is a growing trend/philosophy/ethos happening pretty much everywhere right now…and something to think about at your own organization.

Read & discuss at Fred Simmons's blog.

On Vacation

Posted by Mike under Uncategorized

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Really, Who Is Talking About Anything Else?

Posted by Zach Wilson under Uncategorized

Ok, this is totally off topic and there are a million other people chatting about it, but I just had to pass along David Pogue's account of the iPhone. It's without question the most honest and revealing take on it that I have read.

Read & discuss at Zach Wilson's blog.

Are You Solving Member Problems?

Posted by Joe Grant under Uncategorized

Read & discuss at Joe Grant's blog.

Strategy and Control (or lack thereof)

Posted by Jamie Notter under Uncategorized

June’s “Conversation” in HBR is with Paul Ormerod and it is about strategy and failure. He is a “theoretical economist” (yikes!) and he ahs a book with an enticing title: Why Most Things Fail. He makes a convincing argument that…

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Creativity from HBO

Posted by Lindy Dreyer under Uncategorized

Read & discuss at Lindy Dreyer's blog.

Leave the GPS at Home

Posted by Jeffrey Cufaude under Uncategorized

Read & discuss at Jeffrey Cufaude's blog.

Gulo Solutions partners with Principled Innovation

Posted by Fred Simmons under Uncategorized

PI logoBig news! We are very excited to announce that we have formed a strategic alliance with Principled Innovation LLC. The association community's leading voice for innovation, P.I. is based in Reston, VA and was founded by industry thought leader Jeff De Cagna in 2002. Jeff is frequent speaker and author for various
trade and professional organizations, including ASAE & The Center
for Association Leadership
, where he was just nominated to serve on the Board of Directors.

Also on board, and serving as Architect of Participation, is Ben Martin, CAE. Ben is Member Relations Director at the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and chair of the CAE Committee for the Virginia Society of Association Executives.

He also writes the entertaining and highly recommended Certified Association Executive blog.

Gulo's alliance with P.I. is about helping associations adopt a social media strategy. More on that soon.

Read & discuss at Fred Simmons's blog.