Comments on: Big Ideas: All talk, no action? http://www.new.memberclicks.com/blog/2009/12/17/big-ideas-all-talk-no-action/ A blog from MemberClicks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SmartBlog Insights » Blog Archive » Big Idea for the Big Ideas Month http://www.new.memberclicks.com/blog/2009/12/17/big-ideas-all-talk-no-action/comment-page-1/#comment-94 SmartBlog Insights » Blog Archive » Big Idea for the Big Ideas Month Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:53:10 +0000 http://www.memberclicks.com/blog/?p=912#comment-94 [...] it was Shannon Otto’s posting that got me asking the question: So what do with all the what-if’s and great ideas left-over from [...] [...] it was Shannon Otto’s posting that got me asking the question: So what do with all the what-if’s and great ideas left-over from [...]

]]> By: Shannon Otto http://www.new.memberclicks.com/blog/2009/12/17/big-ideas-all-talk-no-action/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Shannon Otto Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:33:33 +0000 http://www.memberclicks.com/blog/?p=912#comment-93 @KiKi: I'll definitely be there, whether it's a virtual or in-person attendance! Keep me posted. @Maggie: I'm looking forward to reading your post - stay warm! You're completely correct that each individual staffer can take steps forward, and I hope it happens! @KiKi: I’ll definitely be there, whether it’s a virtual or in-person attendance! Keep me posted.

@Maggie: I’m looking forward to reading your post – stay warm! You’re completely correct that each individual staffer can take steps forward, and I hope it happens!

]]> By: Maggie McGary http://www.new.memberclicks.com/blog/2009/12/17/big-ideas-all-talk-no-action/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Maggie McGary Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:44:54 +0000 http://www.memberclicks.com/blog/?p=912#comment-92 Thanks for the link love! I have been thinking about this same thing and will hopefully get a chance to blog about it (now that there's supposed to be a blizzard here tomorrow maybe I'll get that chance!). I think that something within every person's grasp is doing something new and/or different internally. Don't worry about changing policies or slashing programs because those aren't things that happen overnight and it's easy to lose momentum. But there are things that individual association staffers CAN do that can be steps in the right direction. And I will definitely be joining Kiki and others for the fishbowl thing! Thanks for the link love!

I have been thinking about this same thing and will hopefully get a chance to blog about it (now that there’s supposed to be a blizzard here tomorrow maybe I’ll get that chance!). I think that something within every person’s grasp is doing something new and/or different internally. Don’t worry about changing policies or slashing programs because those aren’t things that happen overnight and it’s easy to lose momentum. But there are things that individual association staffers CAN do that can be steps in the right direction.

And I will definitely be joining Kiki and others for the fishbowl thing!

]]> By: KiKi L'Italien http://www.new.memberclicks.com/blog/2009/12/17/big-ideas-all-talk-no-action/comment-page-1/#comment-91 KiKi L'Italien Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:09:10 +0000 http://www.memberclicks.com/blog/?p=912#comment-91 I felt the same way...I started feeling super inspired by all of the ideas and then worried that nothing would happen with them. I am serious about getting together for an in-person commitment/meeting about innovation. Jeffrey Cuffaude, Jeff De Cagna, Lindy & Maddie, Shelly Alcorn, Peggy Hoffman, ...so many people are willing to do this and supporting a focus on innovation that I am working on the logistics right now. The idea is to open it up to online as well as holding simultaneous self-organized innovation meetings across the country for association people to gather together to discuss forward thinking (or "design thinking"). I think ultimately that those of us who want to make the most of our time and who want to do our best in whatever roles we have feel the urgency to act on "The Big Idea" focus and really follow it up with action. My blog post about the meeting is here: http://delcor.typepad.com/the_delcor_connection_blo/2009/12/unpredictable-by-nature.html. Right now it looks like early March will be the time when I can get a big enough space and get everything pulled together. I think that if we keep this spirit alive, maybe those of us who really care about this could form groups that meet regularly to commit to innovative thought. Care to join? :) I felt the same way…I started feeling super inspired by all of the ideas and then worried that nothing would happen with them.

I am serious about getting together for an in-person commitment/meeting about innovation. Jeffrey Cuffaude, Jeff De Cagna, Lindy & Maddie, Shelly Alcorn, Peggy Hoffman, …so many people are willing to do this and supporting a focus on innovation that I am working on the logistics right now.

The idea is to open it up to online as well as holding simultaneous self-organized innovation meetings across the country for association people to gather together to discuss forward thinking (or “design thinking”).

I think ultimately that those of us who want to make the most of our time and who want to do our best in whatever roles we have feel the urgency to act on “The Big Idea” focus and really follow it up with action.

My blog post about the meeting is here: http://delcor.typepad.com/the_delcor_connection_blo/2009/12/unpredictable-by-nature.html.

Right now it looks like early March will be the time when I can get a big enough space and get everything pulled together. I think that if we keep this spirit alive, maybe those of us who really care about this could form groups that meet regularly to commit to innovative thought.

Care to join? :)

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