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How Innovation Naturally Emerges From Deliberate Inefficiency

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. It's time to build again,” says Parker. Seek novelty to create strategic optionality.

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Charity resilience: Navigating uncertainty with confidence and strategy

Charity Village

This blog series aims to equip charities with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate uncertainty effectively, leveraging opportunity and risk analysis for decision-making, and creating adaptive structures for sustained success.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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Groups that developed a structure and schedule for online meetings managed their time and effort more efficiently. We learned that having a history of shared values and expectations for behavior makes for healthier virtual environments. A history of shared values makes for healthier virtual environments.

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

In an environment fraught with fear mongering and skeptical potential allies, Candid persisted in enhancing Demographics via Candid. They sought diverse perspectives in focus groups and made structural changes to address outdated language, power dynamics, and privacy concerns.

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Beyond Bronze, Silver, and Gold—Grow Success With Purpose

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It’s a more challenging operating environment for associations. Build Value “In an increasingly competitive environment, the priorities may need to be realigned,” Garth noted. The tiered structure is a trap I’d stay clear of. Trust has declined in every sector. “I It’s an example of changing but not changing.

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Solutions Day 2023—It’s Happening!

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Hear how she structured an initiative that hits all the right targets. Our members’ professional environment is evolving so rapidly. She developed digital learning programs that can be repeated, monetized, and are guaranteed to engage. Sponsored by WorkerBee.TV

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue. And, that value was shared throughout their respective communities. Brent describes the organization this way. “We

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