If you’re getting ready to do strategic planning…
November 7th, 2006
I have heard from a few people in the last week that their associations are preparing to engage in strategic planning beginning next month or in early 2007. If your association is getting ready to head down this pathway as well, you will not want to miss my upcoming three-part series of posts on the relationship between strategy and innovation. These posts will address three fundamental questions around innovation that all association leaders must confront as a part of their strategic thinking:
- What is the connection between the work of strategy and the work of innovation?
- How does the way associations engage in strategic planning interfere with the pursuit of innovation?
- What can leaders do to make innovation happen within the framework of strategic planning?
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