Consulting
Principled Innovation LLC can help your association create a more vibrant future through its unique set of consulting offerings. If you have questions about any of these options, or require additional information, please contact Jeff De Cagna at 
703/596-0297
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Building Innovation Capacity–Innovation is the central organizational capability for the 21st century, and associations must begin to develop their capacity in this area today. P.I. can help your association design and implement an intelligent innovation process, guided by a strong innovation agenda, that focuses investment on the ideas with the greatest potential, manages the risk of pursuing them and builds buy-in among staff and volunteers.
Developing New Association Business Models–The traditional association business model faces considerable threat in a time of easy information access, limited time, fragmented attention and a growing reliance on virtual tools. Your association’s staff and volunteer leaders are responsible for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organization, and P.I. can help your leadership team develop and begin the thoughtful implementation of a new business model that will achieve this goal.
Leveraging Social Media and New Technologies–Social media tools and other new technologies are changing the way the entire world communicates, connects and collaborates. Associations can capitalize on this shift by embracing these technologies and applying them in creative ways to their work. P.I. can make it easier for your association to succeed in this area with a Social Media Willingness Assessment, Social Media Content Audit and custom social media strategy.
Designing New Architectures of Participation–Associations must reexamine the relationship between membership and participation, and must design entirely new “architectures” that allow potential contributors to get involved in ways that are meaningful to them. P.I. can work with your association to create a compelling new approach for engaging current members, prospective members, non-member and other association stakeholders on their terms and with a focus on the organization’s strategy, mission and vision.
Embracing 21st Century Leadership–In a time of paradigm shift, CEOs, staff and volunteer leaders must embrace and model a new kind of leadership, one based on fundamentally different principles from traditional approaches. P.I. can work directly with leaders throughout your organization to inculcate these new principles in the way they advance your organization’s work.
Moving toward “Ungovernance”–For most associations, governance is not an enabler of success, but a major obstacle. The time has come for radical innovation in how association boards provide stewardship to their organizations, including a shift away from the insular and restrictive mechanisms of governance and toward an expansive mindset of “ungovernance” based on shared trust, distributed responsibility and broad collaboration. P.I. can help your board explore the deeper meaning of ungovernance and devise a strategy for putting it into practice.
So here is the question: will you continue to optimize your association’s status quo or are you ready to create a new future? The time to decide what’s next for your organization is now, while the decision is still yours. Don’t hesitate, and when you’re ready to move forward, please contact Principled Innovation LLC. We are your partner in discovering what is possible!
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