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[Ross Mayfield's Weblog] Open Source Innovation: Innovation is implementing something new, journalism covers what is new, readers learn what is new and perhaps use or talk about what's new. The point is that some of the best innovation occurs in the substrate of what is otherwise infrastructure or process, but marketing shapes our understanding of innovation and validates what is new.

[Associationinnovation.com] The Association Innovation Blog by Jeff De Cagna: The Seven Days ...: In the e-mail, he reminded me that in the midst of the furor over the proposed ASAE/The Center consolidation (FYI--the link is to a PDF document) in Washington, DC, the rest of the country is "feeling a little disenfranchised by the ASAE because of the beltway focus (and beltway thinking)." He suggested that one of the outcomes of this consolidation effort might be the emergence of a new organization for association executives based in the Western U.S. Personally, I think it is a great idea and, quite frankly, I'd love to see it happen.

 [Advancinginsights.com] Peer-to-Peer (New Social Networks) Leadership Training/Learning: "Peer-to-peer leadership development challenges some traditional assumptions about the training of future leaders. Instead of drawing on the wisdom of anointed experts, CompanyCommand provides young officers with knowledge based on the daily struggles of frontline professionals like themselves.

[Jstrande.typepad.com] Business Evolutionist: February 2006: This short piece is as scary as it is sad. Think about it: there will be some business owners or managers out there, fed up with unengaged employees, who read this, agree with it, and give up trying to discover how they can turn those lifeless bodies into vehicles of potential.

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