MassChallenge is the largest startup accelerator and competition, supporting over 125 early-stage entrepreneurs each year without investment. The 2012 program will run from January to October, accepting applications in March and conducting rounds of judging in April and May to select finalists. Finalists will then participate in the accelerator portion from June to October, receiving mentoring, resources, and the opportunity to win cash awards.
2011 06-30 mass challenge overview and metricsjharthorne
MassChallenge is a $1M global startup competition and accelerator designed to catalyze the launch and success of high-growth, high-impact new businesses. MassChallenge is a 501(c)(3) (non-profit) and does not take equity from startups or place any restrictions on winners. President Obama honored MassChallenge in January of 2011 as one of the nation's best organizations for supporting high-growth entrepreneurs, and MassChallenge was the youngest inaugural member of the Startup America Partnership.
The second annual MassChallenge Competition launched on March 7, 2010 and received ~733 entries by the application deadline on April 11. Ten to twenty winners will be announced on October 20, 2011 and will split $1M in cash awards. The competition is open to anyone in the world, with any new startup, in any industry. Physical activities are based in Massachusetts where innovation resources are highly concentrated -- but there is no requirement for teams to create a physical presence in Massachusetts following the accelerator. Every entrant receives training, feedback, PR and networking support via expert volunteers from partner organizations. 125 of the highest-potential startups receive 3+ months of intensive mentorship and other free resources, including office space and targeted introductions to customers and funding sources. The very best startups are identified by expert judges to receive cash awards toward launching their businesses along with enhanced PR and privileged access to top investors seeking to place seed capital to work in high-growth firms.
Babele - How to achieve collective intelligenceEmanuele Musa
Collective intelligence involves harnessing the power of groups to solve problems. As the Internet has grown from millions to billions of users, it has enabled more widespread sharing of knowledge and ideas. Companies are now able to co-create value with customers through crowd-sourcing ideas. Organizing collective intelligence requires defining goals, mapping stakeholders, establishing processes, and facilitating collaboration between diverse participants. The key is to start small, validate engagement models through pilots, and focus on continuous improvement. When structured effectively, collective intelligence can accelerate innovation.
KEYNOTE - Future Fit Leadership: The Secret to Leading Big, Fast, and Lasting...SPLCouncil
Slides from Leith Sharp, Director & Lead Faculty, Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership, Harvard University, presented at the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council’s 2019 Summit in Portland, OR.
The document discusses collaboration as both a process and outcome focused on people working together to create solutions. Effective collaboration requires clear vision, commitment over time, and recognizing that outcomes are driven by empowering people. New technologies are enabling transformational collaborative environments beyond cooperation as collaborative networks of people drive societies and economies.
The document discusses crowdsourcing and citizen engagement. It provides examples of how governments and organizations can use crowdsourcing to tap into people's knowledge and generate new ideas. Some key points made in the document include:
- Crowdsourcing allows organizations to seek input from both experts and the general public to contribute ideas and solutions.
- Different levels of engagement are discussed, from simply informing citizens to more advanced collaboration.
- Examples are given of citizen engagement programs run by New York City, San Francisco, and the City of Ottawa that utilized crowdsourcing.
- Both the benefits and potential pitfalls of crowdsourcing for citizen engagement are outlined.
Gordon Vala-Webb presents a framework for developing a collaboration strategy. The strategy involves:
1) Defining business outcomes from collaboration.
2) Focusing efforts on specific people, tasks, and types of collaboration.
3) Nurturing new ways of working by addressing psychological needs.
4) Measuring collaboration activities and outcomes to evaluate progress.
5) Revising the strategy based on feedback to accelerate or stop certain approaches.
The presentation provides examples of collaboration tools and challenges of implementing new strategies in organizations. Attendees are engaged in exercises to apply the framework to their own contexts.
Ideavibes and Urban Resilience - Crowdsourcing for Citizen Engagement and Ope...Ideavibes | Paul Dombowsky
Ideavibes and Urban Resilience ran a workshop in Calgary to participants from the City, Public Institutions, environmental groups, etc. with a focus on helping them utilize crowdsourcing in their citizen engagement and open innovation initiatives.
This document discusses crowdsourcing and citizen engagement. It provides definitions of crowdsourcing as seeking input from communities to generate ideas and solutions. Examples are given of citizen engagement programs in New York City, San Francisco, and Ottawa that utilized crowdsourcing to generate ideas from citizens. The benefits of crowdsourcing include surfacing new perspectives and empowering citizens. Challenges that can arise include lack of follow through and narrow results from limited crowds.
2011 06-30 mass challenge overview and metricsjharthorne
MassChallenge is a $1M global startup competition and accelerator designed to catalyze the launch and success of high-growth, high-impact new businesses. MassChallenge is a 501(c)(3) (non-profit) and does not take equity from startups or place any restrictions on winners. President Obama honored MassChallenge in January of 2011 as one of the nation's best organizations for supporting high-growth entrepreneurs, and MassChallenge was the youngest inaugural member of the Startup America Partnership.
The second annual MassChallenge Competition launched on March 7, 2010 and received ~733 entries by the application deadline on April 11. Ten to twenty winners will be announced on October 20, 2011 and will split $1M in cash awards. The competition is open to anyone in the world, with any new startup, in any industry. Physical activities are based in Massachusetts where innovation resources are highly concentrated -- but there is no requirement for teams to create a physical presence in Massachusetts following the accelerator. Every entrant receives training, feedback, PR and networking support via expert volunteers from partner organizations. 125 of the highest-potential startups receive 3+ months of intensive mentorship and other free resources, including office space and targeted introductions to customers and funding sources. The very best startups are identified by expert judges to receive cash awards toward launching their businesses along with enhanced PR and privileged access to top investors seeking to place seed capital to work in high-growth firms.
Babele - How to achieve collective intelligenceEmanuele Musa
Collective intelligence involves harnessing the power of groups to solve problems. As the Internet has grown from millions to billions of users, it has enabled more widespread sharing of knowledge and ideas. Companies are now able to co-create value with customers through crowd-sourcing ideas. Organizing collective intelligence requires defining goals, mapping stakeholders, establishing processes, and facilitating collaboration between diverse participants. The key is to start small, validate engagement models through pilots, and focus on continuous improvement. When structured effectively, collective intelligence can accelerate innovation.
KEYNOTE - Future Fit Leadership: The Secret to Leading Big, Fast, and Lasting...SPLCouncil
Slides from Leith Sharp, Director & Lead Faculty, Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership, Harvard University, presented at the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council’s 2019 Summit in Portland, OR.
The document discusses collaboration as both a process and outcome focused on people working together to create solutions. Effective collaboration requires clear vision, commitment over time, and recognizing that outcomes are driven by empowering people. New technologies are enabling transformational collaborative environments beyond cooperation as collaborative networks of people drive societies and economies.
The document discusses crowdsourcing and citizen engagement. It provides examples of how governments and organizations can use crowdsourcing to tap into people's knowledge and generate new ideas. Some key points made in the document include:
- Crowdsourcing allows organizations to seek input from both experts and the general public to contribute ideas and solutions.
- Different levels of engagement are discussed, from simply informing citizens to more advanced collaboration.
- Examples are given of citizen engagement programs run by New York City, San Francisco, and the City of Ottawa that utilized crowdsourcing.
- Both the benefits and potential pitfalls of crowdsourcing for citizen engagement are outlined.
Gordon Vala-Webb presents a framework for developing a collaboration strategy. The strategy involves:
1) Defining business outcomes from collaboration.
2) Focusing efforts on specific people, tasks, and types of collaboration.
3) Nurturing new ways of working by addressing psychological needs.
4) Measuring collaboration activities and outcomes to evaluate progress.
5) Revising the strategy based on feedback to accelerate or stop certain approaches.
The presentation provides examples of collaboration tools and challenges of implementing new strategies in organizations. Attendees are engaged in exercises to apply the framework to their own contexts.
Ideavibes and Urban Resilience - Crowdsourcing for Citizen Engagement and Ope...Ideavibes | Paul Dombowsky
Ideavibes and Urban Resilience ran a workshop in Calgary to participants from the City, Public Institutions, environmental groups, etc. with a focus on helping them utilize crowdsourcing in their citizen engagement and open innovation initiatives.
This document discusses crowdsourcing and citizen engagement. It provides definitions of crowdsourcing as seeking input from communities to generate ideas and solutions. Examples are given of citizen engagement programs in New York City, San Francisco, and Ottawa that utilized crowdsourcing to generate ideas from citizens. The benefits of crowdsourcing include surfacing new perspectives and empowering citizens. Challenges that can arise include lack of follow through and narrow results from limited crowds.
MassChallenge is the largest startup accelerator and competition. It connects over 700 entrepreneurs and their startups each year to mentors, investors, and other resources to help them launch and grow their businesses. Examples of past successful startups that participated include Altaeros Energies, which develops airborne wind turbines, and BIOARRAY Therapeutics, which creates personalized breast cancer diagnostics. MassChallenge aims to catalyze startup growth and job creation to foster innovation.
SocialGrow Round Two Pitch Slides - 2010 MassChallenge Global Startup Competi...Ken Herron
On July 13, 2010, SocialGrow President Marsh Sutherland and Chief Marketing Officer Ken Herron pitched SocialGrow as part of round two of the 2010 MassChallenge Startup Competition at Fan Pier Boston.
The slides have been annotated to include the talking points used for each slide.
Learn more about Microsoft BizSpark SocialGrow and the SocialGrow software application at http://socialgrow.com, and keep up with the latest social media best practices by following SocialGrow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/socialgrow.
Best pitching practices - MassChallenge Switzerland - TiKi4Benoit Schumacher
A presentation given on Saturday, May 7, to semifinalist startups of the MassChallenge 2016 Switzerland Program in Geneva, to help them prep for Round 2 Judging.
Which social networks are best for each book genre?Ken Herron
You've written your book, congratulations! But where should you be spending your time online to connect with the people who will be most interested in buying and reading your book? The answer is simple, fish where the fish are!
Company X is seeking funding to commercialize and market a patented widget process that increases effectiveness by 60% and decreases costs by 40% compared to existing solutions. The technology platform utilizes a patented process that drives faster, better, and cheaper products and services while being backward compatible with legacy systems. An analysis of the target market identified approximately 120 potential customer companies with annual widget purchases between $1-12 million per company, representing a billion dollar market opportunity for growth.
The document provides an overview of a MassChallenge 2016 bootcamp on fundraising basics presented by Shereen Shermak and David Chang. The bootcamp covers topics such as sources of capital, venture capital dynamics, stages of fundraising, preparing to raise a round, targeting investors, socializing an idea, closing a deal, and negotiating valuation. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions.
This document summarizes a proposal for a social enterprise called Rising Green that will build a sustainable economy by connecting young professionals with meaningful jobs, internships, and study abroad programs in the green sector through an online and in-person platform. The platform will provide public profiles, targeted searching, networking events, and information about trends in the green job market.
Portfolia creates a social network to connect engaged investors with entrepreneurial ventures. It aims to tap into the $300B US equity crowdfunding market by leveraging professional and social affiliations to attract a new class of "consumer-investors," particularly women who control much of the purchasing power and wealth. The platform will provide a personalized investment experience with curated deal flow and an engaged social community to validate markets and create viral growth, with both short-term perks and long-term financial returns for investors. The experienced founding team understands this emerging market and customer base with the goal of building a "more discriminating and profit-oriented Kickstarter."
This document summarizes a social media training company called Comply Socially. It explains that the company provides specialized social media training courses to help employers manage risk and maximize opportunities related to social media in the workplace. It notes the large market opportunity, as most companies offer little training on appropriate social media usage, despite widespread access and advantages. The company's courses cover platform-specific, role-based, and compliance-focused social media training using an online learning platform. It projects strong revenue growth over the next 5 years as it capitalizes on the large and growing market for social media training in businesses.
Green Training in a Blue Economy: The Role of Training in Corporate Sustainab...Human Capital Media
The training function has been a key player in many of the green initiatives that have sprouted up in recent years. But with the lingering economic doldrums, many organizations are sharpening their focus on the bottom line. Will the “new normal” undercut the drive for a green future? In this session, we’ll look at a number of examples of sustainability initiatives in a variety of organizations and the role of training in supporting them. Finally, we’ll share ideas for training organizations that want to lead by example with environmentally friendly training practices.
Julie Ogilvie, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, SkillSoft
This document provides biographies of three speakers, Jeremy Halpern, Christopher Mirabile, and Gail Hoffman, who will be presenting on pitching business plans and startups. It then outlines some key slides and content that should be included in the presentation, such as an introduction slide with the company logo and contact information, a value proposition slide summarizing the company's strengths and direction, a problem/opportunity slide describing the problem being solved and metrics around its magnitude and impact, and a product/service solution slide explaining how the company's offering addresses the problem. The presentation aims to provide entrepreneurs guidance on effectively communicating their business idea to investors.
We’re living in a golden age of recruiting. Technology has transformed the way recruiters work. The field has become specialized, with new disciplines that didn't exist five years ago. Recruiting is now creative, data-driven, and analytical like never before. The challenge for most recruiters? How to keep up and ensure your skill set keeps pace with these changes. This session will examine some of the new “open source” approaches to learning and innovation in the field that are designed to help equip recruiting leaders to future-proof their careers, and their organizations.
Schmooze- Build and foster your professional networkAiswaria Nair
Forging new professional connections and building your network from the ground up is hard. Schmooze gives you a platform to grow and foster your professional network, right within your workplace.
Winning the Talent Game in an Increasingly Competitive MarketplaceTrefoil Group
The document discusses the importance of talent marketing for manufacturers facing increasing competition for skilled workers. It notes that while the need for talent marketing is clear, most manufacturers do not have robust talent acquisition programs. It emphasizes that whoever wins the war for talent wins the game. The document provides recommendations for how manufacturers can improve their talent marketing, including defining what sets their company apart, building a strong brand, focusing on culture, using various marketing channels like social media and PR, being involved in the local community, and retaining employees once hired.
Top Considerations for Global Employee Volunteering & Pro Bono Engagement - F...VolunteerMatch
Approaching employee volunteering from a holistic perspective is a must. But with so many different types of volunteer programs out there, how should a company approach pro bono when it decides to go international?
Join VolunteerMatch's Vicky Hush, Daniel Elliot of PYXERA Global and Michelle Langley of Dow for a discussion on what to consider before launching your global skills-based volunteer program. From in-country to virtual assignments, to one-time events, learn how to implement these strategies for your employees the smart way. Walk away from this webinar understanding how to ensure your employees stay safe and how cultural differences and traditions play into your plan.
Whether you're just starting out or already have an international volunteer program, this one-hour webinar will help you to plan or re-think your strategies to make your programs even more impactful.
Speakers:
Daniel Elliott
Key Client Manager
PYXERA Global
Michelle Langley
Program Leader
Dow Sustainability Corps/Global Disaster Relief/STEM
Vicky Hush
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
VolunteerMatch
Follow the conversation on Twitter @VM_Solutions, #VMbpn
From an Open Source Software model to an Open Business modelJeroen Ticheler
The document describes the personal and professional journey of Jeroen Ticheler from starting an open source geospatial software project called GeoNetwork to starting a company called GeoCat that provides services for GeoNetwork. It details how both started small with Jeroen in a leadership role but evolved over time to have more democratic governance structures as they grew larger. For GeoNetwork, this involved establishing a Project Steering Committee to make decisions collaboratively. For GeoCat, the whole team acts as the PSC to make decisions equally. In both cases, Jeroen's role transitioned from a benevolent dictator to facilitating the groups while maintaining the original goals of creating the best software/services and sustainable communities/companies.
Campaign Accelerator: a new approach to campaign planning, inspired by Design...FairSay
The document introduces Campaign Accelerator, a program from Greenpeace's digital mobilization unit (MobLab) that aims to accelerate effective advocacy campaigns. It provides collaborative campaign planning tools to help organizations develop people-powered digital campaigns, with an emphasis on creative processes, design thinking, and building engagement. MobLab works with over 25 organizations and 3000 staff to research and share best practices in digital campaigning to enable impactful advocacy in today's world.
The document summarizes the key findings of a 2016 study on the state of employee advocacy programs. Some of the main findings include: 56% of surveyed companies have employee advocacy programs, with growth in participation as a top goal. Programs are managed by various functions like marketing and communications. Challenges include employee participation, training, and tools/technology. Adoption is growing and best practices include focusing on engagement, security, and demonstrating business impact through social selling.
Dr. Ute Stephan from the University of Sheffield presented on driving social change through business practices. She discussed a framework for social change that includes motivation, capability and opportunity. The presentation provided examples of companies that have successfully encouraged healthier eating, more exercise, and improved public health. These included initiatives by Nike, Tim Hortons, Unilever and others. Dr. Stephan emphasized starting with surface-level strategies, building credibility over time, and moving to deeper strategies to create lasting social change.
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The presentation discusses leveraging human behavior as a catalyst to crowdsource ideas and design and develop new products. Compares traditional product development approaches with crowdsourcing
Panel: Christy Jones, CAE, Director of Membership, American Association of University Women; J. John Mancini, President, Association for Information
and Image Management; Michael Mathy, Administrator, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
“Engagement” is one of today’s big buzz words. There’s a Web proliferation of new communities, new authority models, and increasing expectations
and distractions. But what does it take to build and sustain true connections around your association? Panelists will expose various online methods,
multi-networks, guiding principles, best practices, and virtual worlds that support outreach, education, new business models, next generation, varied
demographics and personas, a broader reach, member services, and awareness. They will also share alternatives to information-heavy Web sites and illustrate their tools for engagement, collaboration, and attracting and retaining new members.
MassChallenge is the largest startup accelerator and competition. It connects over 700 entrepreneurs and their startups each year to mentors, investors, and other resources to help them launch and grow their businesses. Examples of past successful startups that participated include Altaeros Energies, which develops airborne wind turbines, and BIOARRAY Therapeutics, which creates personalized breast cancer diagnostics. MassChallenge aims to catalyze startup growth and job creation to foster innovation.
SocialGrow Round Two Pitch Slides - 2010 MassChallenge Global Startup Competi...Ken Herron
On July 13, 2010, SocialGrow President Marsh Sutherland and Chief Marketing Officer Ken Herron pitched SocialGrow as part of round two of the 2010 MassChallenge Startup Competition at Fan Pier Boston.
The slides have been annotated to include the talking points used for each slide.
Learn more about Microsoft BizSpark SocialGrow and the SocialGrow software application at http://socialgrow.com, and keep up with the latest social media best practices by following SocialGrow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/socialgrow.
Best pitching practices - MassChallenge Switzerland - TiKi4Benoit Schumacher
A presentation given on Saturday, May 7, to semifinalist startups of the MassChallenge 2016 Switzerland Program in Geneva, to help them prep for Round 2 Judging.
Which social networks are best for each book genre?Ken Herron
You've written your book, congratulations! But where should you be spending your time online to connect with the people who will be most interested in buying and reading your book? The answer is simple, fish where the fish are!
Company X is seeking funding to commercialize and market a patented widget process that increases effectiveness by 60% and decreases costs by 40% compared to existing solutions. The technology platform utilizes a patented process that drives faster, better, and cheaper products and services while being backward compatible with legacy systems. An analysis of the target market identified approximately 120 potential customer companies with annual widget purchases between $1-12 million per company, representing a billion dollar market opportunity for growth.
The document provides an overview of a MassChallenge 2016 bootcamp on fundraising basics presented by Shereen Shermak and David Chang. The bootcamp covers topics such as sources of capital, venture capital dynamics, stages of fundraising, preparing to raise a round, targeting investors, socializing an idea, closing a deal, and negotiating valuation. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions.
This document summarizes a proposal for a social enterprise called Rising Green that will build a sustainable economy by connecting young professionals with meaningful jobs, internships, and study abroad programs in the green sector through an online and in-person platform. The platform will provide public profiles, targeted searching, networking events, and information about trends in the green job market.
Portfolia creates a social network to connect engaged investors with entrepreneurial ventures. It aims to tap into the $300B US equity crowdfunding market by leveraging professional and social affiliations to attract a new class of "consumer-investors," particularly women who control much of the purchasing power and wealth. The platform will provide a personalized investment experience with curated deal flow and an engaged social community to validate markets and create viral growth, with both short-term perks and long-term financial returns for investors. The experienced founding team understands this emerging market and customer base with the goal of building a "more discriminating and profit-oriented Kickstarter."
This document summarizes a social media training company called Comply Socially. It explains that the company provides specialized social media training courses to help employers manage risk and maximize opportunities related to social media in the workplace. It notes the large market opportunity, as most companies offer little training on appropriate social media usage, despite widespread access and advantages. The company's courses cover platform-specific, role-based, and compliance-focused social media training using an online learning platform. It projects strong revenue growth over the next 5 years as it capitalizes on the large and growing market for social media training in businesses.
Green Training in a Blue Economy: The Role of Training in Corporate Sustainab...Human Capital Media
The training function has been a key player in many of the green initiatives that have sprouted up in recent years. But with the lingering economic doldrums, many organizations are sharpening their focus on the bottom line. Will the “new normal” undercut the drive for a green future? In this session, we’ll look at a number of examples of sustainability initiatives in a variety of organizations and the role of training in supporting them. Finally, we’ll share ideas for training organizations that want to lead by example with environmentally friendly training practices.
Julie Ogilvie, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, SkillSoft
This document provides biographies of three speakers, Jeremy Halpern, Christopher Mirabile, and Gail Hoffman, who will be presenting on pitching business plans and startups. It then outlines some key slides and content that should be included in the presentation, such as an introduction slide with the company logo and contact information, a value proposition slide summarizing the company's strengths and direction, a problem/opportunity slide describing the problem being solved and metrics around its magnitude and impact, and a product/service solution slide explaining how the company's offering addresses the problem. The presentation aims to provide entrepreneurs guidance on effectively communicating their business idea to investors.
We’re living in a golden age of recruiting. Technology has transformed the way recruiters work. The field has become specialized, with new disciplines that didn't exist five years ago. Recruiting is now creative, data-driven, and analytical like never before. The challenge for most recruiters? How to keep up and ensure your skill set keeps pace with these changes. This session will examine some of the new “open source” approaches to learning and innovation in the field that are designed to help equip recruiting leaders to future-proof their careers, and their organizations.
Schmooze- Build and foster your professional networkAiswaria Nair
Forging new professional connections and building your network from the ground up is hard. Schmooze gives you a platform to grow and foster your professional network, right within your workplace.
Winning the Talent Game in an Increasingly Competitive MarketplaceTrefoil Group
The document discusses the importance of talent marketing for manufacturers facing increasing competition for skilled workers. It notes that while the need for talent marketing is clear, most manufacturers do not have robust talent acquisition programs. It emphasizes that whoever wins the war for talent wins the game. The document provides recommendations for how manufacturers can improve their talent marketing, including defining what sets their company apart, building a strong brand, focusing on culture, using various marketing channels like social media and PR, being involved in the local community, and retaining employees once hired.
Top Considerations for Global Employee Volunteering & Pro Bono Engagement - F...VolunteerMatch
Approaching employee volunteering from a holistic perspective is a must. But with so many different types of volunteer programs out there, how should a company approach pro bono when it decides to go international?
Join VolunteerMatch's Vicky Hush, Daniel Elliot of PYXERA Global and Michelle Langley of Dow for a discussion on what to consider before launching your global skills-based volunteer program. From in-country to virtual assignments, to one-time events, learn how to implement these strategies for your employees the smart way. Walk away from this webinar understanding how to ensure your employees stay safe and how cultural differences and traditions play into your plan.
Whether you're just starting out or already have an international volunteer program, this one-hour webinar will help you to plan or re-think your strategies to make your programs even more impactful.
Speakers:
Daniel Elliott
Key Client Manager
PYXERA Global
Michelle Langley
Program Leader
Dow Sustainability Corps/Global Disaster Relief/STEM
Vicky Hush
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
VolunteerMatch
Follow the conversation on Twitter @VM_Solutions, #VMbpn
From an Open Source Software model to an Open Business modelJeroen Ticheler
The document describes the personal and professional journey of Jeroen Ticheler from starting an open source geospatial software project called GeoNetwork to starting a company called GeoCat that provides services for GeoNetwork. It details how both started small with Jeroen in a leadership role but evolved over time to have more democratic governance structures as they grew larger. For GeoNetwork, this involved establishing a Project Steering Committee to make decisions collaboratively. For GeoCat, the whole team acts as the PSC to make decisions equally. In both cases, Jeroen's role transitioned from a benevolent dictator to facilitating the groups while maintaining the original goals of creating the best software/services and sustainable communities/companies.
Campaign Accelerator: a new approach to campaign planning, inspired by Design...FairSay
The document introduces Campaign Accelerator, a program from Greenpeace's digital mobilization unit (MobLab) that aims to accelerate effective advocacy campaigns. It provides collaborative campaign planning tools to help organizations develop people-powered digital campaigns, with an emphasis on creative processes, design thinking, and building engagement. MobLab works with over 25 organizations and 3000 staff to research and share best practices in digital campaigning to enable impactful advocacy in today's world.
The document summarizes the key findings of a 2016 study on the state of employee advocacy programs. Some of the main findings include: 56% of surveyed companies have employee advocacy programs, with growth in participation as a top goal. Programs are managed by various functions like marketing and communications. Challenges include employee participation, training, and tools/technology. Adoption is growing and best practices include focusing on engagement, security, and demonstrating business impact through social selling.
Dr. Ute Stephan from the University of Sheffield presented on driving social change through business practices. She discussed a framework for social change that includes motivation, capability and opportunity. The presentation provided examples of companies that have successfully encouraged healthier eating, more exercise, and improved public health. These included initiatives by Nike, Tim Hortons, Unilever and others. Dr. Stephan emphasized starting with surface-level strategies, building credibility over time, and moving to deeper strategies to create lasting social change.
Crowdsourcing and product democratizationRavi Prasad
The presentation discusses leveraging human behavior as a catalyst to crowdsource ideas and design and develop new products. Compares traditional product development approaches with crowdsourcing
Panel: Christy Jones, CAE, Director of Membership, American Association of University Women; J. John Mancini, President, Association for Information
and Image Management; Michael Mathy, Administrator, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
“Engagement” is one of today’s big buzz words. There’s a Web proliferation of new communities, new authority models, and increasing expectations
and distractions. But what does it take to build and sustain true connections around your association? Panelists will expose various online methods,
multi-networks, guiding principles, best practices, and virtual worlds that support outreach, education, new business models, next generation, varied
demographics and personas, a broader reach, member services, and awareness. They will also share alternatives to information-heavy Web sites and illustrate their tools for engagement, collaboration, and attracting and retaining new members.
In this presentation, learn what state services and funding are available for growing technology companies. Each year, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) dedicates $25 million to help build companies with high growth potential. The MEDC is organizing a statewide bus tour to educate early-stage tech companies on programs ranging from business support to venture capital. Visit http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Entrepreneurs-and-Innovators/
The document discusses trends in talent and strategy for 2016, noting that people must be at the heart of strategic planning to ensure effective execution. It highlights the importance of company culture, skills like problem solving and social intelligence, and the need for fair pay systems and a strong talent leadership close to the CEO to build competitive advantage through people. The final section introduces a talent consulting firm that helps organizations become people-centric.
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