Early 2008 Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation Now Available
Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation, a report detailing the key findings from Filene i3 (Ideas, Innovation, Implementation) is now available.
Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation is designed to stretch your imagination and provide you with the framework from which to build something new, different, and tangible--something valued by the marketplace.
What’s new about this report?
- Seven brand new ideas you can use to help your members build wealth, navigate financial waters, meet life’s milestones, make community connections, or borrow money.
- Exciting updates on interesting projects previously introduced that are now finding success in the marketplace.
Author Denise Gabel, our chief innovation officer, invites you to review these blueprints, stretch your imagination, and engage with us—improve these ideas and implement them in the spirit of open source innovation to help build a stronger credit union, and a more vibrant credit union industry.
New projects highlighted include:
Auto Resource Center - A package of tools credit unions can add to their website to help members manage everything relevant to auto ownership.
Auto Savings -- Promotes forced savings by giving members the option of signing a contract to round-up their auto loan payment.
Community Impact Center -- A national shared resource to help credit unions partner with public and private enterprises to engage in community development projects in the spirit of "people helping people."
LOT$A MOT$A -- A destination where young people can go to learn the basics about money (mot$a) through fun, interactive experiences. Check out the video the project team made that's now playing on YouTube
Savings Revolution -- Encourages members to get out of debt and build wealth through a "Savings Challenge" promotion between selected members publicized in the community and online resources where members can network about experiences to help each other meet financial goals.
VIRTUAL FINANCE -- Using virtual worlds to attract and educate Generation Y members about financial literacy. Visit this virtual world here on YouTube.
Women: A Strategy for Success -- A package of financial services to reduce the headaches of bill paying and budgeting, and create a greater sense of financial independence.
