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Arrested Development? A Strategic Approach to Technology Reboots Association Growth

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Somewhere back in the Dark Ages of IT- say two years ago, because that’s how fast the electronic world moves now ¬- we thought about technology as a tool to do business. Technology has made the leap out of the toolbox. And, they are already the most influential group of technology trendsetters. Scan the Market.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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The technology promises to upend the way business operates. In 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a set of qualities they consider most important for learning in the digital era. An office filled with silent workers hunkered down in their cubicles is not going to produce much innovative thinking.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Crowdsourcing.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Engaging Members to Crowdsource Solutions and Innovations. Companies increasingly look to customer-generated innovations, co-creating products and services with the input and effort of end users.

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

Year-round, 365-day engagement through technology and social media is one of the biggest trends she has observed. Can associations improve their IQ (innovation quotient)? “When I think of innovation, associations are the last group that comes to mind,” said Naylor’s Tompkins. Not using Innovation Science.

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It's good to step back every now and then

Idea Architects

Looking back If I judged my success since founding Idea Architects in 2002 by business volume alone, it’s been a nice decade for the most part. Introducing simplicity and clarity in areas that seem to be increasingly clouded by unnecessary complexity, specifically the topics of productive workplaces, strategy, and innovation.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

” Melia said never waste an opportunity to get good feedback from your members, but do it in short digestible bites, such as by adding a question to your dues bills, product shipments or annual conference surveys. Ask how your product and service can fill those unmet needs. Think before you ask. Who’s doing what and by when?

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