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Arrested Development? A Strategic Approach to Technology Reboots Association Growth

.orgCommunity

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

.orgSource

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. In this age of unprecedented processing power, why is critical thinking important?

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What Does the Process of Chapter Restructuring Look Like?

Chapter Chat

Since 2002, Peggy Hoffman and Peter Houstle at Mariner Management have been talking about the need for associations to take a hard look at their chapter model. This process requires digging deep and continually asking “Why” until you get to the less obvious issue underlying the problem. Restructuring the National-chapter relationship.

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ICANN Delays Sale of.Org Registry, Asks for More Information

Associations Now

The announced sale of the.org domain to a private equity firm surfaced a lot of debate in the nonprofit and technology spaces in recent weeks. A number of organizations, including ASAE and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have called on the Internet Society, which established PIR in 2002, to stop the sale of the top-level domain.

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State Government Groups Release Recommendations for IT Procurement

Associations Now

Two groups representing state employees released an action plan, encouraging state governments to improve the process of acquiring technology. However, NASCIO has been working to modernize procurement since 2002, though without as strong an advocacy campaign behind it, Robinson explained.

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Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions

Idea Architects

While the debate rages on about whether or not strategic planning as a process is alive, dead, or on life support (see here , here , and here ), organizations must still craft strategy. People are used to planning processes with a designated end goal in mind: "Were planning for the next three years." Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #2: Behavior is.

Idea Architects

How do they learn, process information, engage in group settings? How do they use technology in their environment? If virtual, what technology will be used? Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). May 2004 (5).