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The Perfect Storm

Spark Consulting

I’d like to share some sobering statistics about higher education and employment: In the United States, students graduate from college with an average debt load of nearly $29,000. In the United States in 2015, 32% of employers reported. By 2020, 65% of all jobs in the United States will require some.

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Colo. Tech Group Asks Members to Help Break Down Barriers to Innovation

Associations Now

Cory Gardner, the Colorado Technology Association is hosting interactive online sessions to solicit member feedback on barriers to innovation. The Colorado Technology Association is asking its members how they could create one more innovation or one more job—if not for a regulation or another perceived barrier. The post Colo.

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15 highlights from Xperience 2022

Nimble AMS

Xperience 2022, a virtual event spanning March 21-23, showcased special guests, key industry trends, inspiring stories, networking opportunities, and the latest in product innovation. For the American Society for the Surgery of the Hand (ASSH,) innovation is crucial in its race for relevance. MyTrailhead for you and your members.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.12.20

Reid All About it

Reed, CAE, president and chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States. With rising costs of R&D and globalizing competition, it often makes sense to collaborate with competitors on product development, innovation and joint manufacturing. Presenter: Community IT Innovators CEO Johan Hammerstrom. Kimberly A.

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Is Sequestration Killing Innovation?

Associations Now

This all comes as foreign countries have demonstrated a new commitment to innovation and R&D. ” While spending on innovation in the United States has remained flat to slightly down over the last 10 years, Steff said, advancing nations such as China and South Korea have significantly increased it. .

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“Disrupt” Your Meeting to Improve Attendee Productivity

Associations Now

Karen Malone of HIMSS talks about how she constantly thinks about innovation and disruption, including with her own staff. To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. We showcase innovation in many different places.

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How the Craft Brewers Redefined Membership

Associations Now

The craft beer industry is evolving, and as craft brewers have done more and more with innovative products, the definition needs to keep up with the times,” says Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. Boston Beer, brewer of the Sam Adams brands, is the second-largest craft brewery in the United States.

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