Jamie Notter

AUGUST 3, 2015

This post was published originally on the Switch and Shift blog. One of the most pronounced trends in business over the last five years or so has been the move toward greater transparency. This trend has been driven primarily by the revolution that we call “the internet,” where the default has now become public, and information that used to be kept behind closed doors or in certain expert domains has now become readily accessible to anyone around the globe who can somehow access Google.

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 3, 2015

"Roadmapping is just as important as roadmaps." That's a paraphrased quote from a facilitator my association hired to help us develop a manufacturing roadmap for the technology our industry makes. There's been a lot of advances in manufacturing technologies in the past few years (anyone ever heard of 3D printing or additive manufacturing? for example) and my association is looking for ways to help our members adopt those new technologies to improve the manufacture of their products and, in turn,

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Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2015

Associations may need to make big shifts to strategy and culture. One association expert shares her advice for helping staff make the transition. Struggling organizations often say that what they need is a turnaround artist. But the real trick is getting everybody to turn in the same direction. In her new book, The Demand Perspective: Leading From the Outside In , Anna Caraveli argues that associations too rarely break free from their familiar silos of membership, products, and meetings to liste

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Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2015

As Delta Sigma Theta members were leaving Houston following their annual meeting last week, they ran into airport security problems for an unexpected reason: A large souvenir booklet apparently looked like an explosive on the TSA’s scanners. Take roughly 13,000 attendees, a large piece of conference swag, and an international airport, and the end result might be a recipe for inconvenience.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2015

At a hearing in front of the House Judiciary Committee, trade group leaders made the case for limited regulation of connected devices, saying that too many rules could dampen the industry’s potential to innovate. The Internet of Things is still a fairly new space that has lots of room for innovation, but too much interference from government could thwart its potential just as it’s getting started.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2015

Last week, and for the first time since it was proposed in May, the Chinese government addressed draft legislation that many worry would place strict regulations on foreign nongovernmental organizations operating in the country. More on China Read more about China’s draft Foreign NGO Management Law in this client alert prepared by Pillsbury LLP. China’s Minister of Public Security last week sought to reassure foreign nongovernmental organizations that a new draft law to regulate their activiti

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Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2015

A nonprofit communications expert explains why fundraising provides another opportunity for storytelling. Plus: Why you should consider improving your handwriting. There are many ways associations can tell compelling stories. Sometimes stories are told through a rebranding initiative and sometimes through data. As Network for Good Communications and Content Vice President Caryn Stein points out in a blog post , your organization’s social fundraising campaigns can also be turned into storyt

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