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How Technology is Transforming Strategy

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As social, mobile and related technologies continue to drive deep and accelerating societal transformation, associations will continue to confront increasingly complex strategic challenges that will require fresh mindsets and more dynamic approaches to address. Today’s strategic landscape for associations could not be more different.

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Associations Unorthodox e-book available on August 8

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” In the e-book, Jeff challenges boards, CEOs, C-Suite executives and other key contributors to break free of the association community’s orthodox beliefs and make six radical shifts toward the future to help their organizations thrive in the face of relentless societal transformation: De-emphasize membership. Eliminate budgets.

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Three design challenges for 21st century association business models

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Association boards, CEOs and senior executives will need to answer a wide variety of questions as they embark on the work of developing new business models to enable their organizations to thrive over the next decade and beyond. The designers make the important decisions, and then seek feedback from external stakeholders. Thanks for reading!

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Why business model thinking matters to associations

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Building a 21 st century organization is not an endeavor for the faint of heart. Business model innovation demands that associations identify imaginative ways to create and deliver radical new value to their stakeholders, begin building future market share and capture sustainable revenue streams back into their organizations.

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Associations Unorthodox Shift #1: De-emphasize membership

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Indeed, the phrase, “membership organization” may well be the most orthodox description of an association’s organizational identity. It is extremely difficult for association leaders to reconsider their unswerving commitment to membership as the organizing premise for future business models. The Problem.

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Six serious ideas for 2013

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These are high impact ideas for association leaders who are serious about taking their organizations to the next level. These are high impact ideas for association leaders who are serious about taking their organizations to the next level.