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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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How to Produce Association Rock Stars for 100 Years and Beyond

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Our 90 th Anniversary task force focused on telling the story of GSAE through the decades, and not just telling it, but how to tell it, and what they wanted that storytelling to look like. We watched their efforts unfold very successfully last summer and have been taking notes about how to replicate the excitement around their brand.

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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. Yet no one is sure how that new reality will unfold. In 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a set of qualities they consider most important for learning in the digital era.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Leadership Limerick: Time for.

Idea Architects

Any virtual event might also benefit from an in-person option, and any face-to-face meeting should explore how to incorporate virtual participation. As Harvard economist Ed Glaeser notes, "Communications technology and face-to-face interactions are complements like salt and pepper rather than substitutes like butter and margarine.”

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Catch AARP’s Newest Spokesperson, If You Can

Associations Now

The 2002 Steven Spielberg-Leonardo DiCaprio collaboration was a memorable yarn about a clever scammer who blended into his surroundings like a chameleon, frustrating law enforcement authorities who pursued him for years. AARP’s new campaign, announced Friday, will advise its members on how to stay safe when using social platforms.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Books and Quotes for Rethinking.

Idea Architects

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson T he Seven-Day Weekend by Ricardo Semler. And a new book just added to my reading stacks is Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Newer Post.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Five Lessons from the Road

Idea Architects

Use of any new technology should be considered in light of the character of the relationship an organization (or individual) wants to have with their members, customers, and stakeholders and how to reflect that and their core values and personality in doing so with the new technology. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).