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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders.

Idea Architects

Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders, Not Barriers. Our life experiences inform and coalesce into the belief systems that guide our choices. When we come together with others—at home, in neighborhoods, in volunteers groups, or at work—our respective belief systems come into contact with those that others hold.

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ASAE Urges Government to Halt Sale of.Org Registry

Associations Now

In a letter to the Justice and Commerce departments and the Federal Trade Commission this week, ASAE said the sale of the.org registry to a for-profit firm risks exposing nonprofit organizations to drastically higher costs to maintain their online presence. Public Interest Registry has managed the.org domain registry since 2002.

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Associations Raise Concerns Over Sale of.Org Domain to Private Equity Firm

Associations Now

Associations and other nonprofit organizations are concerned about increased online costs after the recent sale of the.org domain to the private equity firm Ethos Capital LLC. But a coalition of organizations, including ASAE, sent a letter this week urging the Internet Society to stop the sale of Public Interest Registry to Ethos. “A

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Interview with an Expert: Beth Hayson, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Blue Sky eLearn

Since I began working at AAOMS in 2002. The use of xAPI vs. SCORM that allows learning content and learning systems to speak to each other in a way that records and tracks all types of eLearning experiences at one time. How will these trends impact organizations? How long have you been involved with eLearning?

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Daily Buzz: The.Org Battle Gets a Public Protest

Associations Now

SaveDotOrg , an advocacy group that counts numerous nonprofits, including ASAE, among its supporters, has organized a protest against the sale of the.org domain to Ethos Capital. Associations and other nonprofits have voiced concern about the deal, predicting that Ethos would significantly raise the price of.org registrations.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: There Really Is a Simpler Way

Idea Architects

a simpler way, the wonderful book co-authored by Margaret Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers, continues to guide my thinking about organizations. Discarding a mechanistic perspective means embracing some alternative beliefs about people and organizations. Here are a few of them: Living systems learn constantly.

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Why The Structure You're Staffing is Stifling Progress

Idea Architects

Speaking at a leadership conference for volunteers this weekend, I was reminded why some organizations struggle to get volunteers. If your mindset and systems are based on having long-term employees (i.e., If your mindset and systems are based on having long-term employees (i.e., Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).