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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity. In this edition, explore tools for environmental scanning and trend watching, examples of game dynamics being applied by real-world companies and associations, and a handy tool for tracking and maintaining personal productivity. Dec 2002 (6).

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Mission driven: CAI’s Tom Skiba reflects on 20 years of leadership

Ungrated

It was in this changing landscape that Tom Skiba, CAE, became CAI’s chief executive officer in 2002. This results in a fundamental disconnect between expectations and resources. Boards, managers, and business partners walk a fine line to meet community expectations within a framework of constrained resources.

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MemCom Awards – could you be a winner?

Optimist Consulting

Entering and winning awards can be a powerful marketing tool. Build a calendar across the year to fit in with your other marketing planning to ensure resources are in place to meet the deadlines. This will ensure you have buy-in and resources at hand, which will give you confidence and will create synergy.

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Facilitation Friday #1: Anyone Can and Everyone Should

Idea Architects

Well explore some of the values and beliefs required for effective facilitation, best and worst practices, tools and techniques, common group and individual situations, and different facilitation environments (including virtual) or meeting purposes. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3).

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Facilitation Friday #29: Six Questions for Decision-Making

Idea Architects

Tools like decision-making grids or Edward deBonos Six Thinking Hats can help ensure thorough consideration of alternatives an evaluation of the selected options using common criteria. Regardless of the tools used or process selected, some of the core questions facilitators must help groups answer include: 1. Dec 2002 (6).

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Conferences Aren't Serious About Networking Unless

Idea Architects

For smaller conferences, have an area with games, puzzles, books and resources similar to what you find in the lobby of an old-fashioned resort. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). May 2004 (5). Jan 2004 (3). Oct 2003 (1).

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Facilitation Friday #10: Establish Rules of Engagement

Idea Architects

Here are some sample agreements from one of my favorite facilitation resources, The Facilitators Guide to Participatory Decision-Making: People draw each other out with supportive questions, “Is this what you mean?” Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3).