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Political Black Swans: Ignore Them at Your Association’s Peril

Association Success

In 2003, widespread protest broke out around me in Azerbaijan, a country formerly part of the Soviet Union. Beware of political risks when exploring new global markets. Violence erupted just a few blocks from my office with clashes between protesters and the police, the torching of cars and mass arrests. Managing Political Black Swans.

Georgia 101
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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #15: Tools for.

Idea Architects

Factor Analysis: An easy technique for quickly exploring the breadth of issues related to an individual question is to identify factors that (1) impede or (2) enhance progress for the question at hand. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3).

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Flexibility Is Key: Why the Top-Down Strategy Is Fading

Associations Now

. “Rather than focus on the device level, companies will need to assess the specific needs of their workforce and match the device,” CompTIA’s director of technology analysis, Seth Robinson, said in a statement. Another 29 percent offer custom applications, and 28 percent offer cloud-based web platforms.

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Sift Skills: The Value of Big Data for Associations

Associations Now

And even after the organization hired a $6,000-a-week consultant in 2003 to learn about making data-based business decisions, Dorman wasn’t convinced it would lead to any long-term benefit. “At Rather, think about better data analysis and use as a building-block exercise and an initiative that becomes part of the organization.

Texas 40
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Infrastructure Group Warns of Slow Repairs to Nation’s Broken Bridges

Associations Now

This week, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) released an analysis of federal data showing that 38 percent of all U.S. ARTBA says federal funding declined by 20 percent between 2003 and 2017. A lot of bridges across the U.S. bridges—around 235,000—need repair, renovation, or even replacement.

Iowa 40
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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

This is not intended to be a scientific or data-driven analysis of the changes. With all the recent talk about the metaverse, it’s easy to forget that the virtual reality program Second Life was introduced in 2003, and the term “metaverse” was applied to it at the time. The eXtension of Reality.

Course 101
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Today’s Conference Education Model Was Created For An Economy That No Longer Exists

Velvet Chainsaw

Most 21st Century jobs require critical thinking, complex problem solving, collaboration, creativity, innovation, and information analysis. These 21st Century skills included problem solving, critical thinking, evaluation and analysis of information, creativity and innovation. Labor Secretary’s Research On 21st Century Skills.