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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Crowdsourcing.

Idea Architects

Summary: Three thought-provoking websites, from beyond the association management realm, that offer new ideas for association executives. In this edition, explore examples of crowdsourcing in action, experiments in new forms of management, and a case of learning driven by a behind-the-scenes look at conference planning.

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

Summary: A selection of thought-provoking websites from beyond the association management realm that offer new ideas for association executives. If youre not a native gamer, you rapidly are becoming a member of the minority (see these " Game Player Data " stats from The Entertainment Software Association).

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) was established well before 2007—Salesforce, the company that put SaaS on the map, was founded in 1999—but it took a while for its impact to really be felt broadly, particularly in learning businesses. The SaaS Explosion. I can’t remember the last time that happened. It also, of course, fuels more competition.

Course 101
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Sift Skills: The Value of Big Data for Associations

Associations Now

John Dorman has worked at the Texas Medical Association for 29 years, and for most of that time, business decisions were made, more or less, from the gut. “We Associations are sitting on a trove of membership data, and executives are starting to invest in exploring what is known as “big data.” Photo by Darren Carroll). Varied Approach.

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Writing the Financial Policy : Off Stage

Off Stage

Writing An Association Financial Policy (Reprint) By Judith Lindenau, CAE, RCE. May 30, 2003. Many AEs spend a great deal of time writing and revising association. Associations spend significant. area of association management, even though significantly few of us have. the association fund these reserves?

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