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What fundraisers Need To Know About Next Era of Digital Technology

Beth Kanter

Are these aspects of the DNA from 2003 still the same? I keep coming back to a decade old quote from Clay Shirky, “When the technology becomes boring, it becomes socially interesting.” We need to get to that point of more adoption. I spoke about how the technology is evolving and future implications. Fundraiser DNA.

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The Cruft Challenge: When It’s Time to Disrupt Your Own Technology

Associations Now

Old approaches that were once seen as innovative eventually fall out of favor and get outmoded by faster, more innovative approaches. We all have software like United Airlines’ flight-tracking system, software that definitely needs the occasional upgrade, that is built from technology that predates some of your own employees.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Crowdsourcing.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Engaging Members to Crowdsource Solutions and Innovations. Companies increasingly look to customer-generated innovations, co-creating products and services with the input and effort of end users. Oct 2003 (1).

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

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. 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.” Oct 2003 (1).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Five Lessons from the Road

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Presenters and conference planners nowadays almost need to plan for the likelihood of travel challenges and have a backup plan for using virtual technologies to ensure some sort of learning experience can occur.

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Seek Local Opportunities Linked to Your Association’s Industry

Associations Now

Several other organizations focused on life sciences and technology innovation recently held meetings in Indianapolis. CICP launched BioCrossroads in 2003 as the first of six sector initiatives. “Specifically for AAA, Indiana University (I.U.)

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6 Simple Ways to Facilitate Conference Connections

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Simple technologies allow us to more easily find, connect with, and tap into the brain trust of a much larger group of individuals than before. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2).