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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: When the Professional is Also.

Idea Architects

A couple of weeks ago, my Twitter feed was filled with Tweets from friends and colleagues talking about workshop proposals they had submitted for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas. To me "My proposal didnt get accepted" is very different than "I got rejected." One focuses on the proposal; one focuses on the personal.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Instead of Training, Try Talking

Idea Architects

The telephone call or Request for Proposals are always so similar. The proposed work involves having a consultant do individual interviews and offer recommendations, lead some training on interpersonal communication, and maybe provide some ongoing process consultation. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1).

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

Idea Architects

Six Thinking Hats: Many facilitators find using Edward deBonos Six Thinking Hats to be a useful tool when participants have a specific idea or proposal to evaluate. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #13: I Need to.

Idea Architects

Suggesting paths invites agreement or disagreement with what youve proposed. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2). Questions invite a range of possible answers. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1).

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The Fight to Fill Out the Periodic Table

Associations Now

IUPAC, the nongovernmental entity that focuses on organizing and determining standards in chemistry, announced that four new elements—113, 115, 117, and 118—had been discovered by scientific teams working in Japan, Russia, and the United States. Discovering these new elements has not been an easy task.

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Texas Court Rejects Claim That Association’s Lawyer Represents Members

Associations Now

An appeals court decision in Texas addresses some important questions about the relationship between an association general counsel and the organization’s members. The case arose when a member of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association was sued after the proposed sale of the Nissan dealership went sour last year.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.13.20

Reid All About it

I go to one or two ASAE conferences a year and usually volunteer as a session proposal peer reviewer for one of them. Quick hits before we get to the list of this week’s free education: Why your organic traffic might be dropping… and how to fix it. Organizer: ASAE Communication Professionals Advisory Council.

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