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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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Blue Ocean Strategy has the ring of a concept shaped by technology. Before their book was published in 2005, the authors “studied over 150 strategic moves spanning more than 30 industries over 100 years.” Technology has opened protected space. Pricing is another factor contributing to rough waters.

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2019 Tech Trends: 3 Factors Associations Should Watch

Associations Now

Remember how, around 2005 or so, it seemed like PCs (at least on the Windows side) were starting to stagnate, leading to longer upgrade cycles in offices, as much of the existing tech “just worked”? It’s like 2005 all over again. It’s like 2005 all over again. The latest and greatest is becoming a commodity again.

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Don’t Fool Yourself: Your Technology Has an Expiration Date

Associations Now

While the costs of upgrading basic technology building blocks like hard drives certainly add up, delaying those upgrades comes with another price tag—one that could really hurt. The way you invest in technology needs to keep up with this burn cycle, or you could find yourself in a bind. The Life of a Hard Drive. Budget for it.

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Preparing for an Entirely New Economy

Jamie Notter

It is an economy in which organizations are nimble and agile and continually offering new value to customers and delivering it sooner. They are not organized for continuous innovation. Let’s start creating organizations that are more open , trustworthy , generative , and courageous. Creating More Human Organizations.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

Also look at learning preferences, technology adoption and topic interests. Technology is not synonymous for innovation; some associations are having breakthroughs by going back to old tech. Sources: *Oscars (MPA); **Billboard Top 100; # Year end closing price for Dow Jones Industrial Average ## U.S. Seattle Seahawks.

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