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Brain Training: How to Harness the Power of Neuroplasticity

Association Success

A 2006 study compared the brains of London black cab drivers, who navigate through the famously complex city streets from memory, to those of London bus drivers, who travel predetermined routes each day. So, how can these findings help you improve your association for your members? One example is that of the London cabbie.

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Long Live Your Education Sessions: How To Repurpose, Reuse and Recoup Meeting Costs

Tom Morrison

By repurposing, repackaging and reusing content, it has enhanced our member engagement and increased our revenue per member from $1,500 in 2006 to $2,200 in 2013. Educations and training, done right, can be like printing money for any association. With our size membership, that was another $180,000 a year. That was huge!

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The Myth of Generation Z

Jamie Notter

That led me to write an ebook about it (pointing to what I thought was the theory-backed conclusions), and today I even have a four-hour online course you can take if you want to dig into the theory and figure out how to apply it in your organization. Wait, also 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, or sometime between 2000 and 2006.

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21st Century Revolutionary Conferences Have Transformed The Traditional Education Session

Velvet Chainsaw

Neglecting Evidence Based Education Is Understandable…To Some Degree. The neglect of conference organizers and hosts to apply scientifically sound, evidence based education methods to their conference education is understandable…to some degree. It does not demonstrate value or stimulate growth in organizations. Ramsden, 1988.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

Billhighway explains how to help your chapters and volunteer leaders stay safe. Instructional designers can create educational spaces for our learners in virtual environments that let them explore “what if?” Learn how to create game-based learning interventions to teach complex problem solving skills. Duration: 1 hour.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative Capacity, Emerging Education Models, and Group Decision Making. Some of the most popular manifestos include: " How To Be Creative," " Leading Transformation and Captivating Communities ," " The Personal MBA: Mastering Business Without Spending a Fortune ," and " Why Your Boss is Programmed to be a Dictator."

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Generational Diversity in 50 Minutes

Jamie Notter

We can certainly talk about it and make educated guesses (which is what I’ve done), but we have to take it with a grain of salt. Knowing the difference between Boomers, Xers, and Millennials won’t tell you how to structure your benefits options or choose a business model. December 2006 (10). November 2006 (9).