Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The events, exhibitions and meetings industry continues to evolve as it faces global changes and disruptive innovation. 20+ Tradeshow Trends For 2014 & Beyond from Jeff Hurt. View this the 20+ Tradeshow Trends for 2014 & Beyond in your own broswer. Here are 20+ tradeshow trends for exhibitors and show managers.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! The world of continuing education and professional development has changed dramatically in the past few years,” Cobb and Steele said. “To

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 15, 2014

But I want to foster discussion on Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2014 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey , the results of which it released on April 7. And only 11 percent of respondents thought 2014 would be easier. In short: It seems 2014 will continue to be tough for nonprofits, but they’re coping as best they can.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2013

In the ebb and flow of the news this past year, we saw some patterns emerge—enough to suggest a few things that may be on their way out, making room for new ideas and trends likely to gain steam in 2014. We’ll be watching for who’s up next in 2014. Out: Expert-driven education. REBRANDING. Out: Aging brands. Conferences.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Your association can leverage mobile technology for advocacy, education, member communications and engagement activities. For its newest research project, r@h has designed the 2014 Mobile Readiness Survey to gauge the mobile readiness of associations. Mobile Payment Systems. Mobile Video. Mobile Advertising. Mobile Security.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

We’ll be watching for who’s up next in 2014. Out: Expert-driven education. With competition heating up from for-profit providers offering free or low-cost alternatives to association education programs, pressure to innovate in association learning mounted in 2013. Conferences. Out: Lavish meetings and events.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

In the past, they achieved this in part by selling continuing education content to members, either directly or indirectly through conferences and forums. These diverse entities all sell accredited continuing education content — and they’re starting to make a dent in the U.S. skills gap ” problem. What is the “Skills Gap” Problem?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 10, 2014

The only reason that conference education sessions exist is to drive a business’ outcomes. Ok, sure some conference education sessions exist for personal development, hobbies or pleasure. Yet, in many cases, the business, meaning an attendees’ employer and business, is the primary customer of a conference’s education.

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2014

A management consultant shares why associations should learn about innovation before promoting themselves as experts. All associations want to create unique and innovative content to share with their audiences. For some, innovation may mean slight adjustments. — Gallup (@Gallup) April 28, 2014. ” she writes.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 5, 2013

This all comes as foreign countries have demonstrated a new commitment to innovation and R&D. ” While spending on innovation in the United States has remained flat to slightly down over the last 10 years, Steff said, advancing nations such as China and South Korea have significantly increased it. . How We Got Here.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Cardiovascular experts attending the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014 should come prepared to keep up with the conference’s rapid pace. ” The whirlwind presentations put a new spin on medical education, shaking things up for experts used to more academic presentations.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 12, 2014

If you’re not familiar with Dr. John Medina’s Brain Rules , that’s a good place to start learning more about brain science and its impact on education and engagement at conferences. Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. Same thing goes for a brain at rest.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Clinical laboratorians from across the globe engage with each other on topics such as clinical guidelines and best practices for patient care, allowing them to both further their professional education and network with their peers. Best Community Site Design: International Society for Technology in Education. Highlights.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

They’ve graciously given me permission to reprint it below: By Joe Rominiecki / Apr 30, 2014 . The winter of 2014 brought a lot of cold weather and snow to much of the United States. Copyright ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, DC, April 2014. innovation membership Associations Now client work'

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 18, 2016

Connecting to everyone in a voice and format that is educational, insightful and fun requires strategies and techniques that leverage individual contributions without compromising big picture goals and objectives. If it’s a community for people who use a specific tool or product, it’s purpose is learn, educate and network with similar people.

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Tom Morrison

APRIL 20, 2015

Our goal is to deliver an experience that far outweighs the educational content. In the planning stages of any meeting we ask ourselves, what is going to be the "X" factor at this meeting that people will say years from now, "Hey, remember in 2014 when they did.?" I took that message to heart.

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Potomac Core

MAY 3, 2016

As part of its 2014 Strategic Planning, TFI established an Industry Stewardship and Sustainability strategy. Through science based information, the initiative helps to educate, advocate, and implement crop nutrient stewardship. Innovation Helps an Association Remain Relevant. Industry Driven Sustainability Initiative.

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YourMembership

JULY 27, 2015

Trends in adult learning all point to online learning as preferred choice for continuing education and certification for professionals. Their aggressive move into the job board market in 2014 and now e-Learning with the purchase of Lynda.com should now have your attention. Standing pat is no longer an option.

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Potomac Core

JUNE 27, 2017

The customary approach for associations is to seek out knowledge experts and then “ push ” that person’s knowledge out to the masses via educational programs, newsletters, and journals. Today’s associations who view their role as the integrator, aggregator, curator and enabler are creating more compelling member engagement experiences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The education landscape of 2020 will be characterized by the blurring of boundaries. Learning anywhere and anytime will be commonplace in many different ways based on the ubiquitous and innovative use of technology. Here is my slide deck from ASAE Tech Conference 2014 on the Future Of Learning and Technology 2020: Preparing For Change.

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Associations Now

JUNE 28, 2017

It contains just three sections representing a “heirarchy of needs”: The pyramid emerged from what Ford and Bridgestone learned from a survey of 300 grantees representing roughly a third of U.S. foundation spending. Given the prominence of these nonprofits, many of which are household names, the results came as a surprise.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

As part of the partnership, ACC will help judge an innovation competition and connect regional winners in the healthcare category with attendees at its annual meeting. After taking part in the DC regional competition last month, Jacobovitz noted that the entrepreneurial contest matched his association’s innovation interests.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2014

So we’re about two-thirds of the way through the 2014 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Nashville. ChatterBachs) August 10, 2014. — Willis Turner CAE (@willisturner) August 10, 2014. — Trina Cody (@tcody84) August 10, 2014. . — Trina Cody (@tcody84) August 10, 2014. link] #asae14 LS2.

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Associations Now

JUNE 19, 2014

Educational associations, take note: A leading organization in science education is meeting next week. Does your association deal with education, science, or youth outreach, or do you just happen to have a keen interest in the ocean? If so, shoot us an email at editorial@asaecenter.org , and you may see it in these pages.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 3, 2014

ELEVATE 2014 had two primary strategic priorities: Participant professional development. They branded those two areas as Sizzle–community and connecting–and Steak–education and development. CalSAE leaders and volunteers work hard at fostering community, connections as well as education and learning at ELEVATE.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Once again Apple has triggered an event-industry innovation streak. While there are several event app developers offering beacon technology, Core-apps was the first software provider to ship iBeacon technology for alerting and analytics in the tradeshow industry and continues to be innovators in this field.

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Associations Now

MAY 19, 2016

That’s according to new research from the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, a trade group focused on the state’s innovation economy. MassTLC reports that of the 17,000 new jobs created in the Massachusetts technology industry between 2007 and 2014, just 4,000 of them—24 percent—went to women.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 25, 2016

Case Western Reserve University and an association dedicated to women in the manufacturing industry announced a new educational program dedicated to fostering women’s leadership skills. Women in manufacturing careers have a new resource to help advance their leadership skills.

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Associations Now

APRIL 10, 2014

— Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) April 10, 2014. — WebLink Int'l (@WebLink) April 10, 2014. The educational experiences that associations offer are important to members, as is their breadth of content. What did Incline President @MarcCousineau2 learn about making goals from a wooden spoon? ht @ WebLink ).

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Idea Architects

AUGUST 1, 2013

Finally, I''m limited myself to 15 speaking or facilitation engagements in 2014 and as of today, five of those opportunities have been claimed. I hope you enjoy this series of posts on what I''m learning from what I''m reading.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 5, 2014

Event Marketer Magazine recently published the 2014 Event Measurement Report which outlines why measurement matters. They overwhelming selected better program reporting and analytics as an area to see addressed in 2014. The smile sheet conference education evaluation is a great example of a vanity metric.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

The entrepreneurial activity rate for men and women is most aligned in Africa and the Asia and Oceania region, showing a “greater demand for entrepreneurship in developing economies than in developed economies,” GEM’s 2014 Women’s Report said. GEM reported 200 million women in the 83 economies analyzed are starting or running a new business.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2015

A recent report in Stanford Social Innovation Review highlights the net effect of the issue that industry makeup can have on a board’s approach. The numbers are most startling at research universities, Jenkins notes, where in 2014, 40 percent of board members and 56 percent of board leaders hailed from the financial world.

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Associations Now

APRIL 1, 2014

The Center for Digital Education and the National School Boards Association work together to identify school boards and districts that have success implementing new technology to better serve their communities. If people are fearful of punitive actions because of failure, that stifles creativity, it stifles innovation.

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Associations Now

APRIL 1, 2014

— DMO (@davedmo) April 1, 2014. Then there’s the educational advantage of these reviews: “Consumers perceived expert content to be more informative: On average, they found it 10 percent more informative than user reviews and 8 percent more informative than branded content,” Nanji writes. (ht ht @ davedmo ).

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 31, 2014

“Nobody is shutting the door to innovation. — Chevy Trucks (@ChevyTrucks) October 30, 2014. — darren rovell (@darrenrovell) October 31, 2014. Velvet Chainsaw Consulting’s Jeff Hurt wants you to know about educational trends worth watching. . “It is exactly the same menace.”

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Associations Now

MARCH 20, 2014

While many nonprofits are planning to hire new staff in 2014, the sector is largely lacking when it comes to implementing formal recruitment strategies, according to a new study. Find out why greater investment in talent management could help nonprofits better achieve their missions. Just ask management consultant John Spence.

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