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Association Brain Food: 4.26.24

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Two-thirds of associations plan to develop new products/services, yet only one-third plan to hire more staff. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Host: American Marketing Association Speaker: Kunwar Singh, Product Marketing Manager, Sprinklr Tue 4/30 at 2 p.m. But a few data points trouble me.

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. These innovators didn’t consider themselves in agriculture or robotics.

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Association Brain Food: 4.19.24

Reid All About it

James Young of Product Community describes a twist on mentoring. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Learn innovative communication tactics and effective win-back methods to transform these former members into active, engaged participants once again. Congratulations, Dean! Co-mentors. CAE credit.

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To Succeed in Industry 4.0 Become an Association 4.0™ Leader

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By 2021, one quarter of the top 100 consumer goods companies will be using 3D printing to create custom products on demand. By 2027, many employees will count robots among their co-workers. Innovative Approach. Welcoming innovation to a risk adverse industry can seem like trying to live with a Great Dane in a studio apartment.

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Ready to Grow Your Association? Freelancers Are Waiting to Help

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workers will be freelancers by 2027. Based on my consulting experience, most associations prefer to innovate in baby steps. Scale— If you want to expand product lines but not your footprint, freelancers might be the ticket to that growth. 36 percent of the U.S. workforce is currently freelancing and contributes $1.4

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

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As The Economist ’s interest in the topic suggests, much of the concern over lifelong learning ties back to the employment market and to business productivity and growth. Perhaps by necessity, analysts tend to focus on products and services that are relatively well defined and measurable. The list could go on.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.9.21

Reid All About it

I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product centric. Find out how the course will help participants to become more resilient and innovative, arming them with skills to develop value-based solutions, and enabling them to be future-proof #ChangeChampions. from 2020 to 2027’. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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