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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. Most were CEOs leading companies that provide products and services to associations.

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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. Host: Community Brands Speakers: Jason Daiger, Vice President of Product & Client Services, Events, and Tirrah Switzer, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Community Brands Tue 4/23 at 1 p.m. –

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Congress Passes Repeal of Nonprofit Employee Benefits Tax

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Congress Renews Brand USA Also included as part of the broader end-of-year spending package was congressional renewal of Brand USA , the tourism marketing organization of the United States, through 2027. The American travel community applauded the move.

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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. from 2020 to 2027’. But are you using the data from your online community to develop new products, drive event education sessions and identify influencers to lead content discussions? Thu 4/15 at 11 a.m. – New Business Models for a Hybrid World.

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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. Associations typically want to send nothing less than fully realized products to market.

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Ready to Grow Your Association? Freelancers Are Waiting to Help

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workers will be freelancers by 2027. Scale— If you want to expand product lines but not your footprint, freelancers might be the ticket to that growth. A 2017 Annual Freelance Survey conducted by Upwork found that: Nearly 50 percent of millennial workers are already freelancing. 36 percent of the U.S. trillion to the annual economy.

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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.