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Associations of the Future

Smooth The Path

It seemed a shame to keep all these big thoughts to myself, so we decided to collaborate on the Associations of the Future series. The overarching environmental factors that association leaders may want to start scanning. The transformation many associations have already made to become highly innovative organizations.

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Mini-Course for Association Professionals: The Optimization Trap Many Associations Face

Smooth The Path

Associations tend to lean toward optimizing. Learn how to avoid this trap in the newest mini-course for association professionals: If the embedded YouTube video is not working for you go directly to YouTube. Optimization must be balanced by innovation. Innovations don’t need to be grand.

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How to Strengthen Your Association’s Value Proposition

AssociationChat

And then a lot of times what’s highlighted is that associations are risk averse, and they’re unwieldy. And it’s very difficult to maneuver and innovate the way that we want to. Some associations believe only they can produce content. Well, there’s like, you know, four different people from Tecker. International who did this.

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Association Brain Food: 2.24.23

Reid All About it

Episodes are published Monday mornings in both audio and video format on most podcast services. Guest: Dean West, FASAE, President, Association Laboratory Host: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP, principal and founder, Rogue Tulips LLC Mon 2/27 at 11 a.m. Our topic this month is association finance innovation. No plan, no progress.

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The Hourglass Blog: Diagnosing the Problem

The Hourglass Blog

This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. For Jeff’s first post on why innovation is critical to the future of associations, go here. And you know what? I was right.