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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.31.20

Reid All About it

By focusing on empathy and iteration, the design thinking process helps you create solutions that are grounded in the experience of your stakeholders and informed by their feedback through a co-creation process. See how the process works in action through a case study. Understand what design thinking is and its key steps.

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And the survey says…we’re scared

Aaron Wolowiec

Instead of sending the whole staff, many companies will simply choose to send leadership, especially if an event is overseas. The visa process will change, as will destinations of choice, MPI says. Increasing costs and security concerns mean fewer people will attend events. The ripple effect: cost. percent and air travel rates 4.2

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Does Your Meeting Need a Chief Experience Officer?

Associations Now

Earlier this month, the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau announced that it would now be called VisitDallas. While Dallas is the first DMO to hire a CXO, I’m sure it won’t be the last. That’s a completely different design process that takes attendees through a completely different journey.”. Listener-in-chief.

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You Choose: Bloated Painfully Slow Blimp Or Stealth Agile Fighter Jet

Velvet Chainsaw

Recently I saw the Goodyear Blimp circling a major Dallas freeway. As those associations grew, their leadership realized that they could make revenue from the conference—covering both their direct and indirect expenses. It bounced up and down with the intensity of a bobble-head-frenzy. The Business Of Meetings. A New View Of Members.

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New NBA Players Union Executive Blazes New Trail

Associations Now

300+ The number of candidates the National Basketball Players Association considered during a 17-month process to replace former Executive Director Billy Hunter, who was ousted from the role after an internal audit that ended last year. A Lengthy Process. Reflecting the recent strife, Roberts’ hiring was a slow-moving process.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: When the Professional is Also.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. A couple of weeks ago, my Twitter feed was filled with Tweets from friends and colleagues talking about workshop proposals they had submitted for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas. Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects.

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Association Staffing and the End of Toll Booth Workers: 3 Lessons for Association Executives

SCD Group

When driving with my son in the Dallas area a couple of weeks ago, I discovered that Texas is tearing out toll booths. As we change our processes and operations, how are we using the people resources we no longer need? Goodbye Toll Booth Worker (left); Hello Automatic Billing (right). Just cutting the costs?