Sun.Aug 21, 2016

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Is this the future of membership?

Optimist Consulting

I was intrigued to read ‘The future of membership’, a report from the New Citizen Project organisation. New Citizen Project was set up in 2014 with the idea that if we, as members, see ourselves as citizens as opposed to consumers, we are more likely to want to get involved in the organisation we are members of and solve some of society’s challenges.

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How to Get the Most out of Your Next Association Brainstorm

Smooth The Path

Have you ever facilitated a brainstorm where no matter what you did you couldn’t get the energy up and the participation flowing? Have you ever participated in a brainstorm and had a hard time coming up with great ideas? Have you ever walked out of a brainstorm and thought we didn’t come up with much that we haven’t already discussed before?

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Harnessing the web 2016 conference – early bird offer

Optimist Consulting

I am a supporter of Harnessing the web 2016 conference in October, the premier digital conference for the membership sector. I always attend the conference and enjoy speaking there, so I’m happy to be able to offer readers of my e-newsletter access to specially discounted tickets to the conference. An Early Bird discounted ticket price is available until 2nd September, allowing you to save £50 off the full ticket price.