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Let Your Member Data Show You the Way

Spark Consulting

This Old City blogger Jon Geeting’s photos of sneckdowns in Philadelphia in February are a perfect illustration of how, paradoxically, a blanket of snow uncovers the most natural paths for cars and pedestrians. You can do a lot with the tools most of us have access to,” Engel says. innovation membership Associations Now client work'

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Co-Creation: The Value is in the Process

Association Success

It’s a tool for those times you need to go deeper than a survey or focus group, inviting participants to brainstorm, explore, and make shared decisions together. My hometown of Philadelphia wrote the book on this as it attempted to deal with the fallout of the financial crisis. Like a lot of cities, 2009 was a tough year for Philly.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

I also use it as a year in review tool. 3) Start A New Journal: As I mentioned above, I keep an annual professional journal, part planner and part reflection tool. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods.