article thumbnail

What a Year Can Do

Association 141+

Though I did not realize it at the time, ASAE Annual Conference 2011 in St. Louis was a turning point in my career. study time lines, test taking strategies and met others also attempting the exam this past year. Yes, I am still referred to as ‘the rhyming association guy.’ I went in literally knowing no one. I am a CAE.

article thumbnail

SCD Group: Using Stories and Member Perceptions to Shape Your.

SCD Group

In this day and age where associations of all types are being challenged to find relevancy, membership value that enhances retention and organizational benefits that enhance recruitment, your association has to stop referring to “what it’s always said and does” and find out what members and prospects want it to be.

article thumbnail

Lessons from innovation's front lines: An interview with IDEO's CEO

The Big Picture

One such company though is IDEO—a designer of products, services, and experiences ranging from Apple’s first mass-market computer mouse to aspects of Prada’s store in New York City to the patient-care delivery model at SSM DePaul Health Center, in St. Louis, Missouri. Posted at 12:14 PM in Innovation | Permalink.

St. Louis 100