Category: Future Bending
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Getting Beyond “We’ve Always Done It That Way!”
Getting Beyond “We’ve Always Done It That Way!” This past weekend, I had practice with my improv troupe. It had been a few weeks due to holidays and travel. Usually we start our practice with some fun warm up exercises. We reconnect with each other being silly. They get the creative juices flowing and help…
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Who Defines Your Association’s Future?
Who Defines Your Association’s Future? A few days ago, I took an Uber ride from my hotel to the airport. The driver was a nice guy in his mid-20s. He was chatty. (Looked a lot like the man in the photo.) I learned he had a college degree and been through three jobs the first…
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Does Your Association Have Room?
Does Your Association Have Room for Passion? A pair of members come to you with an idea to move your mission forward based on a passion they have. What they are proposing has not been done before. They are asking your board to support them financially in this endeavor so they can do it properly.…
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The World Is Tilting
The World as We Know It Is Tilting I recently read that, within a few years, information in the world will double every 63 days. It boggled my mind. Every 63 days??? How can that be? What will it feel like? We got a taste of that speed this week. It feels like the world…
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How Healthy is Your Association?
How Healthy Is Your Association? Coal mine tunnels were dangerous for miners when gasses, such as carbon monoxide, collected intensely. In the early 1910s, coal miners started to take canaries down in the mines with them. The canaries were more sensitive to the dangerous gasses than humans. If a bird became sick in the mine,…
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The Kiss of Death for Your Association
The Kiss of Death for Your Association After sharing my analysis and predicting more than half of associations will be dead or dying by 2030, I’m exploring more concepts impacting the future of associations. Today we are focusing on an association epidemic. When it comes to addressing the future, the kiss of death is the…
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When Age is NOT a Number
When Age is NOT a Number in Your Association Yesterday I filled out a form to volunteer for an association. It asked for my age group. I wondered why? What does age mean to an association? I get you want demographics to make sure your involved members reflect the age distribution of potential members. And…
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What Do You Think About Ross?
What Do You Think About Ross? Did you notice his arrival – and it’s potential impact on YOUR association? TEN months ago, in May 2016, an AI lawyer was hired by Baker& Hostetler to work in their bankruptcy law practice. The AI’s name is Ross and he was created by IBM. Ross sounds pretty amazing.…
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Variable #2: The Magic Bullet Called Younger Members
Variable #2: The Magic Bullet Called Younger Members Last week, we explored technology as the first of three variables I’ve been watching to cause me to predict more than half of associations will be dead or dying by 2030. Today we are going to look at the second variable: The Magic Bullet Called Younger Members.…
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Variable #3: Power Turned Upside Down
Variable #3: Power Turned Upside Down Over the last two weeks, we’ve explored variables: younger members as the magic bullet and technology. They are two of the three variables I’ve watched to cause me to predict more than half of associations will be dead or dying by 2030. Today we are going to look at…