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December 7, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Create a More Engaging Virtual Event By Remembering First Impressions

The first few minutes of a virtual event sets the stage for the rest of the event.

Filed Under: Conference Tagged With: association conference, attendee engagement, attendee experience, conference, conference experience, engagement, first impressions, learning, virtual conference

December 4, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Associations of the Future – Part 2

Join us as we peer into our cracked, clouded crystal balls to discuss the possibilities for the associations of the future.

Filed Under: Association Innovation, Association Strategy Tagged With: association innovation, innovation mindset, innovation practice, innovation process, strategic decisions, strategic planning

December 1, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Associations of the Future

The first in a series of three ponderings between Meredith Low and Amanda Kaiser about the Associations of the Future.

Filed Under: Association Strategy Tagged With: association innovation, association strategy, association value, jobs to be done, member experience, member needs, member value

November 24, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Now You Have Much More Freedom, What Are You Going to Do?

Many things look bleak right now, but at the same time, we have never had more freedom.

Filed Under: Association Innovation Tagged With: association innovation, association problems, barriers, change management, creative problem solving, innovation mindset, innovation practice, innovation process

November 19, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

A Message for the Board

A journalist asked me to imagine I was the CEO of a struggling association, and there was a board meeting next week.  What would I want the board to know? Here is what I would say.

Filed Under: Association Leadership Tagged With: association board, association CEO, association leadership, association strategy, board culture, board members, board of directors, Home - Featured

November 17, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Associations that Overreact or Underreact in a Crisis

Organizations tend to do one of two things in a crisis, but it is important to guard against either reaction.

Filed Under: Association Strategy Tagged With: association innovation, association staff, association strategy, association value, jobs to be done, member experience, member needs, member value, staff culture, staff morale, staff time

November 12, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Reconciling Small Virtual Events Versus Massive In-Person Conferences

You’ve put your heart and soul into developing a super neat online event for members, but registration is low. What do you do now?

Filed Under: Conference Tagged With: association conference, conference, event, launch, networking, product launch, professional development, virtual conference

November 10, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Too Distracted to Do Important Association Work

It might be hard to do deep thinking-type work right now. Here are a few ideas to get into the zone.

Filed Under: Association Leadership Tagged With: administrative work, doing the work, engaging work, launch, work load

November 5, 2020 By Amanda Kaiser

Associations Need to Provide Imperfect Hope

While you analyze what members need to learn, also think about who they need to learn from.

Filed Under: Association Value Tagged With: collaboration, collaborative, collegial, education, learning, members, networkin, professional development

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