Dear Association Leader Who Defends And Champions Status Quo January 16, 2018 by Jeff Hurt Dear Association Leader: The status quo does not have your best interest at heart. It feels safe. And familiar. And comfortable. And even successful. But it’s not. It’s a very enticing powerful force. It can seduce you into a seemingly logical yet inadvisable present-forward mindset. You project today’s business into the future and expect yesterday’s … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , association leaders, change-agent, change-agent leader, customer loyalty, future-back mindset, present-forward mindset, status quo
Since We Are Already Doing What We Are Doing It Cannot Be Too Risky-NOT! December 9, 2014 by Jeff Hurt We frequently avoid change. We take comfort in doing the same thing over and over again. It feels safe. When it comes to making changes to a conference or association service, we opt to do what we’ve done in the past. It’s easier. We know the outcome. We believe it’s less risky than changing. Putting … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , association best practices, association issues and challenges, conference best practices, risk, status quo, strategic thinking, thinking
Your Conference Is Not As Unique As You Think December 11, 2013 by Jeff Hurt I’ve got news for conference organizers and hosts. Your conference is not as unique as you think. For the past three years, the team at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting has been reviewing, evaluating and analyzing annual meetings and conferences. Almost every one of our 30+ clients has started our review process with the following statement, “Our … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference's common benefits, conference's unique benefits, meeting planning, meeting professional, status quo, unforgettable events
Be Wary Of The Collision Of Conference Traditions And Attendee Expectations July 15, 2013 by Jeff Hurt The future most conference leaders want is at odds with the present they choose. Conference organizers have not even begun to explore the outer limits of their meeting’s full potential. Currently the conference’s limitless potential is crashing headlong into its leader’s self imposed boundaries and limitations. They sell the conference short. Bumping Up Against The … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, conferences, meeting planning best practices, status quo
Status Quo Or Strategic Agility? July 1, 2013 by Jeff Hurt It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that. ~ The Red Queen, Through The Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll Change Is Never Easy No one said change would be easy. Some associations and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , agility, association best practices, status quo, trends
