Six Issues Associations Are Having Difficulty Responding To January 31, 2017 by Jeff Hurt Many associations are slow to change. Often association leadership views change as something that disrupts the peace. They want to maintain the status quo. When beliefs that we lean on and build programming around change, we flinch. We deny. We fight and scream to maintain the past. Yet, sometimes, these changes proceed forward like waves … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , association future, association trends, certification, connectivity, disruptive forces, disruptors, learning, mobile
Your Conference Is Offering Learning Scrap That Is Not Even Worth Recycling October 6, 2014 by Dave Lutz Your conference and association value proposition is under attack! Education and networking are two benefits of conference attendance and association membership. Yet, education is being disrupted in major ways. When employees spend too much time in education offerings that do not translate into increased performance and productivity, it is learning scrap. It’s wasted information, knowledge … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , adult learning strategies, association best practices, conference best practices, conference education, disruptive forces, disruptors, learning scrap, learning trends
If You Really Understood Digital Disruption You Would Be Shaking In Your Boots November 13, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Business professionals drop the word disruption in conversations today as often as they discuss the stock market. And the word digital is part of our normal vernacular. Put the two words together, digital disruption, and it adds up to much more than the sum of its parts says Forrester Researcher Dr. James McQuivey. He says … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , disruptive forces, disruptive innovation, disruptive technologies, disruptors, technology
Six Disruptive Forces Poised To Revolutionize Nonprofit Associations November 29, 2011 by Jeff Hurt It takes courage to move out of the comfort zone! So many nonprofit associations and their boards have adopted a risk averse environment. They see little incentive to change or experiment. In the coming three to ten years, those organizations that stay the course will not succeed. Those that refuse to think differently, quickly and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , association future, association trends, disruptive forces, disruptive innovation, disruptors, Innovation, nonprofit predictions, nonprofit trends, trends
Workplace Trends: Six Radical Changes Disrupting The Next Decade June 23, 2011 by Jeff Hurt According to the technology research company Gartner, by 2020 more than 40% of an organization’s work will be non-routine. During the next ten years six radical changes will disrupt traditional work. The need to adapt to these mega trends will be imperative for success. Will you be nimble enough to adapt to these impending work … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , disruptors, workplace trends
