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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. Technology today is Darwinism on a timelapse of 30 frames per second.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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The technology promises to upend the way business operates. Abilities rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior remain essential for success in business and life. The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets.

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To Get Close to Members, Follow MarTech Trends

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Whether I’m writing about marketing, strategy, or technology, one idea always surfaces. Harvard Business Review Analytic Services recently released a report that illustrates the gap between knowing and doing. Harvard Business Review Analytic Services recently released a report that illustrates the gap between knowing and doing.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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When Kevin Ordonez, my business partner, and I wrote our Association 4.0 books , a home office was still a glimmer in every busy parent’s eyes. In 2005, when Highroad was one of the few virtual businesses, the concept raised some eyebrows. Businesses and even a few associations are moving away from bricks and mortar.

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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Value the Human Touch Lately, I’ve been writing about the value of emotional intelligence, especially as it supports and improves the use of expanding technology. In addition to being important for leaders like the CEO and the CTO, EI can also help anyone to organize effective teams and give them the ability to successfully collaborate.

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Build a Digital Ecology–Promote IT Collaboration Across Your Organization

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Becoming a digital organization means infusing technology into your association’s ecosystem. To become a digital business everyone in the organization must use their IT tools to collaborate. Executives who defer this responsibility convey the idea that digital thinking and collaboration are not a priority.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. Influencers are not necessarily thought leaders. Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again. So, this exercise is also a marketing tool.

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