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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. She studies team composition.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration.

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Build a Digital Ecology–Promote IT Collaboration Across Your Organization

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It sounds instantaneous—as if you could type a few commands and new software would magically turn your organization into a super-powered generator of member engagement and delight. Becoming a digital organization means infusing technology into your association’s ecosystem. If only it were that simple.

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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If there were holdouts on giving IT a pivotal place in the organization, the pandemic shifted that perspective. That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done. Technology took center stage.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. We leveraged our connections during COVID by organizing a weekly call to convene the key players. On the other hand, in Madison, where we didn’t have a Kitchen Cabinet, collaboration on reopening was much more challenging.

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Collaborating for New Solutions To Persistent Societal Challenges

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Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

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Think about that for a moment — we have over 300 consulting and product partners that are serving thousands of organizations and institutions globally. Yet, each year for the last six years, they come together to share best practices to make each individual and firm better at serving those organizations.