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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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What are the lessons learned? Following are a few of my observations on the indelible takeaways and lessons learned about remote work. We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. Groups that developed a structure and schedule for online meetings managed their time and effort more efficiently.

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How Innovation Naturally Emerges From Deliberate Inefficiency

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“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. It's time to build again,” says Parker. Seek novelty to create strategic optionality.

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Solutions Day 2023—It’s Happening!

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Leadership, or how to navigate fast-moving digital markets and we’ll be sharing what we learned. She developed digital learning programs that can be repeated, monetized, and are guaranteed to engage. Hear how she structured an initiative that hits all the right targets. We wrote two books on Association 4.0 What’s wrong?

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

So when I learned about Candid’s Demographics via Candid —an initiative that allows nonprofit organizations to share demographic information on their Candid nonprofit profile , where funders, donors, and researchers could easily access it—I was both intrigued and skeptical.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue. The pandemic was a wormhole. One message that rings loud and clear is the importance of connections.

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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

After two years of teaching online in a variety of formats and structures, one thing that I’ve realized is that when the camera is off, people may be long gone—or at least disengaged. . Even worse, sometimes they stay connected and just get bored—fatigued by the static environment. So, how does that translate to the Zoom Room?

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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Offer opportunities for learning to new staff, leaders, and volunteers and ongoing refreshers for current employees. It’s an exercise that will provide the opportunity to explore lessons learned in training and reflect on how they impact real-life situations. A statement formalizes your organization’s commitment.