What Should We Do to Get Ready for Blockchain?
One of the key elements of blockchain networks is the network. This technology is a system-level technology. What that means is that its true power lies in the network effect, in the system. Any one…
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How Will Blockchain Affect My Members?
As you may recall from my previous post on my new whitepaper, Blockchain for Associations: Separating the Hype from the Promise, my co-author Shelly Alcorn and I think that this is the REAL question association execs…
Should Associations Care About Blockchain?
And if so, why? Blockchain for Dummies offers some qualifying questions when you’re trying to figure out whether blockchain is an appropriate solution for your association and for which projects: Do we need to track…
What IS Blockchain?
At it’s most basic level, blockchain is a ledger-style database. “Wait a second!” you might say. “There are PLENTY of database options out there. Why do we need ANOTHER one?” Blockchain allows two people who…
Blockchain for Associations
In the spring of 2018, I had the opportunity to attend one of my favorite conferences in the association year: digitalNOW. At that event, among all the cutting-edge content, I heard one word over and…
The Time Is Now
Climate change and sustainability are increasingly in the news and showing up as a key topic for the association industry. Association execs are realizing that climate change is not just a moral imperative, it’s a…
Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics?
Association execs consume – and produce – a lot of research in our day-to-day work, but most of us don’t have formal training in research. A lot of the language of research programs– p-values and…
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Digital Transformation…
…but were afraid to ask. Organizations of ALL types – for profit and tax exempt – have been talking about digital transformation for many years, and yet association efforts, both to digitize and to go…
Help Your Members Find the Signal in the Noise
This is probably not news to you, but we’re at an information crisis point. Your members and other audiences are dealing with a flood of information during a time when the role of traditional information…
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