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Debbie Willis5/16/22 12:00 AM

How Much Value Do Keynote Speakers Bring to Your Conference?

Now that you’ve dealt with upheavals, pivots (argh!), and unending change, you’re in ...
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Debbie Willis5/9/22 12:00 AM

Cohort Programs Deliver a Social Learning Experience That Will Set Your Association Apart from the Competition

Online learning got a tremendous boost during the pandemic when virtual conferences and ...
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Debbie Willis5/2/22 12:00 AM

Become the Most Interesting Person in the Room: Your Association’s In-House Futurist

No one can predict the future, not even the nice fortune-teller you visit on the way to ...
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Debbie Willis4/25/22 12:00 AM

Overcoming Goldfish Myths & the Challenges to Attention Spans

Let’s put this goldfish myth to bed once and for all. You’ve heard this one: our ...
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Debbie Willis4/18/22 12:00 AM

Expand Your Market with Introductory Industry Education and Credentialing Programs

Most associations focus their education and credentialing programs on their primary ...
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Debbie Willis4/11/22 12:00 AM

What’s Working for the Top Fundraising Nonprofits in 2022

The ‘nonprofit’ descriptor bothers many in the association community because ‘profit’ is ...
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Debbie Willis4/4/22 12:00 AM

7 Ideas Worth Stealing from For-Profit Professional Development Brands

This week, we’re looking at news in the for-profit professional development market. Why? ...
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Debbie Willis3/28/22 12:00 AM

How to Welcome & Help Career Changers Entering Your Association’s Industry

Job-hopping is in the air right now. Career-hopping too. After two years of the pandemic, ...
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Debbie Willis3/21/22 12:00 AM

Do You Think the Corporate C-Suite Finally Understands the Value of Professional Development?

It took a pandemic, an acceleration of unceasing change, and a surprising Great ...
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Debbie Willis3/14/22 12:00 AM

What Your Association Might Be Getting Wrong with Your Digital Transformation Strategy

No matter how tired you are of the phrase, you probably agree that the pandemic ...
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Debbie Willis3/7/22 12:00 AM

Is Your Virtual Conference Engaging Enough to Prevent Multitasking?

After two years of living in pandemic mode, we look at time differently. Because many ...
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Debbie Willis2/28/22 12:00 AM

Learning Science Made Easy: Use Action Mapping to Help Learners Improve Job Performance

We’re big on differentiators. We’re always on the lookout for ideas to help you design ...
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