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Debbie Willis4/10/23 12:00 AM

5 Extreme Brainstorming Questions to Help Imagine a Better Future for Your Association

The pandemic knocked many of us out of our comfort zones, however, it also sparked growth ...
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Debbie Willis1/16/23 12:00 AM

How Your Association Can Prepare for the Unpredictable Chaos of BANI

Given the pandemic, political divisiveness, weather crises, and economic doom and gloom, ...
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Debbie Willis11/7/22 8:00 AM

10 Rules for Generating Value and Growth for Your Education Programs

The only way forward for association education programs is to improve them and grow them. ...
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Debbie Willis9/19/22 12:00 AM

A Strategy Canvas Helps You Plan and Manage Learning Projects

It’s natural to feel frazzled when you’re in charge of a project that’s way out of your ...
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Debbie Willis9/5/22 12:00 AM

Get to Know, Practice & Implement a Product Development Cycle

Associations need a strategy and process for developing new educational products, ...
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Debbie Willis5/23/22 8:00 AM

How to Improve Course Evaluations—and Measure a Course’s True Value

How often do you evaluate your evaluations? By revamping course evaluations to ask the ...
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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 Willis4/4/22 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 Willis2/14/22 12:00 AM

Learning Science Made Easy: Fast & Furious Instructional Design with SAM

It doesn’t take long for anyone working in professional development to hear about ADDIE ...
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Debbie Willis2/1/22 12:00 AM

Learning Science Made Easy: Merrill’s Principles of Instruction

If you manage educational programs, a knowledge of learning science can help you ...
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Debbie Willis11/22/21 12:00 AM

Learning Science Made Easy: What You Need to Know About ADDIE & Her Agile Alter Ego

Associations are wonderful places to work if you enjoy learning new skills on the job. ...
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Debbie Willis11/15/21 12:00 AM

30 Ideas for Generating Non-Dues Revenue from Online Education Programs

In a brainstorming session, an organization’s culture and history can restrain ideation. ...
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