Equating Consensus with Agreement
There comes a point in many high-level conversations in the association community where someone plays the “we need to have consensus” card. These conversations often involve Board members or at least senior staff members, and the focus of the conversations is usually contentious. Examples: what should be our strategic priority this year? How should we […]
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LiveBlogging from the Social Media Unconference
Association Social Media Unconference
Today is the day! After months of informal discussion, organization and anticipation we finally reached the day of the Association Social Media Unconference (for more on unconferences). Jeff De Cagna did an awesome job laying the foundation (setting up a wiki for the event), securing a great space (thanks ASAE & The Center), and encouraging […]
Association Bloggers Blogroll
Apparently the association blogosphere is growing pretty fast and that is a great thing. However, with any type of growth come challenges. One of the biggest challenges is keeping track of who is actually blogging. To that end, Fred suggested that some type of blogroll be created and BMart and myself both agreed.
Not being […]