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Wanna Improve Creativity? Work Together, Then Alone
A new academic study with a Harvard Business School pedigree finds that mixing collaborative and isolated creative approaches helps improve consistency while maximizing the potential for something great.
Daily Buzz: Fight Communication Fatigue
Are your members overwhelmed by messages from your association? The MemberClicks blog tackles how to block out communication fatigue. Also: It’s #CityHallSelfie Day—what’s that all about?
Nevada Chambers Unite to Form Association Health Plan
Following the Labor Department issuing its final rule on association health plans in June, three chambers of commerce are launching an AHP this month.
Associations Assist With Investigation After Seattle Hijacking
After an airline employee who wasn’t a pilot took control of an empty passenger plane, crashing it into an island, associations are working with the airport and airline to make sense of the bizarre incident.
Daily Buzz: Associations for Left-Handers (Really)
It’s International Left-Handers Day. We break down how the holiday started, and some of the groups working to bring support to lefties around the world. Also: How to launch an association rebrand.
NCAA Rule Changes Give Basketball Players Flexibility
A series of newly announced rules by the association, among other things, allow college basketball players to enter the NBA draft without risk of losing their amateur status. The rules are based on recommendations from a commission led by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Seafood, See Jobs: Fishing Industry Highlights Tariff Fears
The National Fisheries Institute’s newest advocacy campaign describes the local effects—and the potential pain—of the global trade conflict between the U.S. and other countries, particularly China.
Effort Highlights Speech and Language Services Available to Students
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association launched a public-awareness effort, composed of new and repurposed content, to connect parents with services available to their school-aged kids.
Telepresence Robots Keep Teleworkers Better Connected
A few years ago, the Optical Society began using telepresence robots to keep remote workers better engaged in day-to-day office life. A look at how OSA has benefited from the technology and other considerations to keep in mind.
Gaming Association Adds Sports Betting to Expanded Conduct Code
Months after the Supreme Court decided a case that legalized sports betting at the state level, the American Gaming Association expanded its Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming to reflect a careful approach to introducing legal sports betting to the public. The American Gaming Association scored a big advocacy win earlier this year when a […]
