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Stop Chasing the AI Frontier: Why You Should 'Squeeze the Lemon' of Current Models
Every week brings a headline about a new artificial intelligence breakthrough. A major lab releases a model that shatters previous benchmarks. A day...
AI Adoption
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System 1 vs. System 2 AI: Why Your Association Needs a Decision Model
Look at any standard process documentation in your association. You will likely see a flowchart made of two primary shapes. Rectangles represent...
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Three Minutes a Day: A Better Way to Build Staff AI Skills
On a recent episode of the Leading Learning podcast, JD Dillon made a point that should land hard with anyone planning AI training for an association...
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The Fluency Trap: Why AI Training Fails Without 'Immersion'
Anyone who has spent four years studying a language in high school knows the exact feeling of landing in a foreign country and realizing they cannot...
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How Pfizer thinks about AI, Thomson 1.0, & Who's Behind Ox Alpha? | [Sidecar Sync Episode 150]
Mallory Mejias: Sep 7, 2026, 1:18:40 PM
Summary: A drug company CEO just made the best case yet for why platform choice matters less than most associations think. Marking three years of...
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The Gorilla in the Room: How AI Cures the Association Multitasking Myth
There is a famous psychology experiment involving a video of a basketball court. Viewers are asked to watch the players moving around and count the...
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You Are Using AI Through a Keyhole
There is a conversation that repeats itself constantly with association staff who use AI every day. They describe themselves as heavy users, and by...
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AI Is Overhyped and Underhyped. The Difference Is Timing.
Ask ten association leaders what they make of AI right now and you'll get two answers that seem impossible to reconcile.
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Why Your Association Needs a Hackathon
The word hackathon often conjures images of darkened rooms, rows of glowing monitors, and software engineers fueled by caffeine and complex code. For...