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Digital Transformation (2)

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Why Your Association Needs to 'Kill' Its Legacy Projects

Associations are remarkably adept at creation. When a new industry challenge arises, a new committee is formed. When members request a specific type...

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The Death of Sora and the Real Future of AI Video

When a highly anticipated technology suddenly goes dark, it is easy to assume the entire sector is in trouble. Recently, the web and mobile...

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Stop Fearing Your 'Dark Databases': A New Way to Map Your Data

Imagine you want to answer a seemingly simple question about your association's membership: Are there geographic trends in your year-over-year...

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Stop De-Weirding Your AI: Why Enterprise Logic Kills Innovation

This post draws on Wharton professor Ethan Mollick's recent article, "The IT department: Where AI goes to die," which we analyzed on a recent episode...

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The End of the Design Bottleneck: What Claude Design Means for You

For many association professionals, the path from a great idea to a finished visual asset is often blocked by a significant bottleneck. You might...

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Why Your IT Department Shouldn't 'Own' Your AI Strategy

This post draws on Wharton professor Ethan Mollick's recent article, "The IT department: Where AI goes to die," which we analyzed on a recent episode...

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Navigating Market Uncertainty: Why Associations Should Invest Reserves in AI and Tech Modernization Now

Introduction In times of economic uncertainty, associations with significant financial reserves traditionally rely on conservative investments like...

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The AI Transformation Is Here: 2025 Predictions Your Association Can't Ignore

For the second year running, Team Sidecar is peering into the future to forecast how artificial intelligence will reshape the association landscape....

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Meta's Llama 3.3 70B: Advancing Accessible AI for Organizations

In the latest episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias explore Meta's groundbreaking release of Llama 3.3 70B, a...

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