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Innovation

6 min read

The 'suspender' strategy: how to build an internal AI culture

Sidecar Team: Jul 20, 2026, 4:48:15 PM

Many association leaders find themselves in a difficult position regarding artificial intelligence. On one hand, the technical potential of the...

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 143 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan, Mallory Mejias, and Vicki Deal-Williams

34 min read

Suspenders & Double Dutch: Scaling AI Without Losing the Human Touch with Vicki Deal-Williams | [Sidecar Sync Episode 143]

Mallory Mejias: Jul 17, 2026, 2:17:32 PM

Summary: In this interview episode, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan sit down with Vicki Deal-Williams, CEO of the American Speech-Language-Hearing...

Artificial Intelligence Leadership Change Management Innovation

5 min read

Beyond Chat: Why AI Needs a New Interface, Platform, and Business Model

Sidecar Team: May 1, 2026, 11:24:01 AM

To understand the current state of artificial intelligence, one must look back at the history of computing. We often feel as though we are living in...

Artificial Intelligence Innovation

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5 min read

The 17-Year Overnight Success: A Framework for Spotting What's Next

Mallory Mejias: Apr 28, 2026, 9:15:00 AM

Here's a story you may have heard a version of: a small team launches a free app in the App Store. Two weeks later, Apple calls — unannounced,...

Strategy Innovation Trend Spotting

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 131 cover featuring Adam Cheyer, Noah Cheyer, and Mallory Mejias

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How Siri’s Co-Creator Predicts the Next AI Wave with Adam & Noah Cheyer | [Sidecar Sync Episode 131]

Mallory Mejias: Apr 28, 2026, 8:54:02 AM

Summary: What happens when you put a Siri co-creator and longtime AI pioneer together with a next-generation events strategist? Adam...

Events Management Sidecar Sync Podcast Leadership Innovation AI Products & Services

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5 min read

What's Coming for Association Knowledge Bases: Faster, Smarter, More Accurate

Mallory Mejias: Apr 23, 2026, 12:25:40 PM

More associations are building AI-powered knowledge assistants every month. The pitch is compelling: members get instant answers drawn from your...

AI Models Innovation Model compression RAG

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Why Smart Associations Don't Use One AI Model. They Use Five.

Mallory Mejias: Apr 21, 2026, 6:30:01 AM

Most AI conversations in associations start with the same question: which model should we use? Claude or ChatGPT? Gemini or something open-source?...

AI Models Innovation

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4 min read

The Little Models That Could: How AI Got 200x Cheaper in Three Years

Mallory Mejias: Apr 20, 2026, 6:30:00 AM

In early 2023, if you wanted access to the smartest AI available, you paid about $30 per million tokens to use GPT-4. It was expensive, it lived in...

AI Models Innovation Model compression

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7 min read

Your Members' Expectations Are Being Set by Amazon, Not Your Peers

Mallory Mejias: Mar 25, 2026, 6:30:00 AM

Your members don't compare your website to other association websites. They compare it to every other digital experience they have in a day —...

Member Services Innovation Experimentation

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