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Why Your AI Culture Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
When association leaders discuss the future of artificial intelligence, the conversation almost inevitably turns to talent. The instinct is sound:...
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The 4 Modes of Working with AI, The Transformation Paradox, & Building a Learning Organization | [Sidecar Sync Episode 137]
Mallory Mejias: Jun 8, 2026 11:09:26 AM
Summary: In this jam-packed “mini” episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down a whirlwind of recent AI model releases—from Anthropic,...
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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 Deeper Questions digitalNow 2025 Is Really Asking
Mallory Mejias: Nov 5, 2025 10:57:04 AM
I'm sitting here on Day 3 of digitalNow 2025 in Chicago. Over the past few days, we've seen incredible sessions on implementation, infrastructure,...
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What digitalNow 2025 Reveals About Where Associations Are With AI
Mallory Mejias: Nov 5, 2025 12:18:25 AM
Day 2 of digitalNow 2025 just wrapped in Chicago. Over the past two days, we've seen incredible sessions from association practitioners, AI experts,...
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Your AI Guidelines Should Be a Green Light, Not a Stop Sign
Mallory Mejias: Jul 23, 2025 4:50:55 PM
Most AI policies read like a list of don'ts. Don't share confidential data. Don't trust AI outputs. Don't use unapproved tools. Don't, don't, don't....
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From Bullets to Cannonballs: Why Your Association's AI Experiments Aren't Scaling
Mallory Mejias: Jul 10, 2025 5:07:50 PM
Year one: Let's experiment with AI! Education staff use AI for course descriptions. The membership department uses AI to draft renewal emails.
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The Thought Experiment Every Association Leader Should Try: Build a Competitor to Your Own Organization
Mallory Mejias: Jul 8, 2025 11:18:53 AM
Here's the reality: There's a version of your association that costs less to run, serves members faster, and delivers personalized value at scale....
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The Leadership-Lab-Crowd Framework: A New Model for AI Transformation in Associations
Mallory Mejias: Jul 7, 2025 3:26:50 PM
Here's a frustrating reality: Your team members are quietly achieving 2-3x productivity gains with AI, cutting tasks that used to take hours down to...