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AI Can Now Forge Your Credentials (Here's What to Do About It)

Mallory Mejias: Dec 10, 2025 6:30:01 AM

A post has been circulating on LinkedIn that should make every association leader uncomfortable. It shows what's now possible with AI image...

Leadership Strategy Technology AI Image Generation

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Your Association Is a Software Company (Whether You Realize It or Not)

Mallory Mejias: Dec 9, 2025 10:28:32 AM

Microsoft. Google. Salesforce. Adobe.

Leadership Strategy Technology Software Development AI-Assisted Software Development

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Why Your Association Can't Afford to Marry One AI Vendor

Mallory Mejias: Dec 8, 2025 12:37:22 PM

The AI leader from January isn't the AI leader now. And the leader now probably won't hold that spot six months from now.

Leadership Strategy Technology

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Beyond the Individual: Designing AI for Generational Impact

Mallory Mejias: Oct 3, 2025 9:10:09 AM

When you measure success, you count heads. How many people attended the conference? How many members completed the certification? How many downloaded...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Social Impact

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Riding Shotgun with AI: Why You Can't Set It and Forget It

Mallory Mejias: Oct 2, 2025 2:29:38 PM

Your association just launched an AI assistant to handle member questions. The vendor demo was impressive. The pilot went well. Leadership expects it...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Social Impact

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Start With Reality: Why Deployment-First Beats Technology-First

Mallory Mejias: Oct 1, 2025 5:05:36 PM

Your association just spent six months building a new member portal. The features are impressive. The interface is clean. Leadership loves the demo....

Artificial Intelligence Technology Social Impact

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Running 10,000 Experiments While You Sleep: AI's Next Evolution

Mallory Mejias: Sep 8, 2025 8:12:58 PM

What do 14 million labeled images of cats, dogs, and hot air balloons have to do with your next strategic planning session? What does a computer...

Leadership Technology Innovation World Models

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The Lonely Work of Innovation: Why Being Right Too Early Still Beats Being Late

Mallory Mejias: Sep 4, 2025 1:06:36 PM

I recently interviewed Thomas Altman on the Sidecar Sync podcast, and his story perfectly illustrates the innovation journey many of you are already...

Leadership Technology Innovation

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When a 16-Year-Old Teaches AI: The Conor and Finn Grennan Story

Mallory Mejias: Jul 21, 2025 2:20:56 PM

The organizations Conor Grennan has trained on generative AI are undeniably impressive: OpenAI, McKinsey, Google, JP Morgan, NASA. But perhaps more...

Artificial Intelligence Education Technology

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