Looking Forward™ 2019 Futures Discussion Packet

Looking Forward 2019 Futures Discussion Packet includes the most recent, relevant and useful information and resources for leading discussions with your volunteer leaders and staff.

• Looking Forward™ 2019 Full Report - You receive the full report of Looking Forward. This is the nation\'s leading environmental scan of the association strategy environment. Review interpretive analysis of the data including 53 environmental factors impacting members, 51 implications on association strategy and 30 identified success strategies in five domains. Relevant differences between trade and professional associations and by geographic scope are included. See how key business factors have changed over time through the 6-year meta-analysis.

• Looking Forward™ 2019 3-Part Futures Discussion Webinar Series   You receive a link to a 3-part webinar series presenting a deep dive into the data.  Association Laboratory provides interpretive analysis of the research. This gives you a deeper understanding of the data and the opportunities and threats facing associations. Led by Dean West, FASAE and President of Association Laboratory this 3-hour curriculum helps you understand in more detail the factors impacting the association member environment, implications on association strategy, and the solutions that association leaders believe are critical to success.

• Looking Forward™ 2019 Discussion Guide You receive a 12 page Looking Forward Moderator's Discussion Guide. Lead productive discussions about your association's future with staff and volunteer leaders with this twelve page instructional resource.  The Looking Forward Discussion Guide includes everything from process diagrams to advice on selecting participants. It gives you sample agendas and on-site worksheets to make your discussions productive. Based on Association Laboratory's 20 years of experience in environmental scanning and strategic planning, this resource gives you everything you need to lead discussions that result in actionable strategy.

• Looking Forward™ Data Presentation Template You receive a customizable Looking Forward™ PowerPoint presentation containing the Looking Forward data. The Looking Forward Presentation Template includes everything you need to prepare and present a customized presentation of the data incorporating your own insights and association\'s unique data. The template includes instructions on use and key points for each component of the presentation within the Notes Section of each slide. Present the association sector data combined with your unique, custom information to provide for in-depth education of volunteer leaders, staff or members.

• Looking Forward 2019 – Healthcare Edition is the nation’s first environmental scan of the healthcare association strategy environment. The study is based on the response of healthcare association chief staff officers. It explores the impact of more than 50 different environmental factors in 5 domains f(Economy, Technology, Workforce, Government, Global) on healthcare association members. The report identifies more than 50 different implications of these environmental influences on healthcare association strategy. It assesses these implications on topics ranging from conventions and membership to education and content strategy. Finally, the report assesses the impact of emerging strategies designed to prepare healthcare associations for a dynamic and complex strategy environment.

• Looking Forward™ 2019 Executive Summary: The 8th Edition of the report is based on data collected from nearly 400 trade and professional association CEO’s and other senior executives. These leaders represent thousands of association members from more than 20 industry and professional sectors. It examines relevant differences between trade and professional associations. It highlights differences by association scope – from local to global. Get an Executive Overview with this Summary!

The Looking Forward™ 2019 Futures Discussion Packet allows you to take charge of discussions about the future. You will save time and money and create consensus-based, future-focused and actionable strategy for your association.