Reboot IT - Nonprofit and Association Technology Conversations for All

Dave gets worked up about re-evaluating business rules within organizations. Sometimes business rules are based on isolated incidents and may unnecessarily complicate future processes. Dave emphasizes the need to scrutinize these rules as they play a crucial role in requirements analysis, influencing contracts, payment processing, regulatory compliance, and more.

Catch up with Juan and Hannah from Inteleos and hear their fascinating update about how the organization is using blockchain to reduce friction, create efficiencies, and increase value to its members.

This week Dave is joined by George Breeden, CIO at American Society for Microbiology. George shares his epic thoughts on being curious, experimenting, and innovating. We also talk about IT’s responsibility to align the organization's technology with the mission and business objectives - and much more. Lastly, you win if you had “punch cards” on your Reboot IT BINGO card. 

Dave is worked up again this week. What's on his mind? Wordsmithing. 

Tune in as Dave talks with Gretchen Steenstra, project strategy and leadership at DelCor, and Laura Sparks, director of marketing and web manager at ENTSOC. They discuss the key factors that contribute to a successful partnership between IT and marketing.

*Recorded while Laura was at ENTSOC, now Director of Marketing and Communications at IEDC

This week, Dave is worked up about constantly being bombarded with surveys. Tune in to hear his advice on ensuring your organization uses survey tools effectively. 

Dave talks to Carol Martinez about the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) use of technology to support the organization’s mission. At PMI, the technology goes beyond operations and management, thereby allowing Carol and her team to measure the global community impact of project management.

Dave is joined by Reggie Henry, Chief Information and Performance Excellence Officer at ASAE, to discuss artificial intelligence. They discuss the reality of AI: its positive aspects, its effectiveness as a tool, and the importance of ethical implementation.

A recent trip to France has Dave worked up about how efficiently people in the past accomplished remarkable architectural feats, such as the Palace of Versailles and the Eiffel Tower. He considers factors that may slow progress in the community today when implementing new technologies.

Once again, Dave and the collabocasters share what's going on in their lives (who earned the Hapkido black belt?) as they weave through various association topics and have fun along the way. 

This episode features part two of Dave's Conversation with Jeff De Cagna, executive advisor for Foresight First LLC. They discuss Jeffs's recent written work that dives deeper into the conversation of the CEO and the board's responsibility regarding AI and stewardship. 

Dave welcomes back Jeff De Cagna, executive advisor for Foresight First LLC. In part one of this two-part episode, their conversation focuses on the CEO and board's responsibility regarding AI and stewardship. 

We're Kicking off Season 6 with guests Loretta DeLuca and Brian Sheehan. The three have a controversial conversation about topics they feel are not addressed head-on in the association community.