ACCE Horizon Task Force: Chambers 2025 Crowd-sourced white paper – a “living” document: Crowd-sourced white paper – a “living” document: 15 Activist members & Directors 15 Activist members & Directors Attempt to define “chamber of the future” - Failed Attempt to define “chamber of the future” - Failed Re-start: define universal factors that will influence chambers Re-start: define universal factors that will influence chambers

Eight Influences 1. Nature of Belonging & Gathering 2. Communications Technology 3. Scarcity & Abundance 4. Global Impacts 5. Composition of Populations 6. Social & Political Fragmentation 7.Resource Alignment 8. Leadership

#1: Nature of Belonging & Gathering

Revolution in Who and How Revolution in Who and How Joining v. Associating Joining v. Associating Millennial-phobia Millennial-phobia Events ≠ Value Events ≠ Value Audiences do not a network make Audiences do not a network make Addressing “the quadrants” Addressing “the quadrants”

GET DONE GET DONE [thru the chamber] (Community Focus) GET FROM GET FROM [the chamber] (Enterprise Focus) INVESTED INVOLVED Community Builders Business Builders Business Investors Community Investors i.e. Attends events for sales contacts

#2: Communications Technology Wave upon wave Wave upon wave Mass customization Mass customization Tech won’t differentiate chambers Tech won’t differentiate chambers Human support will Human support will Value of information declining Value of information declining Analyst & filter rising Analyst & filter rising Chambers & Fantasy Football Chambers & Fantasy Football

#3: Scarcity & Abundance Water, energy, talent, land, hope, leadership Water, energy, talent, land, hope, leadership Dramatic swings in supply, demand and value Dramatic swings in supply, demand and value Accidents of time and place Accidents of time and place Cruelty of Migrations Cruelty of Migrations Chambers as K.A.P.S. Chambers as K.A.P.S.

#4: Global Impacts World will come to your economic door. World will come to your economic door. Not just about trade, strong places will matter Not just about trade, strong places will matter Reliance on chamber awareness & relationships Reliance on chamber awareness & relationships Investment opportunities for chambers and regions Investment opportunities for chambers and regions

#5: Composition of Populations Demographic reality in 2025 Demographic reality in 2025 Millennials and Minorities Millennials and Minorities “Old White Guys in Suits” – “Old White Guys in Suits” – Perception? Reality? Perception? Reality? Issue affects everything Issue affects everything From membership to governance to clout From membership to governance to clout Few chambers have acted Few chambers have acted

#6: Social & Political Fragmentation

It’s not just “Polarization” It’s not just “Polarization” Politics, society AND your business Politics, society AND your business Trend won’t reverse by 2025 Trend won’t reverse by 2025 Chambers and the sane center Chambers and the sane center Desperation, inspiration, practice Desperation, inspiration, practice

#7: Resource Alignment Intentional funding of the mission Intentional funding of the mission Reduction in cross-subsidization Reduction in cross-subsidization Chambers as fundable catalysts (anti-gridlock) Chambers as fundable catalysts (anti-gridlock) ROI unlikely to be “engagement” ROI unlikely to be “engagement” Find & nurture volunteer leaders who care Find & nurture volunteer leaders who care

#8: Leadership “the combination of the forces within big cities, great universities & powerful local leaders.” Jim Clifton, Coming Jobs War Non-hierarchical Non-hierarchical Networked Networked Aligned Aligned Catalytic Catalytic

Possible addition... The Shortcomings of Governments Inability to deal with...

Would the 8 Ball say we are right about these 8 influences?