2. ACCE Horizon Task Force: Chambers 2025
Crowd-sourced white paper
Failed to define “chamber of the future”
Re-start . . .

3. Eight Factors influencing YOUR Future
Belonging & Gathering
COM-Tech
Scarcity & Abundance
Global Impacts
5. Populations 6. Fragmentation 7. Resource Alignment 8. Leadership

4. #1: Nature of Belonging and Gathering

5. Today? Tomorrow? Not so much.

6. Belonging & Gathering Revolution in Who and How Join v. Associate
Millennia-phobia
Value = but also ≠ Events
Audiences ≠ Network
Definitions?????

7. Next-gens are not the problem . . . . . . they’re the solution
Business-led, Civic-Economic Entities
24% have grown membership counts over 10 years
45% have grown dues dollars
57% have increased overall revenue

8. #2: Communications Technology
Waves of new tools/toys
Tech won’t differentiate you
Feedback loops
Information value???
Practical Questions

9. Scarcity and Abundance

10. Not just
about “stuff”
The real“inventory” for growth

11. #3: Scarcity & Abundance
For communities, it’s about abundance
Water, talent, leadership, sex appeal
Rapid swings & cruel migrations
K.A.P.S.

12. Global Impacts

13. #4: Global Impacts World at your door Not just helping exporters
Future reliance on you
Stars will exploit every opportunity

14. #5: Composition of Populations
Reality by 2025
“Old White Guys In Suits?”
Perceptions, realities, actions

15. Demographics Shape Everything
Board rooms & events
Staff chemistry
Economic development appeal
Policy clout
Community peace

16. Social-Political Fragmentation

17. #6: Social & Political Fragmentation
It’s not just “Polarization”
Politics, society AND your business
And it the future?
Business and the sane center
Desperation, inspiration, practice

18. #7 Resource Alignment

19. #7: Resource Alignment Intentional funding of the mission
Reduction in cross-subsidization
Investor ROI v. ROE
Find/nurture leaders w/ $ and
Addressing Motivations

20. GET DONE INVOLVED INVESTED GET FROM
i.e. Attends events for sales contacts
GET FROM

21. # 8 Catalytic
Leadership

22. #8: Catalytic Leadership
“Where will future growth come from combination of factors and powerful local leaders.”
Jim Clifton, Coming Jobs War
Non-hierarchical
Aligned
Catalytic

23. Now What?
Build Capacity.

24. That’s Where ACCE Comes In
At Your Desk
HERO
Webinars & Online Courses
Magazine &“push” info
LinkedIn Groups of 5,000+
Subgroups w/calls
In Person
Convention
Sales Training
Events Training
Consult at ACCE Office

26. How do we get this barge moving!
“The Boat”
How do we get this barge moving!

27. Deliver More Faster

28. More . . . Faster . . . Without Casualties

29. How do we impact the capacity and speed? A paint job isn’t enough.

30. What can we influence? Better Shot Not So Much Crew Shell & Design
Cargo
Equipment in use
Resistance
Anchors
Turnaround time
Not So Much
Shell & Design
Currents
Engine and fuel type
Storms