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They are already… [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/from-pilot-to-program-how-to-turn-ai-experiments-into-organizational-capability) ### [Your Board Wants AI Accountability. Do You Have an Answer?](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/your-board-wants-ai-accountability-do-you-have-an-answer) 8/11/2026   ![Your Board Wants AI Accountability. Do You Have an Answer?](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/Your%20Board%20Wants%20AI%20Accountability.%20Do%20You%20Have%20an%20Answer.png) *By* ***Daniel Elacqua, PMP, MBA*** Let's start with a truth many association executives are already feeling, even if no one on staff has said it out loud yet: the board is going to ask about AI, and "we're looking into it" is not going to be a satisfying answer for much longer. Maybe… [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/your-board-wants-ai-accountability-do-you-have-an-answer) ### [AI Enablement Is Not Training. It Is Culture Change.](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/ai-adoption-culture-change-not-training) 8/4/2026   ![AI Enablement Is Not Training. It Is Culture Change.](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/AI%20Enablement%20Is%20Not%20Training.%20It%20Is%20Culture%20Change..png) *By* ***Eric C. Waskiewicz, MBA, MSODL, MEd*** Every association we work with is asking some version of the same question right now: how do we get our staff actually using AI? The instinct, understandably, is to reach for training. Schedule a lunch-and-learn on prompt writing. Send around a list… [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/ai-adoption-culture-change-not-training) ### [Before You Buy Another AI Tool, Answer These Five Questions](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/before-you-buy-another-ai-tool-answer-these-five-questions) 7/28/2026   ![Before You Buy Another AI Tool, Answer These Five Questions](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/Before%20You%20Buy%20Another%20AI%20Tool%2c%20Answer%20These%20Five%20Questions%20(2).png) *By* ***Towsif Nasor, PMP, MBA*** As an IT consultant working in the association space, one of the most common patterns I see is this: an organization hears about an AI tool that sounds promising, gets excited about what it could do, and moves toward purchasing it before anyone has… [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/before-you-buy-another-ai-tool-answer-these-five-questions) ### [AI Is Now a Board-Level Conversation. Is Your Organization Ready for It?](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/ai-is-now-a-board-level-conversation.-is-your-organization-ready-for-it) 7/21/2026   ![AI Is Now a Board-Level Conversation. Is Your Organization Ready for It?](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/AI%20Is%20Now%20a%20Board-Level%20Conversation.%20Is%20Your%20Organization%20Ready%20for%20It.png) *By* ***Becky Breeden*** Associations have always had to earn their board's confidence. AI is just the latest test. [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/ai-is-now-a-board-level-conversation.-is-your-organization-ready-for-it) ### [People First: Why AI Adoption Fails Without a Change Management Plan](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/people-first-why-ai-adoption-fails-without-a-change-management-plan) 7/14/2026   ![People First: Why AI Adoption Fails Without a Change Management Plan](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/People%20First%20Why%20AI%20Adoption%20Fails%20Without%20a%20Change%20Management%20Plan.png) *By* ***Christopher E. Maynard*** Across the non-profit association and professional society sector, artificial intelligence has moved from a topic of curiosity to a genuine operational consideration. Executives are evaluating AI-assisted tools for content creation, member… [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/people-first-why-ai-adoption-fails-without-a-change-management-plan) ### [The Questions Your Board Is About to Start Asking About AI](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/the-questions-your-board-is-about-to-start-asking-about-ai) 7/7/2026   ![The Questions Your Board Is About to Start Asking About AI](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/The%20Questions%20Your%20Board%20Is%20About%20to%20Start%20Asking%20About%20AI.png) *By* ***Aaron Poh*** Your board approved a technology budget. [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/the-questions-your-board-is-about-to-start-asking-about-ai) ### [AI Is Not an IT Decision. It Is a Leadership Decision.](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/ai-is-not-an-it-decision.-it-is-a-leadership-decision) 6/23/2026   ![AI Is Not an IT Decision. It Is a Leadership Decision.](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/AI%20Is%20Not%20an%20IT%20Decision.%20It%20Is%20a%20Leadership%20Decision.png) *By* ***Daniel Elacqua, PMP, MBA*** Let me say something that most AI conversations skip right over: the organizations getting real value from artificial intelligence are not the ones with the most sophisticated tools. They are the ones with leadership that decided intentionally,… [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/ai-is-not-an-it-decision.-it-is-a-leadership-decision) ### [What Association Executives Get Wrong About AI Readiness](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/what-association-executives-get-wrong-about-ai-readiness) 6/16/2026   ![What Association Executives Get Wrong About AI Readiness](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/What%20Association%20Executives%20Get%20Wrong%20About%20AI%20Readiness.png) *By* ***Christopher E. Maynard*** Artificial Intelligence has quickly become one of the most discussed topics across the association and professional society community. Leadership teams are talking about it, boards are asking questions about it, staff members are experimenting with… [Read More](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/what-association-executives-get-wrong-about-ai-readiness) ### [What a Real AI Roadmap Looks Like for a Midsize Association](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/what-a-real-ai-roadmap-looks-like-for-a-midsize-association) 6/9/2026   ![What a Real AI Roadmap Looks Like for a Midsize Association](https://blog.strategico-consultants.com/hubfs/What%20a%20Real%20AI%20Roadmap%20Looks%20Like%20for%20a%20Midsize%20Association.png) *By* ***Paul Oliver*** Most AI roadmaps for associations are slide decks dressed up as strategy. 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