Seth Kahan

When an association is facing inevitable change but does not have a solid approach, a strategic foresight and innovation initiative can make all the difference.  Based on my experience in many associations, these are the core components: 1. The volunteer leadership including the Board of Directors, especially the Executive Committee, take on the mandate of […]

My wife, Laura Baron, is my secret addiction! Laura is a singer songwriter with a long list of awards, accomplishments, and CDs. She writes a blog, Daily Dose of the Muse. and I thought her latest post was very cool. My Secret Addiction So I don�t smoke cigarettes or drink much (love the occasional Shiraz

I once worked on an initiative that was destined for greatness. We were building a cutting edge internal network in a global organization and our timing could not have been better. Our staff members around the world were clamoring for greater connectivity. We brought in the best of the best. We had highly paid, well-recognized,

Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPrize and author of Abundance: The Future is Better than You Think, was recently interviewed by President Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative.  Click on the photo at the right to see a12 minute clip. By creating and managing large-scale competitions to benefit humanity, the XPrize has become the global

One thing about me: I iike to keep my BMW nice and clean inside – it just makes me feel good when I travel around town to my appointments. But tonight when I got in my car I actually enjoyed the crumbs, wrappers, and clothes from the weekend. They reminded me of how much fun

I find that with an act of will I can gobble a book in 24 hours. Of course, I need some concentrated learning time to make that happen. In the last four days I had two such periods and was able to read these two books and highly recommend them both: Organizational Survival: Profitable Strategies

I have this garden in our front yard which I grow most years; it’s filled with cherry tomatoes and peppers. The cherry tomatoes are there so people walking by can help themselves: neighbors, the trash collectors, me – I encourage everyone to eat liberally from the tomatoe vines which are prolific. My pepper plants are

One of the great perks of my work is that I get to travel quite a bit to fun places. Currently I am in French Lick (one has to wonder if they would give it the same name today), Indiana, about 2 1/2 hours south of Indianapolis. On my way down I drove through Bloomington

My son, Gabe, and I took our big dog, Sita, and went into the wilds of Wisconsin where we were joined by our favorite river rat, Alamo James, and his wolf-like creature, Lilly. The five of us headed out onto the Wisconsin River under full moon light to begin a series of adventures in the

When you receive this I will be off the grid, on my annual sojourn with my son. Every August he and I take one of our dogs and head out for a week or so without any real plans. This year we are headed toward Michigan and Wisconsin, but time will tell where we actually