May 2, 2008
Washington D.C.
iCohere Inc., headquartered in Walnut Creek CA, announced the successful conclusion of the Global Summit on Social Responsibility, an event co-created by iCohere and ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership.
Connecting fifteen US locations, five international locations, and hundreds of virtual participants with approximately 400 participants at Washington DC’s Gaylord National Hotel, the Global Summit on Social Responsibility ushered in a new era of global online multi-day conferencing by leveraging the power of ideas from around the world to create innovative responses and solutions to many of the world’s most pressing needs. Through iCohere’s pioneering technology, all participants played an active role on every level of the Summit.
In addition to co-creating the Summit, iCohere built the interactive online Summit website that allowed for active global participation. iCohere’s Summit web site will continue to support the SR efforts of ASAE & The Center, with a next major virtual conference schedule for October 2008.
At the conclusion of the face-to-face segment of the Summit, in-person participants joined the hundreds of virtual participants to build on next steps that developed out of the three day event.
As the association of associations, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership has for years set the standard for association best practices for its 25,000 members. With this project, they have undertaken to become the standard bearer for association social responsibility.
The Summit was led by Dr. David Cooperrider, creator of Appreciative Inquiry (AI). AI is an innovative change management process that works to bring out what gives life to an organization and to elevate those qualities throughout the whole system. Partnering closely with Dr. Cooperrider, iCohere has been customized to serve the needs of virtual AI Summit participants. The Summit continues virtually through October 2008.
This trend is huge. It's the biggest opportunity for business and associations to increase their effectiveness and performance said David Cooperrider, Ph.D., Professor at Case Western Reserve University, and creator of Appreciative Inquiry process. Associations can be the catalysts. Associations must be relevant and will be left behind if they don't get involved. Social responsibility is a productivity engine, not a burden, especially if you look at it as a mindset to drive innovation. That's when it takes off.
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