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The Duty of Foresight Column on AssociationAdviser.com

Jeff De Cagna of Foresight First LLC is now a regular columnist at AssociationAdviser.com, a Naylor Publication. Jeff’s column, The Duty of Foresight, is published at the end of each month.

The Duty of Foresight column explores the duty of foresight and related topics for association boards, CEOs and other governing contributors. Posts will include actionable insights on the future of governing, as well as advice and guidance on how association boards can fully embrace the duty of foresight.

Your feedback on The Duty of Foresight column and future topic ideas are welcome and you can share them with Jeff using online chat!


Published Content

You can download some of Jeff De Cagna’s more recent articles in PDF format. New articles will be posted here as they are published.

If you would like to have Jeff write an article for your publication or if you’re looking for an older article, please email us at inquiries@foresightfirst.io.

The BlackBerry Breakdown (82 KB download)
Published in ASAE’s Associations Now Magazine | July/August 2014 issue

Build Your Association Through Stakeholder Development (306 KB download)
Published in Association Forum’s FORUM Magazine | April 2015 issue

Building Association Business Models Beyond Membership (2.2 MB download)
Published in CalSAE’s The Executive Magazine | January/February 2013 issue

Building a “Foresight First” Board of Directors (12.2 MB download)
Published in CalSAE’s The Executive Magazine | November/December 2016 issue

Designing Association Biz Models for the Network Age (8.2 MB download)
Published in CSAE’s Association Magazine | August/September 2012 issue

Designing the Director Experience (6.1 MB download)
Published in ASAE’s Associations Now Magazine Volunteer Leadership Supplement | January/February 2018 issue

Developing a Foresightly Perspective (905 KB download)
Published in GSAE’s Connections Magazine | Spring 2018 issue

Embracing Strategy as Learning (194 KB download)
Published in Association Forum’s FORUM Magazine | March 2017 issue

Foresight First (183 KB download)
Published in ASAE’s Associations Now Magazine | January/February 2016 issue

The Next Rules of Association Value Creation (1.3 MB download)
Published in CSAE’s Association Magazine | Fall 2017 issue

Nurturing Your Association’s Growth Orientation (5.1 MB download)
Published in CSAE’s Association Magazine | August/September 2015 issue

Passing the Amazon Test (903 KB download)
Published in CSAE’s Association Magazine | August/September 2014 issue

Questioning the Orthodox Beliefs of Association Governing (323 KB download)
Published in GSAE’s Connections Magazine | Spring 2017 issue

Reinventing the Work of Governing for The Age of Transformation (311 KB download)
Published in CalSAE’s The Executive Magazine | March/April 2017 issue

The Six Core Imperatives of Business Model Innovation (3.4 MB download)
Published in CSAE’s Association Magazine | August/September 2016 issue

Taking the Long View (72 KB download)
Published in ASAE’s Associations Now Magazine Volunteer Leadership Supplement | January/February 2017 issue

Thinking and Acting Beyond Orthodoxy (1.6 MB download)
Published in CalSAE’s The Executive Magazine | September/October 2015 issue

Trapped in the Past (173 KB download)
Published in ASAE’s Associations Now Magazine | March 2013 issue

What Stewards Do (213 KB download)
Published in CalSAE’s The Executive Magazine | September/October 2016 issue