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<title>Measuring creativity webinar on Sept. 20</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Are you ready to unlock the true potential of innovation within your organization? Join the Chicago Chapter of the International Association for Strategy Professionals for an insightful webinar from 11am to noon, central, on Sept. 20. It will be hosted by David Wilsey from the Balanced Scorecard Institute, and it’s called “The Genius Index: How to Measure Creativity.” The webinar is free to IASP members and $25 for others. Can’t make the live session? All registrants will receive a link to the session recording. Learn more and register via the IASP website: https://www.strategyassociation.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1775095&group=]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Webinar on June 8</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Join the IASP Chicago Chapter for an engaging webinar on June 8th from noon to 1pm, central. Presenter Michael Beck from Eliciting Excellence will explore strategies that great leaders use to bring out the best in people and leverage strategic results. The webinar is free to members and $25 for others. Learn more and register via the IASP website: https://www.strategyassociation.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1749256&group= ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 14:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chicago Chapter Webinar on April 20</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We hope you can join us for a webinar on April 20, which is free for IASP members and $25 for others. Learn more and reserve your free seat at:  https://www.strategyassociation.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1741388&group=     
Here are the event details: 
Name of session: Using Risk as a Guide to Navigate Global Megatrends
Session description: 
We as strategic advisors have always been asked – and will always be asked – to help our clients meet or exceed their core business objectives, whether it be successfully competing with their peers, launching a new product, or improving their operations. But in our increasingly interconnected world, we also need to help our clients anticipate, assess. and address the risks that global megatrends, including global pandemics, artificial intelligence, and geopolitical instability, represent to their businesses.  In this session, we will be joined by consultants from Guidehouse, who will share their “Inside-Out, Outside-In” strategy methodology and provide real-world anecdotes to illustrate how the methodology was used to address the risks that megatrends presented to the client.
We hope you will walk away from the session with 
1.	a better understanding of what the global megatrends are and how you might help your clients navigate them. 
2.	What global megatrends are
3.	How the “Inside-Out; Outside-In” methodology works and how the methodology was used to address client needs through real-world anecdotes
Date of Session: Thursday, April 20th
Time of Session: 12:00 PM Central
Speaker Bio:
Carly Mitchell is a Partner in Guidehouse’s Financial Services practice with over 18 years of experience providing strategy, organizational transformation, compliance, governance, and project management advisory support for commercial organizations and federal agencies. Carly has developed growth strategies and operational transformation strategies for Fortune 100 companies, global companies in multiple industries, and federal agencies. Her expertise spans from the strategic level, including the development of operating models and road maps, to the tactical level, by serving as the project manager for large-scale projects, including compliance organization transformations and global compliance investigation. She currently focuses on delivering high-impact business transformation and growth strategies for commercial and public sector clients operating in highly regulated spaces. She is a certified facilitator, project manager, and scrum master.

Caitlin McGurn is a Partner in Guidehouse’s Public Sector Financial Services Practice. She has over 19 years of experience, with extensive experience in the areas of program and project management, strategy, program stand-up, and operations and technology implementations. Additionally, Caitlin has experience in financial effectiveness, including experience with internal controls, regulatory compliance, remediation, financial analysis, and business process improvement. She has led strategy engagements for numerous clients across industries, with a focus on conducting data focused analysis to drive successful and actionable recommendations and insights. She currently serves as the President of the Association of Government Accountants, DC Chapter, and the Vice Chair of the AGA Corporate Advisory Group. She also recently completed a 3-year term on the Board of Washington Latin Charter School.  Caitlin is a CPA, PMP, CISA, and CICA.

Amit Upadhyay is an Associate Director in Guidehouse’s Public Sector Financial Services Practice. He has over 18 years of experience assisting public sector and commercial clients with strategic planning and stakeholder engagement; operating and service delivery model design; technology implementation; process mapping, evaluation, improvement, and testing; governance, planning, internal controls and risk mitigation; human capital and talent management; program and portfolio management; and performance measurement and management. Amit joined Guidehouse from the U.S. Department of State, where he served as the Special Adviser to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform. Amit has a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School; a Certificate in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; and a BA from Vanderbilt University.
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Early bird conference registration closes Feb. 28</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is just a friendly reminder that early bird conference registration closes Feb. 28th for the IASP Global Conference in Atlanta this May. Learn more and register here: https://iaspglobalconference.org/ I am also one of the co-chairs for the conference planning committee, so if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:46:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Call for poster session presenters at the Atlanta conference</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello fellow Chicago Chapter members! I am helping to organize the poster session at the Atlanta conference in May. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please feel free to contact me: byoke91@gmail.com. Please feel free to share this opportunity with any colleagues who may be interested! As part of the 2023 International Association of Strategy Professionals conference, individuals are invited to submit a proposal for a poster presentation that connects with the overall conference theme: strategy through a creative and inclusive lens.

What is a poster session?
Poster sessions are a common feature of professional conferences, especially in fields where innovation and research play a major part. Posters enable IASP to showcase the variety of research and other projects that IASP members and members of the community have in-progress or have recently conducted.  In general, poster presentations are less structured than a paper presentation, but they allow for greater and more detailed exchange of information and personal contact between the presenters and their audience. Poster sessions can sometimes reach a broader cross-section of the membership than multi-speaker panels or individual papers. 

Why would I present a poster?
You can use a poster to quickly and effectively report findings from a recent study or project, discuss program outcomes and give updates on work in progress, or even announce the launch of a new initiative. Well-designed posters convey important points and ideas quickly, and poster sessions are meant to stimulate substantive interactions with your audience. If you’ve never presented at a conference, or if you’ve ever wished there was more time for Q&A during a panel, or wished you could just let your data speak for itself, a poster session is ideal. Individuals selected to present a poster will get a free conference registration for the day of the poster session.

Proposal Submission Requirements
Any poster presentation that is of interest to strategy professionals and that aligns with the “creative and inclusive” theme is appropriate for the IASP Program Committee to Review. 
Those interested in presenting must submit a title and abstract of their presentation via this form: https://form.jotform.com/230315385069052  You will also include the primary presenter’s name, address, phone number, e-mail, place of employment or study, and name of additional presenters (if any), all suitable for printing in the conference program. 
The deadline to submit a proposal is Feb. 28, 2023. Applicants will be notified the week of March 15 as to the status of their application. Successful applicants will be expected to register for the conference by no later than March 31, 2023.
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