to try, test, experience, prove

That is the definition of experiri (in Latin) and it also represents the first set of product offerings from CU Innovators. Frequently, projects we’re working on for clients create discussions around solutions that are missing from the credit union industry. Other times, problems not associated with our current projects are brought up by clients as [...]

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Change of venue

Back in September, Nexcentri, the CUSO I worked for out of Tampa, and I parted ways. Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to take some time off with our new baby, Mason, as well as experiment a bit with the direction that I wanted to take my career. I’m torn between the camaraderie and [...]

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Face wipes

So maybe I use my wife’s make-up removing face wipes every night.  It is much more convenient than having to wash my face and they work better anyways.  So aside from the fact that I use a feminine product to clean my face, there is an important lesson to be learned here: ethnographic research. What [...]

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Lemmings

Credit unions are lemmings.  Nobody ever wants to be the first one to do something.  Then, slowly, as some credit unions adopt the new technology/process/whatever more CU’s start to follow.  Pretty soon it is a mad rush because nobody wants to be the last. From Wikipedia: …groups will reach a cliff overlooking the ocean. They [...]

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NACUSO and Finovate

Hindsight being 20-20, I wish I could have been in two places at once.  We had a MaPS entourage at NACUSO (4 employees and a board member) and we had a great time.  The conference was in the Wynn and very well put together.  Personally, I get more out of the networking opportunities during the [...]

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Visual and Creative Thinking

I’m build a presentation for an upcoming event and was cruising around slideshare.net for some inspiration.  I stumbled onto Visual and Creative Thinking and not only was the design great, but the content is stellar.  It is a must read for CU execs! | View | Upload your own

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