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It Is All About The Experience! 2018 Consumer Trends

By Shawn Nason / February 1, 2018 /

The Story… Here at Nason Group, our core belief is to catalyze change by meeting people where they are, bringing disruptive thought leadership, compassion for the human experience, and a global mindset to transform services through customized experiences. Part of that process is looking ahead to consumer trends that promise to have an impact on our world. Not only in the future, but today! In December…

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#CES2018: Consumers Want Experiences with their Technology

By Shawn Nason / January 18, 2018 /

The Story #CES2018 has come to a close and what a week it was! With over 180,000 people, 4,500 vendors, and cutting-edge technology all around, a colleague and I walked over 50,000 steps in 3.2 million square feet of exhibits. Although we didn’t encounter any breakthrough technologies this year, we enjoyed looking for trends and…

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The POWER OF YES! in Claiming What You Believe

By Shawn Nason / January 12, 2018 /

The Story 2017 was an amazing year both professionally and personally. I celebrated 20 years with my amazing wife who, if it were not for, I would be completely crazy. (Thank you, Carla, for who you are to me and for everything you do for me.) As a parenting team, we saw lots of firsts…

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No, No, No! The POWER OF YES In Innovation Series – Part One

By Shawn Nason / November 9, 2017 /

“The Power of Yes In Innovation” has become a mantra of mine over the past several years. Today, I will start a series on why this is so important not only in my life, but in everyone’s life. I will be sharing more about what it means, how it works and it’s power to transform both…

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My Top 3 Reflections On “How To Outrun The DoDo!”

By Shawn Nason / October 25, 2017 /

The Story… This past week, I had the privilege of doing one of my favorite things during the year. I joined a group of health care (yes, two words – not one) innovators from the Innovation Learning Network. We traveled to the Netherlands and spent several days in the wonderful city of Nijmegen. During our…

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Find Your Purpose Today! The Narrative Of Self-Care Being Selfish Is Over!

By Shawn Nason / October 6, 2017 /

The Story… Imagine with me, you enter a restaurant for the first time in a city you have never been. You come from behind the fire place and there are nine men sitting at a table; the table you are getting ready to sit at yourself. You sit down and introduce yourself to each of…

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The Power Of Your Story! When One Door Closes, A Thousand Open!

By Shawn Nason / September 22, 2017 /

Pre-Cursor: I am writing this blog from 35k feet in the air and I will be up-front that this one is a personal story and journey. I hope you can take a nugget from it. The Story… This week I have been on three flights.  I have driven several hours and have visited six different…

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Always Take The High Road! The Road To MBE Certification…

By Shawn Nason / September 6, 2017 /

The Story… Earlier this year I wrote part one of this post with “Owning Your Story! Sharing Your Story! The Power Of Your Story!  Here I shared, my personal journey and story about being a Native American and the rich heritage it brings to my life. At the end of the blog I stated: “Personally, I…

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When The Consumer Comes In Ready for Battle

By Shawn Nason / August 24, 2017 /

Guest Blog by Steve Junion: The Story… We needed a new vehicle and I had been seriously dreading the anticipated negotiation combat that always accompanied the purchase of a new car. I knew what I wanted and I had armed myself with the nuclear codes, aka consumer & market research. After speaking with six dealerships,…

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Members At The Center! – The Journey To The Consumer

By Shawn Nason / August 15, 2017 /

The Story… This past week was a fantastic week for the Nason Group and one of our partners, Health Partners Plans. Just over three months ago, a group of Consumer Experience Pioneers embarked on a journey to improve member communication for their organization. After six iterations and many healthy discussions of the “how might we”…

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