“Check this out.” 

“I need to learn more about this." 

“Honestly, do you think this would this work at the Club?”

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We’ve been sending texts back and forth for a while. They can be about anything —  leadership, hospitality, design, golf, psychology, things we think are funny, interesting or somehow apply to Clubs.
 

Leaders in any industry can get caught in their own echo chambers. It’s probably why the TED Conference was so revolutionary when it launched 30 years ago. For the first time there was a forum where leaders in Technology, Entertainment, and Design were sharing ideas across industries. At the beginning, to get invited was a huge deal. One of the very first giveaways to invitees was a Blackberry with the personal contact info of all attendees. Just imagine.

 

What we learned was that the world was hungry for ideas. And many of those ideas applied well beyond the bounds of a single industry. 

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Then about a decade ago, the world was introduced to MasterClass — where anyone can learn about directing from Martin Scorsese, humor from Steve Martin, diplomacy from Condoleezza Rice, plus a thousand other experts on thousands of other subjects.

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And going way back to 1950, Young Presidents Organization established a place where leaders can form relationships, learn from each other, and share ideas in a forum that is candid and private.

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As we were sending ideas back and forth, learning from each other, and sharing in a context where we could be candid, we realized we had created our own little version of TED + MasterClass + YPO. Key to this was that we play different roles at our clubs. 

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We don’t presume to have the answers or to create a "how-to" playbook. We’ll bring you things we’re seeing, interview people we think are interesting, discuss concepts that might be useful, and then we trust you’ll figure out how they apply to your world. 

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In the end, our hope is that from each thing we bring you, you’ll leave with at least one good idea.