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Report #643 | Members
Attracting and Engaging Younger Members Innovation Financial Well-being Benchmarking and Key Performance Indicators

Driving Financial Wellness through Gamification: A Pathway for Credit Unions

  • Simon Blanchard
*20-Minute Read: This brief lays out the basic mechanics and psychology behind gamification, giving examples of solutions that have positively influenced financial behaviors. Driving towards increasing financial wellness and member engagement, the brief also discusses potential pathways for credit unions to leverage gamification.

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Report #639 | Members
Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Planning Innovation Benchmarking and Key Performance Indicators

The AI Adoption Journey: A Survey of Credit Union Leaders

*20-Minute Read: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the digital economy, and credit union leaders are navigating pivotal decisions on how to integrate AI into their business models. This report shares insights from a survey of 110 participants across 78 organizations, highlighting early trends, emerging strategies, and the positive potential of AI to empower members, employees, and leadership, while encouraging credit unions to evolve and refine their AI approaches.

Report #623 | Members
Board Governance

Credit Union Governance Landscape

Bringing nearly three decades of both academic research and practical experience as a board member, Dr. Hillman has contextualized survey results with governance best practices for credit union leaders to consider as they continue to shape their board to be a strategic asset.
Report #463 | | From the Archives Members
Culture Board Governance

Formalizing the Art of Board Composition

  • Matt Fullbrook

A board of directors can make or break the success of a credit union. Yet credit unions sometimes find board governance lacking or inadequate for meeting their challenges. This report provides research-based recommendations for improving board composition, including formalizing recruitment and evaluation to help credit unions leverage more from their boards of directors.

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