Trends and News
3/29/17
Welcome to the consumer era: When engagement drives change
It’s inescapable. Every day I see more and more examples of it. Consumer behavior is at the core of sweeping industry change. Too often we get caught up in thinking about technology as the disruptor and forget that people are at the heart of the transformations all around us. Here are four examples from this […]
By Karla RainesRead More
1/27/17
State of Our Cities and Towns – 2017
For many years, Corona has partnered with the Colorado Municipal League to conduct the research that is the foundation of their annual State of Our Cities and Towns report. CML produced the following short video, specifically for municipal officials, about the importance of investing in quality of life: Learn more, view the full report, and […]
By David KennedyRead More
1/3/17
Where to next? Election polling and predictions
The accuracy of election polling is still being heavily discussed, and one point that is worth some pondering was made by Allan Lichtman in an NPR interview the day after the election. What he said was this: “Polls are not predictions.” To some extent this is a semantic argument about how you define prediction, but […]
By Beth MulliganRead More
11/23/16
Ensuring your graphs are honest
For our firm, the very idea of fake news goes against our mission to: Provide accurate and unbiased information and counsel to decision makers. The realm of fake news spans the spectrum of misleading to outright lying. It is the former that got us thinking about how graphs are sometimes twisted to mislead, while not […]
By David KennedyRead More
10/19/16
Strategy in an era of unpredictability
The strategic planning process that is used by many today was created decades ago during a more predictable time. By nature, the process is based on an underlying assumption, namely that changes and trends in the external environment can be predicted with some certainty. So, what about changes that can’t be predicted? Or are unprecedented […]
By Karla RainesRead More
8/19/16
What are your organization’s demographics?
It’s probably no secret that we at Corona like to think about demographics a lot (we posted this cool quiz to test your demographic knowledge a few months ago). A few weeks ago, it took all of my self-control to not turn to whoever was sitting next to me on a plane and start discussing […]
By Kate DarwentRead More
8/12/16
Online research is becoming more feasible in smaller locales (and that includes Denver)
Door-to-door, intercept, mail, telephone, online – surveys have evolved with the technology and needs of the times. Online has increased speed and often lowered cost of conducting surveys. For some populations, it has even made conducting surveys more feasible. However, online surveys haven’t always been feasible in a city such as Denver or even statewide […]
By David KennedyRead More
7/27/16
Is yesterday’s intermediary ready to become the platform of tomorrow?
Living in America’s “it” city in a year of disruptions across the political spectrum nationally and internationally have led me to contemplate evolution in the nonprofit sector. I’m struck by what I’ve observed recently as an emerging trend – the slow decline of the intermediary organization. This may be a heretical statement, I’ll admit, but […]
By Karla RainesRead More
7/22/16
The Race to the Rockies – Colorado Migration Part 1
I admit, I am one of many in the horde of people who have recently migrated to Colorado. Indeed, there are tens of thousands of us moving here each year at one of the highest rates in the country. But who really is “us”? Who are the people moving into Colorado in droves? This blog […]
By Greg HornbackRead More
4/19/16
Art meets architecture in Denver this weekend
Looking for something fun to do this weekend in-between rides on the new A Line to DIA? Check out the arts and cultural activities during Doors Open Denver. Art meets architecture through pop-ups ranging from a nomadic art gallery to poetry, drama, and music performances among the 11 offerings. My favorite? Graffiti art. If you’ve […]
By Karla RainesRead More