Filene Fill-In Ep. 52: Eyes on i3; 2019 Spring Projects and 2020 Applications

Filene Research Institute

If you’re interested in what a day in the life of an i3er is like, this is your chance to get that inside look. I sat down with all 6 of the i3 teams that recently presented their projects at Filene’s “Future of Trust” research event in Seattle. They talked about what problem their solutions aimed to fix, how they came to their solutions, how they worked together as a cohesive team, and how the i3 program helped them not only with these projects but will continue to help them be better problem solvers back at their credit unions. What I learned is that if you are thinking of applying for i3, there will never be a perfectly open time on your calendar, so it is likely that now is your best shot. If you’re wondering about the cost benefit of sending one of your organization’s rising stars through this program and what value it might bring back to your credit union and your members, listen to the passion in their voices when they say yes…this is worth every ounce of the effort, time, and investment. What they gained was worth even more. But if you want to be one of our next i3ers, your window to apply closes on June 30. Get your application going right now…head to filene.org/applyi3 This will be a two-part episode, so watch for the next one to feature more of our i3 teams and their projects.