More than 600 people converged on Colorado Springs, Colo. this weekend for the 2015 CO-OP THiNK conference and CU Times was there. Set on the lush grounds of The Broadmoor resort, the event included a variety of high-profile general session speakers, workshops, networking and festivities. Here's a peek at what it looked like.
This year's theme was "Seize the Now" and centered around four mega trends facing the credit union industry: Betterment, Ubitech, Helpfull and Local Love.
The Broadmoor, which hosted the conference, is a five-star resort that opened in 1918. It has a spa, restaurants, 54 holes of golf, six tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools and over 185,000 square feet of meeting space.
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Marketplace Money's Tess Vigeland emceed the event and moderated the conference's panel discussions.
The conference organizers built a futuristic entrance to the main venue.
CO-OP Financial Services Chief Marketing Officer Samantha Paxson described the four megatrends that shaped the theme of the conference.
Honest Company Senior Project Manager Laurel Myers shared how her company incorporates simplicity, empathy and community into its business model.
Buffet lunches were served, complete with dessert.
Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, told attendees how to make their credit unions an unbreakable habit for members.
Eyal and the other speakers used a variety of images and visual aids to communicate with the audience.
Mesh Labs Founder and Chief Instigator Lisa Gansky was a speaker.
Upworthy Founding Editorial Director Sara Critchfield also spoke.
Snack breaks were part of the program.
Tesla Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer JB Straubel shared a few lessons about embracing new technology and getting customers to embrace it too.
Bestselling author Nilofer Merchant spoke at the event.
Panelists, which included members of the audience, participated in "Think It Out" sessions about how they are approaching the four megatrends facing credit unions.
CO-OP's Caroline Willard announced CO-OP's THiNK Prize challenge.
Darcy Winslow, CEO of the Academy for Systemic Change, spoke about the need for sustainability in the credit union movement.
Ido Leffler, co-founder and CEO of Yoobi, talked about how and why he started his business ventures and why incorporating local communities is an important business strategy.
The CO-OP staff prepped for a Western-themed night at the Spruce Mountain Guest Ranch near Larkspur, Colo.
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