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Affinity Groups

Solve real-time problems through guided collaboration

EVER FEEL LIKE YOU ARE SPINNING YOUR WHEELS TRYING TO SOLVE AN ISSUE?
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HOW VALUABLE WOULD IT BE FOR YOU TO HAVE A SOUNDING BOARD?

TPC Affinity Groups

Coming together to discuss the practical applications of theoretical concepts and lessons learned by other professionals can help us apply abstract concepts to a unique situation. 

And when an expert sits in during those discussions? This is where the real solutions happen. It's like getting to sit down with your group and the speaker after a particularly inspiring conference presentation. No one's pitching, everyone is actively trying to help.

Through collaboration with our experts, group members build long-lasting, confidential, trusted relationships. Members can talk frankly about their challenges and get timely, practical advice

Our TPC Affinity Groups provide unique learning opportunities where group members talk about real-time issues they are solving and share ideas for possible solutions, in the context of their specific situation. This collaborative approach provides an unmatched innovative method for solving problems and advancing business goals.

Real recognizes real. The entire group works together to develop solutions. The collaborative approach we offer to our affinity groups provide an unmatched innovative method for solving problems.

Our innovative, guided collaboration methods are unique to us and our affinity for sharing.

A group of smart people meet weekly, monthly, daily even if it makes sense, to tackle challenges and problems together.

STEPHANIE BURNES, FORBES COLUMNIST

If you are lucky enough to get invited to one, you will most likely see a marked change in yourself and your business.

STEPHANIE BURNES, FORBES COLUMNIST

Members lean on each other, give advice, share connections.

STEPHANIE BURNES, FORBES COLUMNIST

It’s very much peer-to-peer mentoring.

STEPHANIE BURNES, FORBES COLUMNIST

Success is no accident

Creative solutions come from making connections, seeing patterns.

Don't Go It Alone

Ever feel like you are spinning your wheels trying to solve an issue? How valuable would it be for you to have a sounding board?

Save Time and Effort

How much time, effort, and money is it costing you to keep struggling to learn how to implement, architect, and transform your content and your team by yourself?

Learn from experience

Chances are if you are facing something, someone has gone before you or they are in the same place.

Meet Virtually

With travel budgets down, you still need a place where you can network with peers and collaborate on best practices.

Learn from the mistakes of others…you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves.

-Chanakya

Benefits

What is included? All sorts of things!

Affinity Group Calls

In the TPC Affinity groups, you get dedicated time with an expert every month, scheduled at your convenience, and focused on you. In these discussion groups, we delve deeper into solving complex issues in real time. Discussions are virtual, dynamic—focused on current issues and challenges.

Priority Response Time

When you just don't have the time to wait for an answer that may never come, you can depend on the advisory line to help you through a tough spot. Members receive priority response time from the Advisory Line.

Members-Only Forums

A collaborative web space where members post tips, templates, and procedures that others have expressed interest in sharing. Also included is the Single-Sourcing Solutions knowledge base including helpful forms, archived articles, sample code, transcripts, notes, our favorite videos, and much more.

Private Chat Channels

TPC Affinity Group members get access to our Discord server, as well as the private areas of our public channels.

Free Access to Video Training

Members of the TPC Affinity groups have full access to the TC Dojo recordings. Videos posted to Vimeo On-Demand Channels are available to members for free on the members website.

Workshop Discounts

We record a lot of training, but we give it too. We've taught DITA and XSLT at STC conferences. We've taught library science workshops at customer sites. As a member of our TPC Affinity group, you get free access to elearning courses and discounted rates on workshops.

The new scarcity the time, energy, and brainpower of bright, creative people.

MARY POPPENDIECK, “THINK FOR YOURSELF”

Approach everything with openness and eagerness. Increase your knowledge and expand yourself.

DENISE JACOBS, CLOSING KEYNOTE, STC SUMMIT

Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.

BRUCE NUSSBAUM

Creativity is not a talent, it's a way of operating.

JOHN CLEESE

What kind of expertise can you expect to find in our experts?

Techcomm General

It doesn't matter where you are on your path or what tools you're using. This group covers everything related to technical information and content development.

For anyone involved in content development, publishing, or supporting those who are.

Topics may include: best practices for writing, content strategy, information architecture, content management, XSL, XSL-FO, HTML5, ePub, multi-channel publishing, collaborative authoring, editing, user-focused writing, minimalism, DITA, reuse strategies, linking, etc.

Arbortext Suite

We cover every aspect of the Arbortext product suite from the user's perspective. There may be cross-over with the TechComm General affinity group when discussing best practices and strategy.

Access special Arbortext TC Dojo recordings, sessions, and training materials. This group includes coverage of Windchill topics for Arbortext users and business managers.

Topics may include: Editor, Styler, APP, stylesheets, publishing, configuration, content management, managing Windchill workspaces, XLIFF

Windchill for IT

Need help working with or administering PTC's Windchill PLM and CCMS system? Or connecting Windchill to Arbortext to automate user tasks?

This group is aimed at Windchill IT staff members and meetings happen on demand to accommodate the demanding schedules of IT Staff. Arbortext Windchill Users should join the Arbortext Affinity Group.

Topics may include: Windchill, workflow, configuration, process automation, change management, SIM, Translation Management, automated publishing

What do our members say?

There's a dynamic that is so unique in these group meetings that you can't find anywhere else.

LUKE

I never know what the topics will be, but I always learn something new.

ROBIN

This is one meeting our team never misses! One of us is always there. The learning for us is priceless!

MICHAEL

Sometimes just listening reveals the clue that leads me to the right answer.

EMIL

Being able to learn how others approached a similar problem and solved them means I don't have to make the same mistakes.

CLAIRE

Pricing

Sometimes magic is just someone having time to collaborate with someone else.

* Individual memberships cannot be combined or chained together. One membership per person.
** Private mentoring time does not roll over.

Have questions about whether membership is right for you?

Before we can advise you about which group best fits your situation, we recommend a short call to provide us with some basic information about you and your focus. There is no charge to talk to an advisor, and you’ll only begin paying the membership dues after you joined an TPC Affinity Group.