We are wired for connection; it is part of our DNA. Human beings have a basic need to belong to groups and form relationships – and we spend much of our lives doing just that. What we don’t often measure is the power that those connections give us to make an impact on the world around us. Insight, inspiration, innovation…none of this happens in isolation. Credit unions especially are uniquely positioned to tap into this power through their cooperative nature. In this two-part episode, we take a look into The Cooperative Trust – the credit union industry’s largest young professional group -- with a number of interviews conducted at this year’s CUNA GAC – from crashers past and present, to crash mentors who were just in their shoes, to crashers that have since become CEOs and leaders, to credit union executives who see the value in tapping into the collective brainpower of this group. Learn more about the Cooperative Trust and apply for Crash events at cooperativetrust.com. And be sure you join Filene at our biggest brightest event of the year, big.bright.minds in Durham, NC on Nov. 19-20. Register at filene.org/bbm19.