Meeting planners put too much energy and resources into "cosmetic" conferences and too little into the format and underlying process.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/06/cosmetic-conferences
[#]meetings #EventDesign #CosmeticConferences #SatisfyingRealNeeds #NoGlitz #eventprofs
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How can we create a safe environment for learning at events? Respect attendees' choices and make it easy to risk trying something new.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/12/how-to-create-a-safe-environment-for-learning-at-your-event
[#]meetings #EventDesign #safety #improv #learning #mistakes #eventprofs
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"What went well?" How what happens in today's schoolrooms can teach adults the power of effective sharing in the workplace.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2018/11/kids-teach-adults-effective-sharing
[#]learning #education #classroom #AppreciativeInquiry #WorkplaceSharing #OrganizationalChange
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How can we successfully work with others for change and action? Here are three criteria for making working together easier and more productive.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitating-change/2020/07/work-with-others-for-change-and-action
[#]activism #FacilitatingChange #collaboration #WorkingWellWithOthers #criteria
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In 2011, I wrote about why hybrid events "aren't going away". Tech has significantly improved since then…but the article is still relevant.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/01/why-hybrid-events-arent-going-away-soon
[#]hybrid #meetings #connection #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
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Anca Trifan interviews me, with a focus on my work and thinking about participant-driven and participation-rich meetings and event design.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/interviews/2023/02/anca-trifan-interview
[#]AskMeAnything #AncaTrifan #interview #MeetingDesign #EventDesign #eventprofs
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Can we make better conference chairs? Steelcase is trying with its Node chairs, which can move and swivel.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/06/comfort-cost-andcasters-better-chairs-for-your-conference
[#]meetings #EventDesign #seating #chairs #Steelcase #participation #casters #swivel #Node #events #eventprofs
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Do we really need #heroes?
Society often glorifies the idea of heroes—individuals who swoop in to save the day and solve seemingly insurmountable problems. But what happens when this fixation on heroism blinds us to the everyday, often invisible, work that prevents those crises from arising in the first place?
As we navigate a complex world, let’s take Rebecca Solnit’s advice to heart: "Pity the land that doesn’t know what its heroes look like."
[#]leadership
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/leadership/2025/01/heroes
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There are many reasons why you should hold multi-day events, and I share six of them in this post.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/02/six-reasons-you-should-hold-multi-day-events
[#]meetings #EventDesign #MultiDayEvents #advantages #events #eventprofs
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Stop the Generation XYZ baloney! Rather than start with supposed generational differences, dig deeper into the causes of changes in behavior.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/marketing-2/2012/08/stop-the-generation-xyz-baloney
[#]meetings #marketing #CognitiveSurplus #FacilitatingChange #events #eventprofs
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To give everyone the opportunity to share during a meeting, you need agreement on who goes next. Online meetings pose additional challenges. Here's what to do.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/04/who-goes-next
[#]facilitation #meetings #EventDesign #WhoGoesNext #InPerson #online #options #eventprofs
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Here's how 1984 turned out like 1884. And what we can do with our learning environments so that 2084 won't look like 1984.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2010/10/how-1984-turned-out-like-1884
[#]1984 #classroom #furniture #learning #seating
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