The Solution Room is a powerful conference session that engages & connects attendees, & provides peer advice on their most pressing problems
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/03/solution-room
#meetings #plenary #SolutionRoom #engagement #connection #events #eventprofs
How can we minimize vendor pitches during conference sessions? You'll find that moving to a peer conference format does the trick!
#meetings #vendors #suppliers #TradeShows #pitches #events #eventprofs
Sometimes, letting silence grow for a while is the right thing to do. That's why we need to become comfortable with silence at meetings.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/08/comfortable-with-silence
I share my most important learning from the biggest consulting mistake I've made. You have probably made it too…
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitating-change/2023/04/biggest-consulting-mistake
#consulting #wisdom #InformedConsent #ProjectManagement #learning #mistakes
Many so-called experiential events are phony. Genuine experiential events satisfy attendee wants & needs, impact lives, & build community.
#meetings #EventDesign #conferences #phony #experiential #genuine #community #eventprofs
What's the biggest unconference mistake you can make? Probably, adding an unconference track to a conventional conference program!
#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #track #mistake #eventprofs
What do Anguilla supermarkets have in common with the future of conferences? Read on to find out!
#meetings #EventDesign #future #ParticipantDrivenConferences #Anguilla #supermarkets #eventprofs
Four important truths about conference evaluations, illustrated via an association post-conference evaluation review
#meetings #evaluations #improvement #conference #events #eventprofs
Do you treat your conference attendees as adults? Give them the freedom to question, comment, make suggestions, and influence what happens!
Reasonableness is not moderation—and that insight transforms facilitation. Here are practical techniques to help groups engage reasonably, even when they disagree.
#facilitation #meetings #reasonableness #consensus #decisionmaking #conflictresolution
A useful summary of "directions in making large scale change happen" used by The Horizons Team at National Health Service England
Can meeting professionals enjoy the meetings they create, despite the stress? Why, yes they can, and many do. I do! Do you?
How can we provide new experiences at meetings? Not new F&B, decor, or glitz. But something deeper. Here's a story and an answer…
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/09/new-experiences
I am grateful for the movement in my life, both for the joy it gives me and movement's constant reminder that I am alive.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2022/10/movement
After four years away, we finally returned to Anguilla! Here are three more Lessons from Anguilla I learned during our two-week stay.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/lessons-from-anguilla/2024/02/lessons-from-anguilla