#eventdesign — Public Fediverse posts

So many conferences are a collection of unrelated sessions. Here's how PCMA connected the dots at the June 2015 Education Conference.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/07/pcma-connected-the-dots

#meetings #events #EventDesign #PCMA #EduCon #facilitation #crowdsourcing #ExperientialLearning #eventprofs

So many conferences are a collection of unrelated sessions. Here's how PCMA connected the dots at the June 2015 Education Conference.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/07/pcma-connected-the-dots

#meetings #events #EventDesign #PCMA #EduCon #facilitation #crowdsourcing #ExperientialLearning #eventprofs

So many conferences are a collection of unrelated sessions. Here's how PCMA connected the dots at the June 2015 Education Conference.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/07/pcma-connected-the-dots

#meetings #events #EventDesign #PCMA #EduCon #facilitation #crowdsourcing #ExperientialLearning #eventprofs

So many conferences are a collection of unrelated sessions. Here's how PCMA connected the dots at the June 2015 Education Conference.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/07/pcma-connected-the-dots

#meetings #events #EventDesign #PCMA #EduCon #facilitation #crowdsourcing #ExperientialLearning #eventprofs

So many conferences are a collection of unrelated sessions. Here's how PCMA connected the dots at the June 2015 Education Conference.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/07/pcma-connected-the-dots

#meetings #events #EventDesign #PCMA #EduCon #facilitation #crowdsourcing #ExperientialLearning #eventprofs

It turns out that socials at conferences aren't great ways to meet new people. Here's why — and how we can do better.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/03/socials-arent-great-ways-to-meet-new-people-at-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #socials #mixers #connection #MeetNewPeople #eventprofs

When things don't go according to plan at your events, the improv and gratitude practice of "seeing the gifts" can transform your response.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2018/07/seeing-the-gifts

#meetings #EventDesign #SeeingTheGifts #improv #ImprovWisdom #Naikan #eventprofs

Brandt Krueger interviews me about the secrets behind conference engagement, how to get your audience tuned in and engaged, and much more

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/interviews/2017/07/the-secrets-behind-conference-engagement

#meetings #EventDesign #interview #BrandtKrueger #EventIcons #engagement #learning #crowdsourcing #eventprofs

Too many events still use child-based pedagogical instead of adult-centered andragogical modalities. Concentrate on the latter.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2015/06/three-key-kinds-of-learning-at-events-part-2

#meetings #events #EventDesign #learning #andragogy #pedagogy #eventprofs

Avoid Briefer Madness! Ask conference presenters how much time they'll require to effectively deliver desired and needed outcomes.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/04/briefer-madness

#meetings #EventDesign #SessionLength #presenters #MessyLearning #eventprofs

Answers to participant-led event questions asked at our MeetingsNet webinar. Topics include: Open Space, marketing, event size, & more.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2014/02/meetingsnet-webinar

#innovation #EventDesign #MeetingsNet #webinar #events #eventprofs

Answers to participant-led event questions asked at our MeetingsNet webinar. Topics include: Open Space, marketing, event size, & more.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2014/02/meetingsnet-webinar

#innovation #EventDesign #MeetingsNet #webinar #events #eventprofs

Answers to participant-led event questions asked at our MeetingsNet webinar. Topics include: Open Space, marketing, event size, & more.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2014/02/meetingsnet-webinar

#innovation #EventDesign #MeetingsNet #webinar #events #eventprofs

Answers to participant-led event questions asked at our MeetingsNet webinar. Topics include: Open Space, marketing, event size, & more.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2014/02/meetingsnet-webinar

#innovation #EventDesign #MeetingsNet #webinar #events #eventprofs

Answers to participant-led event questions asked at our MeetingsNet webinar. Topics include: Open Space, marketing, event size, & more.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2014/02/meetingsnet-webinar

#innovation #EventDesign #MeetingsNet #webinar #events #eventprofs

Here's a powerful way to use visualization techniques to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/07/help-meeting-design-clients

#meetings #EventDesign #ClientWork #visualization #drawing #eventprofs

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

#meetings #EventDesign #NewExperiences #eventprofs

The most important reason people go to conferences is to usefully connect with others around relevant content. Here are five reasons to change conferences.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/12/five-reasons-change-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #article #NSASpeaker #magazine #ReasonsToChangeConferences #eventprofs

This video of a Personal Introspective illustrates why I love conference facilitation and design

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/04/love-meeting-facilitation-design

#meetings #love #EventDesign #facilitation #video #connection #learning #eventprofs

What's the right way to vote? Asking your audience to raise hands may seem straightforward, but presenters often do this incorrectly.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/presentations/2012/06/the-right-way-to-vote-part-1

#meetings #events #EventDesign #voting #HandVoting #StandVoting #facilitation #eventprofs

Four hundred scientists walk into a conference. And perhaps improve the health of the lands and waters on which all our lives depend.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/03/two-scientists-walk-into-a-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #eventprofs

The meeting industry's biggest dirty secret is so embarrassing, we don't even talk about it in private.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2017/07/the-meeting-industrys-biggest-dirty-secret

#meetings #EventDesign #secrets #evaluation #EventOutcomes #NPS #ROI #eventprofs

Design events with an overall structure in mind — and where you and the participants are open to the unexpected

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/11/when-a-guy-brings-bagpipes-to-your-event

#meetings #EventDesign #impromptu #serendipity #bagpipes #events #eventprofs

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

My advice on navigating the line between planning and worrying—one creates clarity and action, the other fuels anxiety and indecision.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2025/06/planning-worrying

#EventDesign #PlanningVsWorrying #EmotionalIntelligence

Three creative event design tools that all event professionals should use: resonant imagery, drawing, and guided journeys

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/04/the-creative-event-design-tool-that-all-eventprofs-should-use

#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeTools #ResonantImagery #Dixit #GuidedJourneys #drawing #eventprofs

Three creative event design tools that all event professionals should use: resonant imagery, drawing, and guided journeys

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/04/the-creative-event-design-tool-that-all-eventprofs-should-use

#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeTools #ResonantImagery #Dixit #GuidedJourneys #drawing #eventprofs

Three creative event design tools that all event professionals should use: resonant imagery, drawing, and guided journeys

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/04/the-creative-event-design-tool-that-all-eventprofs-should-use

#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeTools #ResonantImagery #Dixit #GuidedJourneys #drawing #eventprofs

Three creative event design tools that all event professionals should use: resonant imagery, drawing, and guided journeys

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/04/the-creative-event-design-tool-that-all-eventprofs-should-use

#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeTools #ResonantImagery #Dixit #GuidedJourneys #drawing #eventprofs

Three creative event design tools that all event professionals should use: resonant imagery, drawing, and guided journeys

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/04/the-creative-event-design-tool-that-all-eventprofs-should-use

#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeTools #ResonantImagery #Dixit #GuidedJourneys #drawing #eventprofs

Most meeting planners think that conference session topics must be preplanned. Instead, build a program that reflects actual wants and needs.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2009/12/unquestioned-traditional-conference-assumption-1-conference-session-topics-must-be-chosen-and-scheduled-in-advance

#meetings #EventDesign #predetermined #MeetingProgram #unconference #PeerConference #eventprofs #assnchat

An example from a workshop of three prerequisites for lifelong learning: trying new things, noticing what happens, and being open to feedback

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/11/three-prerequisites-for-lifelong-learning

#meetings #EventDesign #feedback #learning #LifelongLearning #PabloCasals #RiskyLearning #eventprofs

Develop products and services with clients at conferences so company representatives and participants can work on possible future directions and outcomes

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/09/idea-develop-products-and-services-with-clients-at-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #ClientConference #ProductDesign #ProductDevelopment #eventprofs

The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences. That's the published conclusion of social and computer scholars in a 2023 #ACM paper.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/10/the-future-of-conferences-is-unconferences

#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #PeerConference #events #eventprofs

To convert a traditional conference into a connection-rich conference, we need to replace lectures with connection-rich sessions

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/03/how-to-convert-a-traditional-conference-into-a-connection-rich-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #events #participation #connection #SessionIntegration #eventprofs

If your event had a mouth what would it say? How to use powerful visualization techniques to uncover client meeting objectives.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/04/if-your-event-had-a-mouth-what-would-it-say

#meetings #EventDesign #visualization #MeetingObjectives #eventprofs

Discover what attendees want to talk about with Post It! for all the attendees at an event, breakout groups, or a single conference session

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/09/discover-what-attendees-want-to-talk-about-with-post-it

#meetings #EventDesign #ChoosingSessionTopics #facilitation #GroupWork #PostIt #topics #questions #eventprofs

Give up the myth of control exercised at traditional conferences. Instead, give attendees the freedom to make the event their own.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/10/the-myth-of-control

#meetings #EventDesign #control #myth #freedom #events #eventprofs

Give up the myth of control exercised at traditional conferences. Instead, give attendees the freedom to make the event their own.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/10/the-myth-of-control

#meetings #EventDesign #control #myth #freedom #events #eventprofs

Give up the myth of control exercised at traditional conferences. Instead, give attendees the freedom to make the event their own.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/10/the-myth-of-control

#meetings #EventDesign #control #myth #freedom #events #eventprofs

Give up the myth of control exercised at traditional conferences. Instead, give attendees the freedom to make the event their own.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/10/the-myth-of-control

#meetings #EventDesign #control #myth #freedom #events #eventprofs

Give up the myth of control exercised at traditional conferences. Instead, give attendees the freedom to make the event their own.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/10/the-myth-of-control

#meetings #EventDesign #control #myth #freedom #events #eventprofs

Can conference organizers get evaluative feedback on the long-term outcomes of their events? Try The Reminder and find out!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/11/the-reminder

#meetings #EventDesign #evaluations #FacilitatingChange #TheReminder #eventprofs

We often let the tech tail wag the event dog. Instead, incorporate processes & formats that improve the quality and value of learning.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/02/dont-let-the-tech-tail-wag-the-event-dog

#meetings #EventDesign #EventTech #events #eventprofs

Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allow participants to discover the experts in the audience.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/11/drive-by-experts-at-your-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs

Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allow participants to discover the experts in the audience.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/11/drive-by-experts-at-your-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs

Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allow participants to discover the experts in the audience.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/11/drive-by-experts-at-your-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs

Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allow participants to discover the experts in the audience.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/11/drive-by-experts-at-your-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs

Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allow participants to discover the experts in the audience.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/11/drive-by-experts-at-your-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs

I don't think the popular meeting format Open Space works very well for many participants. Here is a short critique of Open Space.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/03/a-short-critique-of-open-space

#meetings #EventDesign #OpenSpace #critique #eventprofs #assnchat