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Never Run Out of Ideas: Lessons Learned from Writing 1000+ Blog Posts

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If you’d told me back in 2009 that by 2024 I’d have written over a thousand blog posts for this website, I’d have told you you were crazy. (I’ve I’ve published 827; the rest are drafts, but still.) I’d have thought I would have run out of ideas years ago. Yes, I do have new ideas regularly!

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2023 in review—and a book sale!

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For this trip, the first time I’d been back to Europe since an Estonian meeting design conference in 2020, I decided to spend a week in Rome. It was a good year, and I hope that 2024 will be at least as interesting, challenging (in a good way), and fun. Typical Participate! workshops last between ½ and 2 days. .”

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Peer Conferences Deep Dive—Meeting Doctors transcript and video

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On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Adrian Segar: Okay. And there are so many stories.