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How to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

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The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The first Conferences That Work peer conference held in Japan begins today!

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

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The function of such meetings is primarily top-down : effectively communicate management objectives, answer questions, and get employee buy-in. Much as I would like to tell you that participant-driven and participation-rich event formats are common these days, it just ain’t so. Valuable peer learning and connection takes time.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

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Respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont? These events made a profound impression on pretty much everyone who participated. Since 2016, I’ve been participating in the annual, invitation-only Meeting Design Practicum conferences that have been held all over Europe. Here are some examples.