Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

By “practitioners” I mean the folks who do what the meeting is about; e.g., doctors at a medical event or scientists at a conservation conference. Sometimes these groups are given well-defined opportunities to interact in a familiar way. I’ll then give each grouping a little time for members to get to know each other.

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EventMB

JUNE 3, 2022

It features testimonials from a diverse group of 21 event industry professionals who share their core reasons for being at the 18th edition of the trade show, the first since the start of the Covid pandemic. The post Podcast: The Importance of Reconnecting appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

This coming June will mark my 30th year of designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation. Leading folks through small group work in Gatherly. I’ve shared the why?

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 28, 2021

2:30 A brief history of meetings; why lecture formats are still so popular; how panels fit into the larger context of meetings. 10:15 Adrian describes the fishbowl sandwich format, and how he used it to find solutions for an industry-wide problem with a group of several hundred people. Annotated timeline of the video.

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EventMB

MARCH 14, 2024

The annual conference was an opportunity to build bridges between different groups. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: MPI gathered its European community in Luxembourg, a new destination for most participants.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Because good event design is about how a conference works. Participant-driven and participation-rich meeting designs incorporate a braindate’s purpose — one-to-one or small group connection around relevant content — organically into every session.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This leads to a number of problems, which I described in my first meeting design book: Conferences That Work. The key process I use to do this is to ask the group to commit to specific agreements (rules, if you like) at the start of the event. Like the first agreement, this freedom allows low status group members to speak up.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2023

We are actors, impresarios, meeting designers, diplomats, teachers, musicians, creative directors, facilitators, management experts, sports team owners, fundraisers, journalists, experiential marketers, retreat leaders, event producers, philanthropists, coaches, and dealmakers!

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s why we judge meeting experiences largely based on how they were perceived at their peak and at their end. And it’s why transformational learning occurs when a group experiences a positive emotional connection together. All meeting design needs to recognize this reality. Want more evidence? Institutions.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Well, when working with a group of people, the “bottom” of the group also needs support. During group work, it’s tempting to assume that things are going well when we’re hearing from many people. When there’s significant interaction between group members. Making assumptions. So what do we do?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 3, 2023

Back in 1992 , I developed The Three Questions as a fundamental opening process for participant-driven meetings and conferences. ” From a group perspective, however, this response doesn’t enrich the set of ideas, topics, and questions that the ensuing meeting could address. (If

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2017

I love my meeting design clients, but there is one mistake I see them making over and over again. Clients invariably ask me to help design their meeting after they’ve chosen a venue! Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Here’s why they do it, and why it’s a mistake.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 15, 2021

Recently, I’ve been appearing as a guest at college event planning and hospitality courses to talk about meeting design. (I Rather than lecture for an hour, I’ve been using an Ask Me Anything (aka AMA ) meeting format. I love to do this. Teachers, please contact me , it’s free!)

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

So here’s my review of Butter, a meeting platform for facilitators to shine. In this review of Butter, I’ll share a big picture overview, what I think is Butter’s finest feature, an example of how to implement a meeting design in Butter, and my closing thoughts. You can prebuild two kinds: Rooms and Groups.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Closing sessions that meet personal and group wants and needs are often absent. Because many so-called unconferences suffer from non-existent or poor design and/or facilitation they often turn out to be chaotic and unsatisfying. They also need more separate breakout spaces for participants to meet.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I first designed and convened what I called a “ peer conference ” in 1992 for a group of IT managers at small schools that eventually became known as edACCESS. For each group, one stays at the same place while all others look for a new group to join. But first…. …a a short history of the peer conference.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 24, 2021

Translation: in the experimental setup used , the researchers found that online meeting participants were: better able to avoid interrupting each other; and. Theory of Mind (ToM) research shows that a group’s CI is correlated with members’ scores on a remarkable test: Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME).

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2019

At the time, I had no idea that what I instinctively put together for a gathering of people who barely knew each other would lead to: a global design and facilitation consulting practice; over 500 posts on this blog, which has now become, to the best of my knowledge, the most-visited website on meeting design and facilitation; three books (almost!)

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Although I have good reasons to champion meeting designs where the participants get to choose what they want and need to discuss and learn rather than a program committee , there is invariably a place for some predetermined presentations at conferences. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

I was an amateur in the meeting industry, and that led to some mistakes, but it also gave me a fresh perspective at a time when meeting design wasn’t really a “thing.” I discovered that people love the format, and that led to writing the book 10 years ago. If you had told me then that the.

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Find out which are the best seating layouts for different events and some ways to mix it up with more unusual layouts to increase engagement in meeting design. When planning an event or meeting, one of the hardest parts […]. The room layout can have a huge impact on the engagement and learning at your event.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 4, 2019

I’ll also facilitate the closing Group Spective. After a highly successful debut in 2018, three Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Chapters — MPI Toronto , MPI Montréal/Québec , and MPI Ottawa — have again joined forces to provide cutting edge, innovative, experiential education at The EVENT.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2022

When time is short and the to-do list is long, the solution is often to bring in an expert contractor to help with everything from sourcing of space and technology solutions to meeting design and management. One solution: A letter of intent with a deposit to pay for creative time if the company “goes in another direction.”

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Participant-driven and participation-rich peer conference designs improve on traditional events because they don’t treat openings and closings as necessary evils but as critical components of the meeting design. Let’s examine each phase of the peer conference arc in more detail.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

3 Use meeting design to create the framework for great content. With these first two steps covered: bringing together the content expert and the programme expert, the next step was to add some meeting design. and in small groups. That’s Meeting Design. This included speaking to each other 1.2.1

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 21, 2022

Emcee and meeting designer Samme Allen says she founded the company in response to a growing need for experienced emcees, hosts, and moderators who “can be delivered cost effectively, flexibly, and in the most sustainable way.”.

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Stova

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

As F2F events reemerge, meeting designers will face a dilemma: How do you organize an event with two radically different audiences? The onsite group has social connectivity, focus, and high sensory input.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This doesn’t work so well online with a large group. To help reconnect people who have spent time together in the past, we’ll provide online “rooms” for specific groups. I will run the opening, with everyone together, in Zoom, and use Zoom breakout rooms for the following smaller group get-togethers.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In They are, in my opinion, fundamental education; certainly on a par with the sessions we see at the annual conferences every year on “hot event items”, F&B trends, and meeting management. Participate!

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We’re tapping the talent of PCMA’s staff so they can share the design thinking and process behind the innovative experiences they create for PCMA events. Most meeting designers know that beginnings and endings matter, but struggle to craft meaningful experiences that resonate with attendees. There was at least one group hug.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2022

A virtual photo booth that can be activated during the event, with branding backgrounds as well as group photos. Break up a Zoom meeting by adding a Spark with 15 minutes of comedy or mindfulness – this will help your audience feel empowered. Read More : Virtual Meetings Are Missing These Two Things, Meta Is Working on a Fix.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

3 Use meeting design to create the framework for great content. With these first two steps covered: bringing together the content expert and the programme expert, the next step was to add some meeting design. and in small groups. That’s Meeting Design. This included speaking to each other 1.2.1

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

When such freedoms are agreed to individually and as a group at the start of a meeting, ambiguity about meeting behavior dissipates. If you omit group covenants at your meetings, you default to an environment where most participants will self-censor their behavior to some degree. to say and do.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 16, 2018

When FRESH18 — which bills itself as the first annual conference focused exclusively on meeting design — gets underway Feb. 27-28, it will be showcasing its own solution to a common event-design problem: getting the audience to participate. The speaker is encouraged to remain on hand to join discussions and answer questions.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Now that events are going back to in person, how can meeting professionals deliver the same level of detailed success metrics to the executive team about the range of value delivered on the investment? Two veteran meeting designers joined Smart Chat Live! Meet the Experts. Watch the entire webinar here.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

For meeting designers, ChatGPT can save the organizer time by answering mundane questions like, “What does business casual mean?” thereby freeing up time to design more meaningful, sustainable and motivating programs. We are in a race to make it easy to do business together,” he said. Another change?

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 26, 2017

The meetings industry is far more aware of the importance of treating and supporting attendees as active participants rather than passive consumers of education.

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