Conferences that Work

AUGUST 26, 2019

Here’s a teaser: the introduction to my new book Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need. Then buy the book ! The social and cultural differences that shaped our frequent meetings fascinated me. Interested? I’ve always been curious.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you had told me forty years ago, a freshly minted high-energy particle physics postdoc, that I’d go on to have four additional careers (owner of a solar manufacturing business, computer science professor, independent IT consultant, and meeting designer/facilitator) I wouldn’t have believed you. I recommend you hire them!

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 18, 2022

As I write this I’m designing a one-day, in-person peer conference for 150 members of a regional association. As readers of my books know, running a peer conference for this many people in one day would be a somewhat rushed affair. Read my book Event Crowdsourcing to learn in detail how to do these tasks.).

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2023

I am delighted and honored to be featured in ‘ Harnessing Serendipity ,’ a unique new book that explores the magic of facilitating connection that leads to collaboration. However, the work of everyone included in this book incorporates most if not all of these approaches.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And yes, I admit it, during the second day of my vacation while enjoying the harmonies I hear, I’m jolted to think about religious meeting design…. Religious services are thought to be around 300,000 years old — by far the oldest form of organized meeting that humans have created. Provide an emotional experience.

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APRIL 1, 2019

This (slightly edited) interview by JT Long appeared in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? I discovered that people love the format, and that led to writing the book 10 years ago.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics. I don’t think so.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 7, 2021

Why am I writing about social learning on a blog that’s (mainly) about meeting design? Which means, to create the best meetings we need to maximize the social learning that takes place. ” Early in the book, is this passage: “What makes human beings unique? What are you waiting for?

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Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

And I’ve become intrigued with the possibilities of incorporating the peer processes developed for successful face-to-face meetings into online events. In person meetings have vanished overnight. It’s time to implement what we’ve learned about great face-to-face meeting design and process into online meetings.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2024

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Write a book? So here’s my story.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Community versus audience I began my first book with the research finding (and common observation) that people go to conferences to network and learn. My later books (and many posts on this site) have emphasized the superiority of active over passive learning. Active learning occurs almost exclusively in community.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 11, 2021

And so it goes with meetings. Daniel Kahneman, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for Economics, wrote a long book about this. It’s why businesses sponsor meetings. It’s why we judge meeting experiences largely based on how they were perceived at their peak and at their end. Institutions. No related posts.

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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

MARCH 13, 2017

This is all very well, but it begs the question: what can meeting designers do to make it easier for attendees to participate more at meetings? Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Here are three things we can do.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

” I think it’s reasonable to concentrate on fairness to participants : the majority of those involved with the meeting. In his influential 1971 book A Theory of Justice , John suggested that “the fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.”.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

So, if you’re one of the thousands of people who have purchased my books or the hundreds of clients who have benefited from my meeting design and facilitation services, please don’t keep me a secret! Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Don’t keep me a secret!

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Conferences that Work

MAY 22, 2023

Check to see if your school already makes books available via VitalSource Campus Retailers. It is critical to understand how to design conferences and events effectively. Now, you and your students can easily access my books from anywhere in the world, at any time, both online and offline.

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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

AUGUST 19, 2024

Forged ahead and wrote what eventually became a series of three books on conference design. Consequently became a valued resource on meeting design and facilitation for thousands of people and organizations. license Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Paying it forward!

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

For more information on how to do this, see my book Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need.). Since 2016, I’ve been participating in the annual, invitation-only Meeting Design Practicum conferences that have been held all over Europe. Complex problems. Here are some examples.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

My books and writing share these processes freely, allowing conference organizers to adapt them to their needs. Often, I adopt new ideas and share them with the broader meeting design community, fostering collaboration and growth. .” —Jeff Jarvis In the same way, the processes of participant-driven conferences are open.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 20, 2024

Improving Conferences That Work I designed and facilitated my first peer conference in 1992. I ran them in my spare time for thirteen years before writing my first book. The result was that I wrote two supplements to the book that I published in 2013 and 2015. Participants said, “Why don’t you do that this way?”

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For a full explanation of why active learning modalities are superior, see Chapter 4 of my book The Power of Participation.). Let’s look at these three conclusions in the context of meeting design. Most meeting presenters still lecture. So why do we continue to use broadcast-style formats?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Tahira Endean tweets about the intersection of experiential, immersive meeting design and technology. meetingsnet If you’re looking for thought-provoking articles and news related to all things meetings and events, look no further than MeetingsNet’s Twitter. Ciara Feely is a hotel meeting and event space sales expert.

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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 20, 2023

07:45 Behind the scenes: How I got into designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. 11:00 What participant-driven and participation-rich meeting design means, and the core components. 15:00 Why we need to have participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 4, 2018

When consulting, one of my biggest meeting design challenges is to get boss buy-in. To improve the relevance and effectiveness of social structures, organizations, and meetings, it’s crucial for leaders to understand and accept the potential and value of decentralized influence.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Industry Performance Trends.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 24, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. So you’re holding a conference. How are you going to get your audience tuned in and engaged?

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 14, 2022

Given the fundamental human need to tell, meeting stakeholders owe it to participants to create opportunities and environments for rich conversations in the sessions, rather than just the gaps between them. Let’s give attendees the priceless gift of someone to tell it to at our events. Verkuilen , licensed under (CC BY 2.0).

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 29, 2021

People have written books about how to do this. If you had told me then that I’d leave that career (my fourth) to write a book about meeting design that would catapult me into the heart of the meeting industry, I’d have said you were crazy. Do you agree with this set of qualities? No related posts.

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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. See my book The Power of Participation to learn more about body voting.).

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I’ve written about this in my books; here’s a short critique of Open Space. In a sentence, Open Space provides little opportunity for participants to discover important peers, privileges extroverts, may not meet the actual wants and needs of participants, and uses a rather crude closing process.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Ten years ago today, I started this website and published my first book: Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love. (A I’m proud to have written three books ( the latest was published this week) and over six hundred blog posts in the last ten years. A decade later it’s still selling.). No related posts.

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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 In the first quarter of 2018, I’ve booked more business than all of 2017.) But their inclusion looks good on the promotional materials.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2023

Furthermore, I have consistently produced high-quality books on meeting design that have received critical acclaim and have helped thousands of meeting professionals to significantly improve their conferences. Now, I need to adjust my prices to ensure that my business remains viable. Thank you for your continued support!

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

The next time you run a meeting, introduce covenants at the start (Chapter 18 of The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action has full details) and discover the power of covenants for yourself and your attendees! Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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