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We are biased against truly creative event design

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A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Truly creative event design We are biased against truly creative event design.

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A calendar of peer conferences

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This calendar provides strong evidence that any group with something in common who wants to connect and learn can benefit from peer conference designs. Seeing how peer conference designs benefit these folks when they come together warms my heart.

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How the Responsibilities of Conferences Mirror Those of Media Platforms

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” —Jeff Jarvis At conferences, the “users” are primarily participants. For decades, I’ve championed responsible conference designs that prioritize participants. Jeff Jarvis Similarly, peer conference designs are transparent. Screw your users, screw yourself.”

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Lessons for #eventprofs from an improv and mindfulness workshop — Part 1

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In this two-part article I’ll share a little of my experience and takeaways, followed by their relevance to event design ( red ). On the fourth morning of the workshop, I was so aware of the benefits of daily practice, I determined to start each day henceforth with yoga and meditation. How I got there. We’ll see.

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

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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. I’ve run the core Conferences That Work design in a day numerous times, and it’s always a rush. A day and a half is the minimum needed for a group to really benefit.

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Dear Adrian — How does group size impact process design?

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Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian —in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, facilitation, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. Both intimacy and discovery have their benefits. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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What’s the best learning model for conference sessions?

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When we incorporate social learning into our events we all benefit because, as David Weinberger says: “ The smartest person in the room is the room. ”. Such process is the focus of the peer conference designs and associated participation techniques that I’ve been developing and writing about here and in my books.