Conferences that Work

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. In an outrageous display of chutzpah , I wrote three of these books. [If Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ).

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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

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

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 1, 2024

PSFG has a deep appreciation for the importance of meeting design. We had great feedback from participants and even had one participant interested in learning how to bring peer conferences to her own work (I recommended your book and blog!). Our second peer conference was even better than our first.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Fill out the form and we’ll email you a PDF version of this blog post to read anytime you want. Meetings & Events. tojulius Julian Solaris, Editor of The Event Manager Blog, always has the low-down on attendance-worthy events and the newest event technology. Ciara Feely is a hotel meeting and event space sales expert.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

A common example is booking websites. The gamification strategies on these websites endeavour to make us book as soon as possible. It’s not about fun but to make us book.’. We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. And we really wanted to bring that online.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

Why mention this on an event design blog? Well, the most effective aspect of China’s online censorship regime illustrates what happens when you don’t incorporate covenants into your meetings. The Chinese government runs a massive online censorship program. Tech In Asia explains: “Imagine being near a steep cliff.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 13, 2024

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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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

You have all your ducks in a row: awesome venue booked, killer catering secured and tickets to your event are sold out. After an event, organizers can share valuable recap content, like videos and blogs, with their attendees and give them previews for the following year’s event, if held annually. Radde, Ph.D.

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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

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.).

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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. Found the courage to share my weekly musings on a wide variety of topics publicly via my blog. Consequently became a valued resource on meeting design and facilitation for thousands of people and organizations.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I’ve been convening, designing, and facilitating conferences for over 35 years, concentrating on participant-driven and participation-rich event facilitation and design since 1992. Learn more about Adrian and his books. Watch this short video to learn more about POPWORKS. Testimonials from earlier workshops. “I

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

I’ll say that I’ve been writing a weekly blog for 15 years now. And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. I have one on my blog about being trapped in an elevator with a Nobel Prize physicist. Adrian Segar: Okay. And there are so many stories.

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Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

However, many proponents of modern meeting design recommend letting participants choose their seating to spur engagement and networking. The unfortunate realities of our modern world have made event security an imperative in contemporary meeting design and planning. ” 17.

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Unveiling monthly rankings promotes friendly competitiveness while memorably debuting the new location is always a highlight at the annual meeting. Design an Exciting, Motivational Getaway : Along with a desirable destination, you want to achieve a 30/70 percent balance between interactive company sessions and personal leisure time.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 5, 2021

My books and this blog provide plenty of information on how to do this. And it is easy for it to happen at meetings. Designing for trust, safety, and learning. In general, the more meeting attendees trust each other, the safer they feel. Potentially, everyone has something to contribute and to learn.

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