Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

LinkedIn’s growth spurt is evident in the business events industry as well: When we asked meeting organizers what new social media channels they were using to promote events in Convene ’s 2023 Meetings Market Survey , the leading response — chosen by three out of five respondents — was LinkedIn. Multiple times.”

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 19, 2024

Thanks to my mentors, I: Set my professional fees at the right level when I began consulting in 1982. 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.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 4, 2018

Almost all organization leaders today wield positional power — the power of a boss to make decisions that affect others — and this is unlikely to change soon. As a consultant in various fields for 35 years, this is a familiar world: one where I have influence with a client but less authority than a janitor.

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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. Outwardly, I’ve succeeded. So here’s my story.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Events and media consultant Julius Solaris shared at the Unforgettable Experience Design Summit that he was initially very enthusiastic about unconference format events. But Julius didn’t see them catch on and now focuses on other aspects of the meeting industry. Why aren’t unconferences more popular?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

First, you need to understand before the meeting what your practitioners and suppliers want, need, and expect. As a meeting designer, if a meeting is going to include both practitioners and suppliers I always ask my clients about the relationship between these groups and their wants and needs.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

1984: I begin IT consulting for clients using personal computers. 1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). Organizations hear about these conferences and ask me to design and facilitate them. IBM introduced the PC in 1981.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 24, 2021

My late mentor Jerry Weinberg encapsulated the overloading that occurs during an initial (consulting) meeting in his Five-Minute Rule : “Clients always know how to solve their problems, and always tell you the solution in the first five minutes.” So, are online meetings reducing our collective intelligence?

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JULY 1, 2024

PSFG has a deep appreciation for the importance of meeting design. ” —Extract from an interview with Cath Thompson of Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG) by Alec Saelens on January 25, 2024 Rachel contracted me in 2022 for design consultation on PSFG’s first online peer conference.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 14, 2024

The tour also made strategic stops where participants could talk with suppliers and vendors who spoke about their own practices and strategies — a move engineered, Goradesky said, “to encourage discussion between meeting organizers and suppliers.” We know [sustainability] investments will be taken seriously if there is demand.”

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

For decades, high-performing organizations have used incentive travel as an effective management strategy, but the program is largely misunderstood because there is so much diversity in how it is implemented. The group also helps organizations develop effective strategies for improving employee productivity.

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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. Lisi shares another participant’s experience: Step 1 before entering #SoCraTes2022 ✅ Organizers really do make everything to make everybody feel safe.

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APRIL 1, 2024

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: So, even when I was doing particle physics, I started organizing conferences. Adrian Segar: The subtlety of designing meetings is that you need people who I would call facilitators. Adrian Segar: Okay.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

During the workshops each participant shares and receives consulting from a small peer group on a current personal professional challenge. Every process element is a strategic ingredient of the workshop design. Many organizations focus on getting the “best” experts to speak at their meetings.

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