Event Design Meeting Design Preparation 
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 24, 2020
Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ).
Conferences that Work
MARCH 28, 2022
My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. The meeting industry has redefined novelty as creativity.
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Endless Events
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? Don’t miss a beat, it’s Event Tech Podcast time! The Path To Multi-Hub Meetings. Event Tech: What’s Good & What’s New.
The MICE Blog
JULY 27, 2022
One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress. In the meantime, IBM has also developed Chef Watson to prepare meals.
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 16, 2021
And it made me think about meeting design. And, me being me, I thought about what Marcy had just said in the context of meeting design. And meetings are no exception. The art and craft of the meeting designer. It’s a meeting designer’s job to create these contextual layers.
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
When this doesn’t happen (sadly, most of the time in my experience) the conference design, no matter how good it is, suffers. 4—Non-existent or insufficient pre-unconference attendee preparation Unconferences are fundamentally different from broadcast-style meetings. This is not a big deal, but it needs to be done.
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. I’ve shared the why? and the details of how I typically run this format here.
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