Conferences that Work
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.
Conferences that Work
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Jeff Jarvis, Facebook’s changes Jarvis believes that journalism should serve people’s individual needs rather than manufacture content for the masses. When the attendees are the owners, meeting designs that build and support community are the obvious way to go. But, all too often, attendees are not the conference owners.
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Conferences that Work
OCTOBER 11, 2021
All meeting design needs to recognize this reality. In some cases, these solutions are actually manufactured for a plausible yet illusory need. And simple workshops that support connection (which may be emotional) between participants around relevant content provide better learning experiences. Institutions.
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. My 1977 Ph.D.
Conferences that Work
APRIL 8, 2019
1978: I join the management of Solar Alternative , a solar energy manufacturing business founded the previous year. I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. Due to interest and demand, I become a meeting designer and facilitator of participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.
Conferences that Work
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The manufacturer suggests we shouldn’t take for granted the strength of the thick aluminum foil holding our main course. Luckily, this is typically part of good meeting design — it’s not something that you need to awkwardly or artificially introduce. I have no other excuse. Support the bottom. It makes sense.
Conferences that Work
JULY 27, 2020
Pre-pandemic, I traveled fairly frequently for my work as a consultant on meeting design and facilitator of meetings, and would try to run a couple of miles every day, wherever I was. I have extremely wide feet (5E or 6E or XX, depending on manufacturer). I see one or two cars a day, and two or three pedestrians a year.
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