Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And yes, I admit it, during the second day of my vacation while enjoying the harmonies I hear, I’m jolted to think about religious meeting design…. Religious services are thought to be around 300,000 years old — by far the oldest form of organized meeting that humans have created.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

So when should you use the Conferences That Work design? I thought you’d never ask. That includes all conferences, colloquia, congresses, conventions, and symposia.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 2, 2018

Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference. Thirty minutes of discussion with three stakeholders revealed they hadn’t yet settled on the event’s specific purpose, scope, and format. Great — a client who doesn’t know what they want! From my perspective this is actually a great problem to have.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

When the attendees are the owners, meeting designs that build and support community are the obvious way to go. Such owners, whether they be individuals or for-profit or non-profit entities, rarely have the same objectives for the event as the attendees. But, all too often, attendees are not the conference owners.

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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.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Because good event design is about how a conference works. Participant-driven and participation-rich meeting designs incorporate a braindate’s purpose — one-to-one or small group connection around relevant content — organically into every session.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

For too long, we’ve equated a meeting’s “success” with its size. ” But if we concentrate on increasing attendance, we overlook getting the meeting design right. Improving an event’s design makes the meeting better for all the stakeholders: meeting owners, sponsors, and participants.

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Stova

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

A virtual component offers the possibility of opening up to a much larger audience with new and/or geographically dispersed markets not easily available at a F2F event. There may not be enough space to hold large events at venues due to reduced occupancy from onsite physical distancing guidelines.

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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.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Presentation versus interaction at meetings. But our meeting designs, in large part, haven’t changed to reflect this shift in cultural awareness. It has remained in first place ever since. Society, as reflected by books in English, now talks about interaction about twice as often as presentation.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

So, if you’re one of the thousands of people who have purchased my books or the hundreds of clients who have benefited from my meeting design and facilitation services, please don’t keep me a secret! That’s my job, and I have a great track record. Get in touch , and I’ll make your conference better!

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We’re tapping the talent of PCMA’s staff so they can share the design thinking and process behind the innovative experiences they create for PCMA events. In other words, we’re showcasing the event professionals behind the events for event professionals. I don’t know if nervous is the right word.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 25, 2022

Ask Adrian Anything: using a fishbowl sandwich to facilitate group discussion on meeting design and facilitation. Creating the right program. Consolidating learning. Facilitating individual and community growth. This workshop is limited to 100 attendees, so register now !

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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.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Finally, as a meeting designer I’m convinced that using meeting formats that facilitate and support sharing amongst peers of relevant information is one of the most powerful ways to improve the effectiveness of meetings. Share information; don’t hoard it.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 14, 2021

When the leading candidate for the Mayor of New York City has this take on how people learn, perhaps it’s not so surprising that we’re still sitting through endless broadcast-style sessions at meetings and conferences. Learning researchers and our best teachers and meeting designers have known this for a long time.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 11, 2021

All meeting design needs to recognize this reality. And simple workshops that support connection (which may be emotional) between participants around relevant content provide better learning experiences. Emotions run us; our rationality comes in a distant second. Institutions. The things we do reflect our culture.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 28, 2021

Don’t just read about these formats, but experience them at a well-designed, well-facilitated/moderated event to truly learn how great a meeting can be. We covered a lot in a short time, but there’s much more to learn about Powerful panels and good meeting design!

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 14, 2022

Given the fundamental human need to tell, meeting stakeholders owe it to participants to create opportunities and environments for rich conversations in the sessions, rather than just the gaps between them.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2023

We are actors, impresarios, meeting designers, diplomats, teachers, musicians, creative directors, facilitators, management experts, sports team owners, fundraisers, journalists, experiential marketers, retreat leaders, event producers, philanthropists, coaches, and dealmakers!

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 18, 2022

But in my judgment, the value of creating a less rushed event in the bounded space of a single day is worth it. Want to read my other posts on hybrid meetings? I believe we’ve barely started to explore the capabilities of hybrid meeting designs. Conclusion. You’ll find them here.].

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2021

If you want maximum learning, interaction, and connection at a meeting, small meetings are better than large meetings. Increased learning, interaction, and connection.

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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

JUNE 7, 2021

Why am I writing about social learning on a blog that’s (mainly) about meeting design? Which means, to create the best meetings we need to maximize the social learning that takes place. [Hint: We’re not more intelligent than other species.]

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2017

I love my meeting design clients, but there is one mistake I see them making over and over again. Clients invariably ask me to help design their meeting after they’ve chosen a venue! Here’s why they do it, and why it’s a mistake. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

A freewheeling Ask Me Anything about meeting design that delivers optimal learning, connection, engagement, and action outcomes? Rather, we’ll discuss beforehand what you and your students want and need. A session on a specific syllabus topic you choose?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To conclude When designed and executed well, unconferences tend to endure. The one that began my meeting design journey , has now been running (apart from a COVID hiatus) for 31 years. If I can help you design and facilitate an unconference for your organization, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: The subtlety of designing meetings is that you need people who I would call facilitators. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator. How does that mechanically work in your events?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 3, 2023

Back in 1992 , I developed The Three Questions as a fundamental opening process for participant-driven meetings and conferences. I’ve written about The Three Questions in all my books , and the links above and this video provide introductions so I won’t describe it further here.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

After I talked about my meeting design work with pioneer tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference, the testing community somehow adopted the term peer conference for their get-togethers.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

I was an amateur in the meeting industry, and that led to some mistakes, but it also gave me a fresh perspective at a time when meeting design wasn’t really a “thing.” I discovered that people love the format, and that led to writing the book 10 years ago.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 16, 2020

Marina Bay Sands has launched a state-of-the-art hybrid event broadcast studio at Sands Expo and Convention Centre in a first for the industry, as the award-winning venue paves the way to redefine the future of meetings. The post Marina Bay Sands unveils industry’s first hybrid event broadcast studio appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Although I have good reasons to champion meeting designs where the participants get to choose what they want and need to discuss and learn rather than a program committee , there is invariably a place for some predetermined presentations at conferences. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

MARCH 18, 2021

To execute a successful virtual event, our team was tasked with developing a strategy that enhanced meeting design, optimized the attendee’s experience, and increased attendee engagement. Virtual Event Platform and AV Partner. Another Successful Virtual Meeting.

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