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3 Tips for Shifting to an Architectural Model for Meeting Design

Smart Meetings

Real meetings are all about content,” he says. You can skip just about any other part of a meeting—a venue, a meal, even a speaker and still be productive, but if there isn’t relevant content, then it isn’t a meeting.”. “You The power of meetings depends on the human dynamics they are capable of unleashing.

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IRF Highlighted the Humanity in the ‘Incentiverse’

Smart Meetings

For hoteliers, AI and other event productivity technology can help remove friction and pain points in booking and checking in, but the goal is to relieve employees of mundane tasks so they can focus more on human interactions, explained Ben Space, vice president and commercial director Americas managed with Hilton. Another change?

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Community versus audience in journalism and meetings

Conferences that Work

We tend to think it’s manufacturing a product called content you should honor and buy…That’s a legacy of mass media; treating everybody the same because we had to…So we now see the opportunity to serve people’s individual needs. When the attendees are the owners, meeting designs that build and support community are the obvious way to go.

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

Conferences that Work

Management have desired outcomes for the meeting: e.g. developing new products and services, communicating changes in company strategic goals, training and incentivizing sales teams, implementing successful product launches, etc. Shortchange the time needed, and you and your attendees will be frustrated and unhappy.

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What Meeting Profs Can Learn from Pop-Up Immersive Art Experiences

Smart Meetings

Like the pop-up museums of ice cream, color and happiness of pre-Covid times, these productions are designed with abundant opportunities for selfies and ‘gram fodder. While tickets are for specific time slots, attendees are encouraged to make the journey their own. Visitors are also empowered to self-direct their experience.

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Working with suppliers and practitioners at meetings

Conferences that Work

One of the most common issues I address that is rarely acknowledged openly is the tension between the wants and needs of suppliers and practitioners at meetings. By “suppliers” I mean vendors of products or services, and sponsors. The practitioner’s perspective on including suppliers at meeting sessions.

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Elevating Virtual Events: Transforming In-Person Meetings to Digital

Brightspot Incentive Events

Face-to-face events, conferences, and meetings were postponed or cancelled for the near future. Due to the pandemic, subsequent quarantine, and travel restrictions, our company shifted our mindset and developed new product offerings for our clients in the form of virtual events and hybrid meetings.