Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2024

And then there are plenty of unconferences focussed on social and cultural issues, like leadership , DEI , the environment , peace work , political movements , good government , animal welfare , veterans rights —the list goes on! Seeing how peer conference designs benefit these folks when they come together warms my heart.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

How to incorporate a sense of belonging into the attendee event experience The phrase “sense of belonging” is defined as the psychological feeling of connectedness to a social, spatial, cultural, professional or other type of group or community (Hurtado & Carter, 1997).

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design? Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs. The steady rise in popularity of participant-driven and participation-rich designs like Conferences That Work continues.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve run the core Conferences That Work design in a day numerous times, and it’s always a rush. A peer conference design such as Open Space doesn’t need so much time—a few hours can be useful—though it omits some of the features that make Conferences That Work so effective.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

These forms are essentially invisible to us and previous generations because they have been at the heart of social and professional culture for so long. Whoever they are—young developing leaders, Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! —that we don’t question their continued use. 2 — Elementary Meetings.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 2, 2023

The number of women-in-tech events has been increasing year over year, further highlighting the importance of a more inclusive culture in tech. In fact, during the pandemic, women’s participation in virtual STEM conferences increased by as much as 253% when compared to in-person conferences ( USC , 2021). Women of Power Summit.

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