Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Truly creative event design We are biased against truly creative event design.

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Event Design Events Conference Design Conference 95

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Trends 248

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For example, if they value the rising focus on sustainability, make sure your event incorporates sustainable practices and promotes/communicates the efforts you’re taking to drive change. Offer Personalization Before, During and After the Event Engaged attendees are actively involved in designing their event experience.

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Attendee Audience Networking Event Apps 226

Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2024

Why I do this work The incredible diversity of communities, organizations, and businesses that use participant-driven and participation-rich event formats is astounding. This calendar provides strong evidence that any group with something in common who wants to connect and learn can benefit from peer conference designs.

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Conference Healthcare Conference Design Government 83

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Venue room capacity charts don’t include these designs. The result is that novice-organized unconferences rarely have the venue space they need to work well. The solution to this is to design your unconference before choosing the venue. But it is far from the only format that organizers can and should use.

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Preparation Venue Conference Attendee 106

Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I’m indebted to Martin Sirk for sharing remarkable information about an 1828 conference designed by the German geographer, naturalist, and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Read what follows to discover that Humboldt was also a meeting designer way ahead of his time! Martin Sirk Modern meeting design!

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Meeting Design Meeting Conference Conference Design 83

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Much as I would like to tell you that participant-driven and participation-rich event formats are common these days, it just ain’t so. Unfortunately, this convinces the organizers that few people are interested in these formats, reinforcing a return to a familiar predetermined program.

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Meeting Design Conference Meeting Conference Design 88