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Alexander von Humboldt: A meeting designer way ahead of his time

Conferences that Work

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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Community versus audience in journalism and meetings

Conferences that Work

Community versus audience I began my first book with the research finding (and common observation) that people go to conferences to network and learn. When the attendees are the owners, meeting designs that build and support community are the obvious way to go. Active learning occurs almost exclusively in community.

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Participant experience design — moving from the old to new event world

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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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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

Conferences that Work

So when should you use the Conferences That Work design? The five day event is being held by Federation EIL, the worldwide network of The Experiment in International. I thought you’d never ask. That includes all conferences, colloquia, congresses, conventions, and symposia.

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Make your entire conference a braindate

Conferences that Work

One of Skift’s “ 10 event trends for 2020 ” is networking. The report predicts: “Activities such as braindates that deliver more meaningful connections will become mainstream at events.” Because good event design is about how a conference works.

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How to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

Conferences that Work

The five day event is being held by Federation EIL, the worldwide network of The Experiment in International. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The first Conferences That Work peer conference held in Japan begins today!

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Which meeting design books should I buy?

Conferences that Work

Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ).