@segar.comTo convert a traditional conference into a connection-rich conference, we need to replace lectures with connection-rich sessions
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#meetings #EventDesign #events #participation #connection #SessionIntegration #eventprofs
@segar.comGive up the myth of control exercised at traditional conferences. Instead, give attendees the freedom to make the event their own.
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#meetings #EventDesign #control #myth #freedom #events #eventprofs
@segar.com"It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well." Hearing Taylor Swift's lament evokes my own grief about the loss of meeting in person.
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#meetings #InPerson #loss #grief #pain #memory #TaylorSwift #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comDo conference participants want less control? Restricting conferences' responsiveness to real participant needs should concern us all.
@segar.comA Conference Weavers session encourages reflection & reinforces learning by publicly sharing thoughts & impressions from event experiences
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#meetings #EventDesign #GMIC #SustainableMeetings #eventprofs
@segar.comThe meeting industry's biggest dirty secret is so embarrassing, we don't even talk about it in private.
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#meetings #EventDesign #secrets #evaluation #EventOutcomes #NPS #ROI #eventprofs
@remotesparks.com🅿️ An idea parking lot protects the agenda without losing useful thinking.
Capture off-topic ideas visibly, assign ownership, review them regularly, and turn “not now” into a real follow-up path.
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@global-news-2024.bsky.socialBreaking: US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff leave Moscow talks with hopes for "equally productive meetings"... Via BBC News #Kushner #Meetings #Witkoff What's your take on this?
@mymarketingfile.bsky.socialHow to run effective meetings comes down to what is decided in advance. An agenda distributed beforehand, a named facilitator, and a decision that has to come out of the session.
https://cxo.la/run-effective
#meetings #productivity #SBM #VWCG #WCG
@segar.comHere's how to create amazing panels, where everyone has the opportunity to be up on stage, rather than passively listening.
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#meetings #EventDesign #panels #PanelDesign #eventprofs #assnchat
@worklifehacker.bsky.social"Look at my calendar for tomorrow. For every meeting with more than one attendee, draft a 3-bullet agenda based on the title and attendees, and flag any meeting with no clear purpose."
Settings - Connectors - turn on Google Calendar first.
@segar.comNine of my learnings from the first Meeting Design Practicum — 30 meeting designers together for 48 hours in Utrecht, The Netherlands
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#meetings #EventDesign #Practicum #learning #ElementaryMeetings #metaphor #Druids #EscapeRoom #fun #eventprofs
@segar.comWould you like to create breakthrough meeting designs? Here's how Elementary Meetings suggest environments for participation at events.
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@segar.comAre in-person events COVID safe? Statements by Freeman on the safety of such meetings are misleading, & the underlying models are flawed.
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#meetings #safety #risk #AirQuality #modeling #COVID #Epistemix #Freeman #eventprofs #assnchat