@segar.comSetting good explicit ground rules at the start of a conference may be the most transformative change you can make to improve your event
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#meetings #EventDesign #GroundRules #agreements #safety #eventprofs
@segar.comTraditional conferences are dying like music albums did. Peer conferences allow us to create events that truly meet participants' wants and needs.
@segar.comWhat is the return on investment (ROI) from attending an event? Here's my definition: Conversations => Relationships => Value.
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#meetings #EventDesign #ROI #conversation #relationships #eventprofs
@segar.comToday's meetings need to give meeting-goers many options, not just a few. But not by filling the program with every conceivable session topic…
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#meetings #EventDesign #choices #EventCrowdsourcing #SessionCrowdsourcing #PeerConference #eventprofs
@segar.comDoes asking attendees in advance for conference program suggestions work? No, it doesn't! Here's what does work…
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#meetings #EventDesign #ConferencePrograms #crowdsourcing #eventprofs
@segar.comBeware of "experiential" events that are just razzle-dazzle. Instead, design events that provide truly useful and meaningful experiences.
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#meetings #EventDesign #experiential #novelty #superficial #eventprofs
@segar.comA (slightly edited) interview "Q&A with Adrian Segar on Crowdsourcing" by JT Long in Smart Meetings Magazine.
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#meetings #EventDesign #interview #SmartMeetings #crowdsourcing #eventprofs
@segar.comWhenever possible, avoid squaring the circle of a room set design. Here's what to do when you can't use circular seating layouts.
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#meetings #EventDesign #RoomSetDesign #CircleSeating #CurvedRowSeating #eventprofs
@segar.comLow-tech and high-tech voting solutions abound. Here's when to use no- and low-tech techniques for participatory voting.
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#meetings #EventDesign #voting #NoTech #LowTech #HighTech #ARS #facilitation #eventprofs
@segar.comCopenhagen workshop video: I demo how to use human spectrograms to shed light on participants' viewpoints and circumstances.
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#meetings #human #spectrograms #discovery #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
@segar.comWilliam Gibson & Bruce Sterling's "The Difference Engine" tempts me to dream that I'm living in an alternative conference universe…
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#meetings #EventDesign #dreaming #AlternativeWorld #WakingDream #eventprofs
@segar.comSurvey says the top educational meeting format is a workshop-style, participatory session. Do you incorporate such sessions into your events?
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#meetings #EventDesign #BestMeetingFormat #FacilitatedWorkshop #ParticipatorySession #eventprofs
@segar.comFour hundred scientists walk into a conference. And perhaps improve the health of the lands and waters on which all our lives depend.
@segar.comHere's my letter to every event technology company trying to sell me stuff. Please read it, folks—what I describe is far too common!
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#meetings #EventDesign #selling #sales #products #services #pitching #freemium #NoPrices #eventprofs
@segar.comThe most important reason people go to conferences is to usefully connect with others around relevant content. Here are five reasons to change conferences.
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#meetings #EventDesign #article #NSASpeaker #magazine #ReasonsToChangeConferences #eventprofs
@segar.comScenes from a peer conference: The Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, November 6-7, 2014
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#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #PeerConference #unconference #MulticulturalFuture #eventprofs #assnchat
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@segar.comHow can we entwine content and connection during an online conference? I share an example from an online conference I designed and facilitated.
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#meetings #EventDesign #example #OnlineConference #ContentAndConnection #tools #eventprofs
@segar.comIt’s not a festival, it’s a funeral. When conferences stop serving their core audience, communities don’t disappear—they go elsewhere.
@segar.comPlease stop treating adults like children at your conferences. There's no excuse for telling adults "This is what you will learn today".
