@segar.comHow can we best prepare workers for our rapidly changing economy? By teaching people how to make new connections on a regular basis.
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#meetings #EventDesign #connections #NewEconomy #DanaBoyd #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comThe word "unconference" is increasingly used to describe traditional conferences. These aren't the unconferences you're looking for.
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#unconference #popularity #definition #PeerConference #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comWhat's the best way to facilitate a community discussion? Here's my answer, illustrated by a meeting that I designed and facilitated in my hometown.
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#facilitation #CommunityDiscussion #format #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #PairShare #assnchat
@segar.comThe words we use for meetings matter. By changing the words, we can change how we think about meetings. Here are three examples.
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#networking #connection #virtual #online #unconference #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comInstead of paying for an app, use participant-driven and participation-rich design techniques to make your entire conference a braindate!
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #BrainDate #connection #ParticipantDriven #ParticipationRich #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comStatus and power dynamics exist at every meeting. Here's how hierarchy, status, and power relationships affect meeting effectiveness.
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#meetings #power #status #hierarchy #PowerOver #PowerFromWithin #PowerWith #assnchat
@segar.comHere are three lesser-known critical mistakes associations make. They can be summarized with the phrase "Don't do that!"
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#associations #nonprofit #mistakes #990 #consultants #assnchat
@segar.comDo you treat your conference attendees as adults? Give them the freedom to question, comment, make suggestions, and influence what happens!
@segar.comCan meeting professionals enjoy the meetings they create, despite the stress? Why, yes they can, and many do. I do! Do you?
@segar.comYou had to be there. Sometimes that's not such a bad thing.
@segar.comHere are two ways to create better connections at a seated meal. Set aside time for participants to introduce themselves, and change places!
@segar.comCreating powerful meetings instead of power-over meetings enables co-creation, benefiting both individuals and the group.
@segar.comHow can you help your board members better internalize your association's strategic goals? Here are three suggestions that may help.
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#association #nonprofit #StrategicPlanning #StrategicGoals #assnchat
@segar.comHere's a great introduction to working smarter: Harold Jarche's "Working Smarter with Personal Knowledge Mastery" free downloadable guide.
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#learning #WorkingSmarter #HaroldJarche #PersonalKnowledgeManagement #FreeGuide #assnchat
@segar.comHow can we make conferences better? Here are two suggestions, plus my comments, by Samantha Whitehorn of ASAE's Associations Now.
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#meetings #EventDesign #associations #concierge #connections #events #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comAssociations exist only in the mind. As evidence, here's the story of the birth of VISA, an association of tens of thousands of member banks.
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#associations #assnchat #eventprofs #VISA #CommunityOfPractice #agreements
@segar.com"Interaction is at the heart of cognition," say 28 scientists. I think they're right—and it's at the heart of events too!
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #interaction #cognition #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comWhich meeting design books should I buy? Here's a short overview of five books I recommend, so you can learn which meet your wants and needs.
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#meetings #EventDesign #RecommendedBooks #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comHere's how to hold simple successful workshops that create memorable learning experiences and connections.
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#meetings #EventDesign #workshops #SolutionRoom #PeerLearning #connection #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comI disagree with the sentiment on this mug: the slogan "less meetings more doing"
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