Photograph of audience at the 2013 US Green Building Conference
Here's an illuminating example of a creative process that was used to build a movement at a conference
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#meetings #EventDesign #BuildingAMovement #GroupProcess #eventprofs #assnchat
Round scalloped sugar cookie with minimalist “welcome” typography printed in soft grey on white icing, styled on a clean light background.
welcome, set in type.
an opening gesture for events, brand activations, and considered arrivals.
#customcookies #eventbranding #corporategifting #brandactivation #eventdesign #luxurydetails #welcomegift
Custom Printed Logo Mats for Corporate Events That Boost Brand Visibility
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#CorporateBranding #EventMarketing #BrandVisibility #TradeShowMarketing #BusinessEvents #BrandImpact #EventDesign #MarketingStrategy #CustomBranding #ProfessionalEvents #SouthAfrica
transmit pre-planned content: photograph of a large conference hall with attendees sitting in rows and listening to a distant speaker. Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/plakboek/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Traditional conferences assume that conference sessions should be used primarily to transmit pre-planned content. We can do better!
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#meetings #EventDesign #assumptions #broadcast #content #participation #events #eventprofs
middle-aged friendly: photograph of a balding man trying to read a notice using a magnifying glass. Photo attribution: Flickr user philippeleroyer
How to make your workshop/meeting/conference middle-aged friendly? Consider participants' memory, vision, hearing, physicality, and content.
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#meetings #EventDesign #MiddleAgedFriendly #memory #vision #hearing #physicality #content #eventprofs
Say Yes: photograph of a large group of workers wearing blue shirts striking dramatic triumphant poses outdoors. Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastoffools/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Patricia Madson’s first improv maxim is "Say Yes!" This reminds me of a harrowing incident at the closing session of a three-day conference…
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#meetings #facilitation #improv #EventDesign #SayYes #events #eventprofs
Freeman 2024 Event Organizer Trends Report We’ve calibrated our research and confirmed our hypothesis: many organizers are operating on outdated definitions of attendee and exhibitor value. The good news? We’re here to help you speak the same language as your stakeholders and overcome the obstacles that prevent progress. This report is your playbook for embracing shifts, equipping you with the insights and strategies to make change now. Fall 2024 Freeman Syndicated Survey of Event Organizers. Copyright Freeman 2024
Freeman's Trends Report Q4 2024 is a must-read to discover if you're doing what's needed to improve your events for your attendees
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#eventprofs #EventTrends #EventDesign #AttendeeExperience #FutureOfEvents #leadership
Supporting connection between participants at our events allows them to take full advantage of the collective wisdom in the room.
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#meetings #EventDesign #connection #ActiveLearning #SocialLearning #eventprofs
squaring the circle: An overhead photograph of a group of people sitting in a large circle with Leonardo de Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" superimposed at the center
Whenever 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
clearings for your event: photograph of a grassy clearing in the middle of a forest. Image attribution: Flickr user sheepguardingllama
Why you should provide clearings for your event. Physical, freedom, and permission clearings make space for something new to happen.
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#meetings #EventDesign #physical #freedom #permission #clearings #events #eventprofs
Cosmetic conferences: a photograph of a spilled bottle of red nail polish
Meeting planners put too much energy and resources into "cosmetic" conferences and too little into the format and underlying process.
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#meetings #EventDesign #CosmeticConferences #SatisfyingRealNeeds #NoGlitz #eventprofs
Set the Mood with a Theme!
🎭 Tip: A well-chosen theme makes your party more memorable & helps streamline décor, food & entertainment. Whether it’s a tropical luau or black-tie affair, pick a theme that wows! 🌟
#ThemeParty #EventDesign #OcalaPartyplanner#Delandpartyplanner #flevent #timelesssoirées
make conferences memorable: a photograph of people around a campfire with a man telling a story. Photo attribution: Flickr user dpnsan
Disasters & over-the-top production can make conferences memorable, but they score poorly on ROI. Instead, give attendees an environment to share stories.
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#meetings #EventDesign #stories #eventprofs
A backdrop made for photos and toasts. luxury feel, NYC Capitale (212) 334-5500 Ask about dates. #WeddingVenue #CorporateEventVenue #GalaVenue #EventVenue #FundraisersVenue #LuxuryDecor #CapitaleNYC #VelvetBackdrop #EventDesign
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London Underground sign that says: 3. Follow instructions from staff or emergency services. Do not take any risks
We need less perfection and more risky learning at our events, to avoid meetings that are invariably safe at the expense of effectiveness
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#meetings #EventDesign #events #RiskyLearning #eventprofs
less perfection more risky learning: London Underground sign that says: 3. Follow instructions from staff or emergency services. Do not take any risks
We need less perfection and more risky learning at our events, to avoid meetings that are invariably safe at the expense of effectiveness
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#meetings #EventDesign #events #RiskyLearning #eventprofs
A screenshot of Sandy Pentland from his YouTube video on social physics and meetings.
Sandy Pentland's research findings on social physics and meetings echo the focus of my meeting design work for over thirty years
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#meetings #EventDesign #SocialPhysics #SandyPentland #CollectiveIntelligence #eventprofs
Two Star Wars Lego stormtroopers doing gym exercises. Photo attribution: Flickr user chrish_99
For better event outcomes, how can we maximize the likelihood that attendees will make good resolutions and keep them?
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#resolutions #meetings #EventDesign #FacilitatingChange #motivation #psychology #success #eventprofs
an illustration containing 20 icons, all of which convey people connecting and learning in community
Designer Jony Ive explains how learning in community helped Apple make the iPhone. We learn better at conferences when we learn in community.
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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #LearningInCommunity #CooperativeLearning #eventprofs
you can't please everyone: photograph of a woman looking away with her hand held up. Photo attribution: Flickr user meredithfarmer
You can't please everyone, so get used to it. Try to create events that work for everyone? You'll likely get one that works for no one.
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#meetings #EventDesign #participation #PleasingEveryone #PleasingNoOne #events #eventprofs
looking for help: A photographic montage of various scenes from Adrian Segar's facilitated events and workshops
I am looking for your help to hold workshops that I believe significantly improve the quality of meetings.
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#meetings #EventDesign #workshop #ParticipateLab #help #request #eventprofs #assnchat
Adrian Segar short bio and photograph from the article in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. Publications: Author of Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love and The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action, and Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need. Title: Facilitator at large Degrees: B.A. in Physics from Merton College, Oxford; Ph.D. in elementary particle physics from University College, London.
A (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
white space at events: an infographic attributed to Jan Jacobs "How Sitting Wrecks Your Body"
Five science-based reasons to provide white space at events that incorporate biology, physics, physiology, social science & neuroscience
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#meetings #breaks #downtime #socials #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
event evaluations: black and white photograph of a standing Chinese official pointing to the screen of a computer used by a seated civilian. Photo attribution: Flickr user charleshope
Why you need to make sure event evaluations don't disappear into the hands of the organizers, never to see the light of day again
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#meetings #EventDesign #events #evaluations #surveys #CommunityBuilding #improvement #eventprofs
We can’t wait to host the experts behind the big day!
#TheVenueFL #PlanningCommunity #FloridaWeddings #EventDesign
Personalized name cookie reading Ashley with a small botanical accent, used as a place card for events and table settings
Place card cookies for events, dinners, and milestone celebrations.
Personalized names printed directly onto each piece for a clean, modern table detail.
#eventdesign #eventplanning #placecards #partyideas #customcookies #eventstyling
Meetings in Day Million: An illustration of a recling woman from Frederik Pohl's short story "Day Million"
Meetings in Day Million will be different from those today. Remember that when a meeting designer proposes something crazy. It may be the future's normal.
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#meetings #ScienceFiction #SciFi #EventDesign #future #eventprofs
sell me stuff: A photograph of an old-fashioned smiling salesman wearing a black hat and sitting on a train. On his lap is a opened brown suitcase that contains a miscellaneous jumble of items, including stockings and a box of KitKats. Photo attribution: Flickr user dswilliams
Here'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
Content vs conversation. A photograph of a sitting man and a standing woman talking with each other, a crowded table between them. Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonz/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Content versus conversation. Cory Doctorow said, "Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about." I agree!
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#meetings #EventDesign #content #versus #conversation #CoryDoctorow #eventprofs
supporting meaningful connections: Adrian Segar's face book entry
A false assumption: Supporting meaningful connections with other attendees is not the conference organizers’ job.
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#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #connections #FaceBook #eventprofs
