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
hybrid events aren't going away: photograph of napkin with the written message "ME LEAVING TOO. CONNECTION TOO BAD. TWEET YOU L8R"
In 2011, I wrote about why hybrid events "aren't going away". Tech has significantly improved since then…but the article is still relevant.
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#hybrid #meetings #connection #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
future of conferences: photograph of supermarket shelves
What do Anguilla supermarkets have in common with the future of conferences? Read on to find out!
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#meetings #EventDesign #future #ParticipantDrivenConferences #Anguilla #supermarkets #eventprofs
small bites: photograph of a Spanish bar with plates of tapas. Photo attributions: Flickr user kudo88
Supplying small bites of learning during your conferences is an effective way to feed the minds and souls of your participants.
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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #dining #SmallBites #events #eventprofs
minimal white scalloped cookie with the word placement printed in small clean typography centered on smooth icing, photographed on a soft neutral background
Placement, defined.
Minimal type, deliberate spacing - designed to integrate seamlessly into environments where every detail is considered
#luxurygifting #designforward #minimaldesign #hospitalitydesign #eventdesign #brandingdetails
audience engagement: an illustration with three engaged people at its center. Around them are icons representing people connecting and talking.
If you aren't getting excellent audience engagement, don't blame the audience! Change the session processes you use to guarantee engagement.
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#meetings #EventDesign #engagement #connection #workshop #eventprofs
scenes from a peer conference: screenshot from a video about the 2014 VT Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference
Want to get a taste of what I do? Here's a two-minute video of some scenes from a peer conference (with cameo appearances!)
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#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #unconference #eventprofs #assnchat
An image of a largely empty conference expo hall at the opening of an event.
It’s not a festival, it’s a funeral. When conferences stop serving their core audience, communities don’t disappear—they go elsewhere.
#EventDesign #eventprofs #community #GDC #GameDev #post
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An image of a largely empty conference expo hall at the opening of an event.
It’s not a festival, it’s a funeral. When conferences stop serving their core audience, communities don’t disappear—they go elsewhere.
#EventDesign #eventprofs #community #GDC #GameDev
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phony experiential conferences: an illustration of an excited audience with the word "phony" in front of them
Many so-called experiential events are phony. Genuine experiential events satisfy attendee wants & needs, impact lives, & build community.
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#meetings #EventDesign #conferences #phony #experiential #genuine #community #eventprofs
