a photograph of a large rusty loudspeaker mounted on a corrugated metal wall. Photo attribution: Flickr user theenmoy

Please don't call me a speaker. Even if you give me just 25 minutes, I'll include time for people to interact with the content I'm sharing.

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#presentations #presenter #speaking #speaker #interaction #participation #eventprofs

Don’t Design for Average Users Summary: The average user is a terrible design target for digital products.

#Design #Analyses
Don’t design for average users · ”The era of the ‘average user’ must end.” ilo.im/16bipl by Jakob Nielsen

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#Business #Strategies #Metrics #Users #Participation #Engagement #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign

I filmed a video that’s too long for blue sky 💙🩵💙 so I’m sharing the painting that’s in it: “A Loving Revolution” 🍁🍂

Cheers everyone 🍂🍁🌞🍁🍂

#Peace on Earth ☮️🌎💚🌍💙🌏❤️🕊️

#Madison #Capital #Building #Wisconsin #loving #revolution #democracy #participation #VOTE #voting #power #people #equality #love

conference curator myth: photograph of basketball player Jeremy Lin. Photo attribution Flickr user nikk_la.

Here's why "conference curators"—people who can supposedly create great programs at conferences—are a myth.

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#meetings #EventDesign #curation #ConferenceCurator #myth #participation #tools #events #eventprofs

Civique de la chatte

Relatif à la citoyenneté ou au devoir civique, impliquant participation et responsabilité dans la société. #Civique #Citoyennete #Responsabilite #Participation #Societe

But they were so proud of him. 🤣
#participation #prize

US House speaker gives Trump so-called ‘America First’ award amid global chaos Critics mock Mike Johnson and Republicans for presenting the president with the newly concocted award

‼️ Danger ‼️
Have barf bag ready …
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

#Trump #Participation #Trophy

Children with #ME/CFS or other chronic illnesses have a right to #education & #participation. For many, attending in-person classes is not possible. Knowledge of PEM, pacing, and infection prevention is essential to avoid worsening conditions and reinfections. #CO2 #Monitoring #CleanAir

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The day after: Participation beyond one project (An INSPIRE webinar) . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. INSPIRE invites you to join us on the 15th April as we explore the journey and experiences from 6 of our pilot programmes in embedding participation and participants' insights beyond the pilots. Disco...

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar as we explore the journey and experiences from our pilot programmes in embedding participation and participants' insights beyond our pilots.

When: 15th April 2026, 2pm (GMT)

Register here: ipsos.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#INSPIRE #Participation

Citoyenneté de la chatte

La citoyenneté est le statut juridique qui lie une personne à un État, lui conférant des droits et des devoirs. Elle implique la participation active à la vie politique et sociale de la nation. #Citoyennete #Statut #Droits #Devoirs #Participation

Citoyen de la chatte

Un citoyen est une personne reconnue comme membre d'un État, ayant des droits et des devoirs. Cela implique une participation active à la vie sociale et politique. #Citoyen #Etat #Droits #Devoirs #Participation

An adaptive, youth-centred co-design methodology: place-based co-design centring youth and community participation - Research Involvement and Engagement Research Involvement and Engagement - Co-design approaches are increasingly used in efforts to address complex challenges, such as adolescent mental health. Benefits of these approaches are...

💡Recommended reading: new paper on place-based co-design centring youth and community participation

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#YouthMentalHealth #CoDesign #SystemsChange #Participation #ChildMentalHealth #SystemicChange #PlaceBased #Kailo

Is Speaking Up in Loveland Doing Any Good? In Loveland, rising public pressure is influencing local government dynamics, even if it doesn't immediately alter council votes. While actions often seem predetermined, community engagement shifts the political environment, raises accountability, and shapes future elections. Although changes are gradual, they ultimately signify meaningful impact, demonstrating that voices matter.

#voice #participation

#municipales2026 🗳 Un 2nd tour s'est tenu dans 1 521 communes. 📌Les municipales 2026 ont enregistré le taux de #participation le plus faible depuis 1959 (2020 mise à part en raison de la pandémie de Covid19)🔗 www.vie-publique.fr/en-bref/3024...

Chalking the Past: Participatory Archaeology Embedded in Community This article explores the evolving role of archaeological repositories in Flanders (Belgium), with a focus on the Ename Heritage Site in the province of East Flanders. It demonstrates how reposito...

New in IA72: Chalking the Past: Participatory Archaeology Embedded in Community by Lien Lombaert, Lieselotte Desnerck, Clémence Marchal, Daan Heynderickx & Stani Vandecatsye
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#archaeology 🏺 #repositories #heritage #education #participation #Ename #outreach #community

A Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming. Engineers are scrambling to prevent disaster, but is it too late after decades of neglect?

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Men, we need you
Building bridges
Literally

#poetry #brotox #community #clarity #cooperation #restoration #reclamation #hope #acceptance #health #MentalHealth #trauma #participation #peace #beauty #YouMatter #YourLifeMatters

Politique - Municipales 2026 : participation au second tour en hausse à midi dans le Var Affluence à midi dans un bureau de vote du Var, où les électeurs patientent pour glisser leur bulletin dans l’urne.

Élections municipales 2026 dans le Var : participation en hausse à midi #Municipales2026 #Var #Participation presse83.fr/2026/03/22/m...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

📣 #CallForPapers: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry special issue: Children & #YoungPeople's Involvement in #MentalHealth Services & Research 📰

Deadline for submissions 09/26.
More info (scroll down for call info): journals.sagepub.com/home/ccp

#MentalHealthResearch #PPI #Participation

Read IPS Working Papers No. 73: Who Believes, Who Doubts, Who Participates? Citizen Engagement and Collective Action in Singapore here: tinyurl.com/yeamvrt3

Read the policy brief here: tinyurl.com/3rrduxmt

#singapore #participation #learning #research

The #fake #news media have zero #shame, #care less about #abused #children and deserve our absolute #contempt.
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#vss365 #acrostic #acronym

#ASSURE Model
#Analyze #audience
#State goal
#Select #strategy
#Utilize #technology
#Require #participation
#Evaluate performance & #revise

Taux de participation à 12h 📊

On continue à se mobiliser et à se déplacer en masse pour battre le taux de 2014 ! 🗳️

#OnVote #Participation #Elections #Democratie

#LILLE 🔴 [DIRECT] 📍 Dans le Pas‐de‐Calais en revanche, la #participation à midi est en hausse par rapport au précédent scrutin : 25,25 % des électeurs inscrits ont déjà déposé un bulletin dans l’urne. Ils n’étaient que 21,37 % en 2020.

#electionsmunicipales2026 #electionsmunicipales #elections #guerre #iran #IranConflict #Israel #EtatsUnis #usa #Carburants #Prix #prixcarburants #essence #gasoil #participation #DessinDePresse #dessin

easier attendee participation: Adrian Segar caramelizes crème brûlée at a private dinner in Spain

How can we design for easier attendee participation? By modeling participation, creating a safe event environment, and making participation optional.

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#meetings #EventDesign #improvement #participation #modeling #safety #OptOut #eventprofs

Real climate action starts with participation. 🌍
Last week in Brussels we watched People. Power. Planet. with partners and explored how democratic participation empowers communities to shape climate solutions.
#Cit4Climate #Participation #Democracy

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A quotation from **Cicero**

> There are greater forces and means for attacking than for defending the State. The reason is, that reckless and abandoned men need only a nod to set them moving, and their own natural disposition incites them against the State; while honest folk somehow or other […]

A digital meme comic with two panels. Both panels show white text overlaid on a dark blue night sky background featuring scattered stars, and a glowing blue cloud in the abstract shape of a skull. In the upper panel to the left, a soft, half- grey, half-white plush toy (that's me), faces away toward the right, looking up to the skull cloud. White sans-serif text appears in three sections: at the top, above my head reads "O spectre of the sky, what is your wisdom?", in the second panel, the spectre replies above its head with "The sauropods did not vote. Not because they couldn't care less, but because they couldn't get a ballot into the slot without crumpling it.", and below the spectre it says "Yet their farts shaped the climate for hundreds of millions of years. Participation takes many forms." The overall composition has a contemplative, humorous tone with dramatic cosmic lighting.

🦕💨 #meme #politics #participation #🧅👻

Des quartiers qui votent peu, des politiques qui les oublient : une double absence dans les quartiers populaires ? Moins les habitants des quartiers populaires votent, moins leurs demandes sont prises en compte… ce qui les détourne des urnes. Décryptage d’un cercle vicieux avec l’exemple de Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône).

📰 🗳️ Des quartiers qui votent peu des politiques qui les oublient: une double absence dans les #qpv ?
@vaulx-en-velin.bsky.social @france.theconversation.com #municipales2026 #participation #elections #relégation #polville #quartiers2030
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Lifting Every Voice: Democratic Engagement Dialogue Session Lifting Every Voice: Democratic Engagement Dialogue Session. Thursday, March 19, at 3 p.m. ET

Lend us your voice and thoughts during this monthly collaborative with Excelsior University #participation #communication #listen #comment #conversation #session #monthly #ExcelsiorUniversity #engagement #UREC #savethedate #thankyou #albanyishistory
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