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Event Review: Event Strategy, London, May 2016

Gallus Events

They used Meeting Design. The post Event Review: Event Strategy, London, May 2016 appeared first on Gallus Events. I would like to commend the organisers in their desire to do things differently: doing things differently is so much harder than following the crowd. They had a gender balanced speaker programme.

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Event Review: Event Strategy, London, May 2016

Gallus Events

They used Meeting Design. The post Event Review: Event Strategy, London, May 2016 appeared first on Gallus Events. I would like to commend the organisers in their desire to do things differently: doing things differently is so much harder than following the crowd. They had a gender balanced speaker programme.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Since 2016, I’ve been participating in the annual, invitation-only Meeting Design Practicum conferences that have been held all over Europe. These events made a profound impression on pretty much everyone who participated. Many of the people I met remain friends today.

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Are Online Meetings Reducing Our Collective Intelligence?

Conferences that Work

It’s unrealistic to extrapolate from what occurs during a series of brief interactions with someone you’ve never met before to how a larger group will function during a longer meeting or series of meetings. In 2016, I experienced my first escape room. The following story may illustrate this point.

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Event design is not just visuals and logistics

Conferences that Work

BizBash consistently uses the term “event design” to mean “ visual design” As an example, consider the 2016 Design Issue. The cover proclaims “What’s Next in Event Design?” Instead, let’s broaden our conceptions of what meeting design is.

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Best Event Planning Resources of 2016

SmartMeetings

Smart Meetings has rounded up the best event planning resources of this year, in order to help planners face challenges in 2017. 7 Books Every Meeting Planner Should Read. The post Best Event Planning Resources of 2016 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Planners Confess Their Biggest Mistakes (and Lessons Learned).

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Save $100 on Adrian Segar’s first 1½ day participation techniques workshop!

Conferences that Work

Now I’m bringing my expertise to Chicago for a 1½ day October 6 – 7 workshop, a unique opportunity for you to: Learn how to make your conferences and conference sessions far more engaging and effective ; Gain powerful meeting design insights ; Significantly increase participation and satisfaction at your sessions and events; and.

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