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Which 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.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/08/meeting-design-books

#meetings #EventDesign #RecommendedBooks #eventprofs #assnchat

The cover of the book "Into the Heart of Meetings"

Don’t feel that you need to provide entertainment at meetings regardless of circumstances. Undistracted free time is valuable too!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/05/thoughts-about-entertainment-at-meetings

#meetings #MeetingDesign #entertainment #eventprofs #assnchat

An old-time illustration for a magic show, featuring a sultry woman sitting on a plank carried by two fez-wearing men with a magician about to cover her with a sheet. The caption reads: "GIRL DISAPPEARS IN THIN AIR"

Reading two articles about the value of trade show appointments reminds me of a story about the wry 13th-century Sufi philosopher Nasreddin…

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2023/03/trade-show-appointments

#meetings #TradeShows #appointments #associations #eventprofs #assnchat

I disagree with the sentiment on this mug: the slogan "less meetings more doing"

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2017/03/less-meetings-more-doing-nope

#meetings #EventDesign #GroupOutcomes #PersonalOutcomes #community #eventprofs #assnchat

Photograph of a purple mug with the slogan "less meetings more doing"

An organization fears connecting when its leaders prize control, creating disconnects between members' wants & needs and the form of its meetings

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/leadership/2024/04/fear-connecting

#leadership #fear #connection #eventprofs #assnchat

Photograph of a small group of people in a sunlit room. Three people are standing, the rest sit gathered around a set of tables pushed together. Several flipcharts are full of writing. People are talking, listening, and taking notes.

I love my clients, but some have a special place in my heart—those who generously give me feedback. Here's a terrific example of the value of client feedback.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/07/value-of-client-feedback-1

#EventDesign #feedback #eventprofs #assnchat

Photograph of Rachel LaForgia sharing her visualization drawing of her organization's wants and needs

Is unmembership the future of associations? "Unmembership? What's that?" It's a word invented by my friend Mitchell Beer. Let me explain…

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/associations-2/2014/02/is-unmembership-the-future-of-associations

#associations #membership #unmembership #examples #assnchat

unmembership: photograph of an outdoor chair with the words "MEMBERS ONLY" written on the chair back

Want to significantly improve your meetings? A Participate! Workshop equips your organization with the tools needed to transform its events.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/11/participate-workshop-solution-room

#meetings #EventDesign #Participate! #workshop #MeetingImprovement #tools #eventprofs #assnchat

Screenshot from a Participate! workshop video of a participant listening

Once or twice a year, send out some invites for a casual get-together with your peers. You'll be bringing people together.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/connection-2/2014/09/bringing-people-together

#FacilitatingConnection #connection #meetups #eventprofs #assnchat

Bringing people together: photograph of a few attendees at a 2014 meetup I organized for friends and peers in Washington, DC

Remember that if you remain continually immersed in interim work, executing your Mission becomes Impossible.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitating-change/2015/09/mission-impossible

#mission #MissionImpossible #ShortVersusLongTerm #distraction #noticing #assnchat

Mission Impossible: An illustration of a nerdy superhero flying toward the viewer away from a huge fiery explosion behind them. Photo attribution: Flickr user taylor-mcbride

Taking time to publicly recognize the people who made your event possible is an easy thing to do and the right thing to do.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/11/publicly-recognize-the-people-who-do-the-work

#events #ThankingPeople #acknowledgement #appreciations #eventprofs #assnchat

publicly recognize people: a photograph of Apple's Tim Cook on stage, grinning and stretching out his hands toward the audience

As a facilitator, working with both sides of an issue with a group can be hard. Doing so challenges me to practice non-attachment.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitation/2023/03/working-with-both-sides

#facilitation #moderation #attachment #WinLose #WinWin #MeetingDesign #assnchat

Working with both sides: A photograph of The Meeting for the Town/Community Center, Marlboro, VT. Photo by David Holzapfel. I'm the guy wearing a checked shirt.

Here's a guide to explicit communication mechanics that increase the likelihood that people receive and act on your messages at meetings.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/11/mechanics-of-explicit-communication-at-meetings

#facilitation #ExplicitCommunication #messaging #repetition #timing #presenting #assnchat

An animated graphic of a person thinking with his ideas being shared via a loudspeaker, illustrating explicit communication.

Here are eight pieces of information needed for event design before a meeting designer can commence their work.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/09/eight-pieces-of-information-needed-for-event-design

#meetings #MeetingDesign #InformationNeeds #eventprofs #assnchat

An illustration of two people sitting at a table facing each other while they share information needed for event design.

"It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well." Hearing Taylor Swift's lament evokes my own grief about the loss of meeting in person.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2021/11/i-remember-it-all-too-well

#meetings #InPerson #loss #grief #pain #memory #TaylorSwift #eventprofs #assnchat

Adrian Segar and friends at the September 2, 2011, Event Camp Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

Here's a worthy initiative to create standards for safer events: The Public Health Event Badging Standard. Sign the Public Health Pledge!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/02/standards-for-safer-events

#meetings #PublicHealth #safety #inclusion #eventprofs #assnchat

Illustration of The Public Health Pledge, creating standards for safer events

Instead of paying for an app, use participant-driven and participation-rich design techniques to make your entire conference a braindate!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/11/make-your-entire-conference-a-braindate

#meetings #MeetingDesign #BrainDate #connection #ParticipantDriven #ParticipationRich #eventprofs #assnchat

Make the entire conference a braindate. Photograph of two women in front of a stucco wall and a window facing each other and talking.

What are the fairest rules to use when running meetings? Here's what political philosopher John Rawls thought would be right for society. It works for meetings too!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/11/fairest-rules-meetings

#meetings #MeetingDesign #FairestRules #agreements #TheFourFreedoms #eventprofs #assnchat