The Fantastic, Super-Sized, Research Proven Benefits Of Curiosity June 22, 2018 by Jeff Hurt The future belongs to the curious! Curiosity is the key to success both now and in the future. When curiosity is combined with passion, aspiration and accomplishment it creates a winning formula resulting in achievement. Conference organizers that create a culture of curiosity gain both a short and long term competitive edge. Those that exhibit … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference culture of curiosity, culture of curiosity, curiosity, curiosity cycle, curiosity's benefits, curious, curious participants, discover, explore, questioning, right answers, search for solutions
Lather Up Curiosity, Rinse, Repeat! May 16, 2018 by Jeff Hurt Children are curious creatures. They explore, question and wonder, often through play. In this context, they learn. We are naturally inclined to learn new things; thus reaping curiosity’s benefits. From the moment we are born until we die, learning is hardwired into our brains. As adults, our challenge is to embrace curiosity instead of viewing … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , constrained curiosity, curiosity, curiosity cycle, curiosity's benefits, curious, discover, explore, questioning, right answers, search for solutions
How Do We Know Curiosity Killed The Cat? (Allegedly.) May 14, 2018 by Jeff Hurt Curiosity allegedly killed the cat. How do we know curiosity killed that cat? Were there any eyewitnesses to that crime? Did anyone hear strange cat calls? Did you see what curiosity was wearing? Do you know any reason why curiosity wanted to kill the cat? Were curiosity and the cat family, friends, enemies, frenemies, or … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , curiosity, curiosity allegedly killed the cat, curiosity killed the cat, curious, discover, explore, questioning, right answers, search for solutions, start with questions
Conferences Can Serve As Friendly Frontiers For The Insatiably Curious To Play September 27, 2017 by Jeff Hurt Your conference could be a place for your customers to experience unrestricted curiosity and play. But most of the time it’s not. Curiosity becomes codified into bureaucratic traditional expert-centric instructional models—lectures and panel discussions. And that passive sedentary process actually controls and squelches most curious thinking. And forget play! Authentic curiosity does not come from … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , better conference experiences, curiosity, deep play, learning, play
Great Questions Define Great Conference Experiences September 15, 2016 by Jeff Hurt It is much more effective to provide opportunities for conference participants to solve their own problems, then telling them how to solve it. (Paraphrase Dr. A. Gidget Hopf, President & CEO of The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired—Goodwill Industries.) Conference organizers automatically assume that if someone is attending their event, they expect the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , better conference experiences, collaboration, conference best practices, curiosity, learning design, problem solving, questions
Letting Go Of Past Conference Planning Experience To Foster New Ideas December 1, 2014 by Jeff Hurt I have a fairly inquisitive mind. I like to ponder things and ask tough questions. Wondering who, what, why, why not, how and when. I’m always chewing the cud so to speak. Thinking about how to improve things. Make them better. Thinking About Questions And Experiences I think a lot about how to improve a … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, conference best practices, conferences, curiosity, leadership, meeting planner
Too Many Conferences Provide Plop, Placate And Pay November 19, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Have conferences become too enthralled with experts and attendees swapping solutions? Have conference organizers resigned themselves to the inertia of the way we’ve always done it? Is the traditional conference experience in danger of being institutionalized which devalues individual expression? Are we addicted to providing passive plop, placate and pay* experiences? Are conference organizers sitting … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , attendee engagement, conference exper, conferences, curiosity, engagement, meeting planner, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, traditional conferences
Conferences Can Cultivate Curiosity Or The Cult Of Expertise Groupies November 18, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Everyone seems to be looking for the next sure thing. We like answers. We seek quick remedies. We attend conferences looking for shortcut solutions with big payouts. We expend a lot of energy to find tips to the trade, keys to success, or hacks that provide instant results. The less we have to work at … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , attendee engagement, conferences, curiosity, engagement, meeting planner, presentation best practices, presentation strategies
Who Killed Adult Curiosity? May 23, 2014 by Jeff Hurt As young children, curiosity made us jump in a mud puddle. Try to catch fireflies. And chase our shadows. It was our motivation for learning and play. When we discovered that if we mixed red and yellow finger paint, we created orange, we went on a frenzy mixing all types of colors. Our final images … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, curiosity, education best practices, learning
