Five Super Effervescent Sparkling Fresh Conference Education Ideas October 24, 2014 by Jeff Hurt As a conference organizer, do you replicate last year’s conference schedule and experience and just change the filling? Or do you mix it up? Constantly looking for new ways to freshen up the attendee’s conference experience. The best conference organizers proactively seek fresh, new ideas to implement at their next annual meeting. They work hard … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Event Planning Tagged With: , adult learning strategies, brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, participatory class, participatory culture, participatory learning
Creating Conference Engagement With These Seven Social Spaces October 22, 2012 by Jeff Hurt People participate in a variety of behaviors at a typical conference. They enter the conference with specific expectations of what they can do at the event, who they can do it with and what’s expected of them. So how often do we plan conferences with a focus on the behaviors and types of spaces that … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Networking, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult learning, attendee engagement, conference best practices, conferences, engagement, meeting space, participatory class, participatory conferences, participatory culture
A Conference Learning Manifesto With Ten New Principles To Adopt October 12, 2012 by Jeff Hurt We participate, therefore we are. This spin on cogito ergo sum (English: “I think, therefore I am”) is a good motto for all conferences and events. It is exactly where I think conference organizers should begin to focus their meeting planning efforts. They need to focus on designing learning experiences where attendees actively participate, not … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, conference best practices, conferences, participatory class, participatory conferences, participatory culture
Five More Fresh Innovative Game Changer Conference Ideas August 2, 2012 by Jeff Hurt The best conference organizers are proactively looking for fresh, new ideas to implement at their next annual meeting. They work hard at coming up with the next big idea. Shattering Status Quo The most innovative conference organizers are not satisfied with creating ordinary, mundane conference experiences. They have no patience for the status quo. As … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , adult learning strategies, brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, participatory class, participatory culture, participatory learning
Participatory Conferences And Events: Participatory Design Or Design For Participation? June 29, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Here’s a test. Pick which statement best defines a participatory conference. A. Conference organizers invite prospective attendees to participate in the development, design and planning of a conference experience. B. Conference organizers design a conference experience using an intentional internal design process however once the conference begins, it invites attendees to contribute, participate and interact. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , attendee engagement, design for participation, engagement, meeting planning best practices, participatory class, participatory conferences, participatory culture, participatory design
Invasion Of The Participatory Culture [PPT] June 17, 2011 by Jeff Hurt If you haven’t made the shift from serving members to involving them, consider this your wake-up call — and your roadmap. Sociologists identify today’s online networked individuals as the participatory class. For many adults, the Internet primarily means the web. For others it means chat, connecting with friends, email, games, movies, social networks, text, video … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , active participation, participatory class, participatory culture
Confronting The Challenges Of Today’s Participatory Culture In Conferences And Events January 14, 2011 by Jeff Hurt This post is my contribution to the free eBook, What’s Next In Events 2011: 9 Event Experts Weigh In compiled and created by Lara McCullouch-Carter. We are witnessing the emergency of a cultural phenomenon that supports widespread participation in the production and distribution of content, information and media. Sociologists call it the new participatory culture. We … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, conferences, engagement, participatory class, participatory culture
Shifting From Serving Attendees To Involving Participants November 18, 2010 by Jeff Hurt If you haven’t made the shift from ‘serving attendees’ to ‘involving participants,’ consider this your wake-up call — and your roadmap. The Participatory Class Sociologists identify today’s networked individuals as the participatory class. As part of a participatory culture, we expect to create, collaborate, connect, share, and learn interactively. We feel that our contributions matter. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, community development, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, participatory class, push and pull
The One Technology Tool Most Associations And Conferences Need Today September 9, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Today’s networked individuals have shaped the Internet into something especially hospitable to an emerging class of citizens – the participatory class. The Internet pioneers built into its structure, organization, model of governance and sustainability, the potential for creation, collaboration, sharing and interactive learning. One of the most important characteristics of this Web 2.0 World is … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , active participation, association, conferences, engagement, participatory class, participatory culture, participatory learning, Social Media, social networking, Web 2.0
