The Evolution Of Onsite Conferences: 26 Trends Coming To An Event Near You August 28, 2013 by Jeff Hurt The traditional conference meeting experience is out! People today are looking for unusual, new, innovative conference experiences. They don’t want to attend last year’s annual meeting that just changed the filler. They want something that feels as fresh as their first conference experience. They want an original experience. 26 Trends Coming Your Way Here are … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning, Experience Design, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , conferences, meeting industry trends, sponsorship, trends
Status Quo Or Strategic Agility? July 1, 2013 by Jeff Hurt It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that. ~ The Red Queen, Through The Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll Change Is Never Easy No one said change would be easy. Some associations and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , agility, association best practices, status quo, trends
17 Education And Learning Trends That Will Affect Your Organization This Year! June 4, 2013 by Jeff Hurt Today, if organizations don’t take the time, spend the money and learn how to build world-class learning programs both for their customers and their employees, they will not be able to compete or lead their stakeholders into the future. Learning investments are more important now than ever. Learning Trends That Will Be Adopted This Year … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , education best practices, learning trends, trends
Nine Convention Center Trends For 2013 March 28, 2013 by Jeff Hurt Recently I participated in the Convention Sales Professional International’s Annual Conference “Tool Box For Success 2013.” I moderated a panel called “Current And Future Trends” with three meeting professionals and two CSPI members. Don’t worry! If you know me, you know it was not a traditional panel. I purposely included audience peer discussion on the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, exhibitions, tradeshow, trends
Five Top 2013 Conference Trends To Watch January 2, 2013 by Jeff Hurt It’s that time of year again. Time to think of what trends might have an impact on conferences and meetings in 2013. So what can we expect to see as far as demands from our participants this year? Five Trends To Watch Here are five trends to watch during 2013 1. The Participation Economy From … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference tips, conferences, meeting industry trends, trends
Understanding New Trends In Educational Technology [Infographic] August 3, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Trying to keep up with all of the new buzzwords in the booming educational technology sector can leave you feeling like a kindergartener in a calculus class. Here’s a cheat sheet infographic created by Boundless that can help. How many of these education trends is your organization implementing? Which of these trends is your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , blended learning, digital education, informal learning, learning trends, online education, social learning, trends
Three Styles Defining The Future Of Conferences And Events February 13, 2012 by Jeff Hurt In today’s successful forward-thinking conferences and events, the experience has become more sophisticated and seamless. It flows back and forth between participants, experts, speakers and event organizers. No longer is the conference host or speaker seen as the primary source of content and information. It’s a fluid and dynamic experience, rich in relationship building and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, conferences, meeting industry trends, meeting planning best practices, trends
Four Macro Trends That Will Affect Your Organization In 2012 January 5, 2012 by Jeff Hurt What’s in store for your organization in 2012? Volatility, multiplicity, versatility and mobility. At least that’s what Gartner’s analysts say is coming in 2012. Volatility In chemistry, volatility is the measure of the tendency of a substance to vaporize. What a great analogy for today’s business culture. In society, it means all the variables that … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association trends, mobile, nonprofit trends, trends, workplace trends
Six Disruptive Forces Poised To Revolutionize Nonprofit Associations November 29, 2011 by Jeff Hurt It takes courage to move out of the comfort zone! So many nonprofit associations and their boards have adopted a risk averse environment. They see little incentive to change or experiment. In the coming three to ten years, those organizations that stay the course will not succeed. Those that refuse to think differently, quickly and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , association future, association trends, disruptive forces, disruptive innovation, disruptors, Innovation, nonprofit predictions, nonprofit trends, trends
Top Ten 2012 Strategic Technology Trends October 26, 2011 by Jeff Hurt These top ten strategic technology trends will affect your organization in 2012. Will you be prepared to take advantage of them? Gartner’s analysts presented these trends at the October 2011 Symposium/ITxpo. They suggest that organization leaders should consider this list now in their strategic planning process. Defining Strategic Technology What is strategic technology? According to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , association trends, mobile, nonprofit trends, technology, trends
