Learner- And User-Design Key To Next-Gen Audiences January 12, 2018 by Dave Lutz Wikipedia defines design as the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object, system or measurable human interaction (as in architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams, and sewing patterns). So, when you read the word design, what pops into your mind? Artists? Fashion Designers? City planning? Interior design? Graphic … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , attracting millennials, conference designer, generations, learning design, learning experience design, LXD, Millennial, next audiences, next gen, next-generation conferences, purpose and passion, user experience design, UXD
Human Centered Design Will Impact Your Conference Experience [Infographic] May 1, 2015 by Jeff Hurt Take a look at some of the research and predictions from Hyper Island on how Experience Design is more critical to businesses than price. Applying this research to the business of conferences, paid attendee experience will soon become the unique selling point of conference over price and product. Are you even thinking about designing a … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , attendee experience, conference experience, human centered design, user experience design
A Journey Down Conference Street February 6, 2015 by Jeff Hurt So go downtown Things will be great when you’re downtown No finer place for sure, downtown Everything’s waiting for you* *Downtown as sung by Petula Clark. Take A Mental Stroll It’s time to take a nostalgic journey downtown on Conference Street. Visualize yourself walking down a traditional city lane. Both sides are lined with the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference experience, emotional experience, event experience, meeting experience, user experience design
Our Screwed Up Thinking About Creating Conference Experiences January 28, 2015 by Jeff Hurt As conference organizers, we need to learn about the power of experience. Well, we already know about experiences. We have them all the time. We’ve had experiences with our families and friends. We’ve had experiences with work. We’ve had school experiences. We’ve had experiences with institutions and organizations. We’ve had vacation experiences. Terrible, Horrible, No … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference experience, emotional experience, event experience, meeting experience, user experience design
Conference Improvement Starts With A Focus On The Attendee Experience September 29, 2014 by Dave Lutz Improving attendee experiences is a top priority for the majority of conference planners. Yet few of us plan the attendee experience correctly. We approach conference planning from the inside-out. Considering the attendee experience is an afterthought. Most conference improvement plans look something like this: Systems & Resources → Procedures → Touchpoints → Interactions → Experiences. Although we don’t usually … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , attendee experience, conference best practices, customer, customer empathy, meeting, meeting planning best practices, user experience design, UXD
