How Participatory Cultures Are Changing Conferences, Events And Associations September 8, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Roughly two-thirds of adult Internet users have created content and media for the web. The number of adults who use the Internet to broadcast or narrowcast to several people or more has gone from less than a tenth of the population in the 1990s to more than half the entire population in the early part … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , active participation, participatory culture, participatory learning
The 21st Century Conference Attendee Bill Of Rights September 1, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Here is the heart of why most people attend conferences: learning. Learning about others. Learning new ideas through collaboration and problem solving. Learning what has worked. Learning solutions to our problems. Learning current trends and research to further our careers. Learning is the heartbeat of today’s world. Stop learning and you stop progression, and business … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, association, conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, professional development
Modernizing Conference Education August 19, 2010 by Jeff Hurt With all the advancements in society and research on how the brain works, why is it that most conference education still provides talking heads and passive listeners? Is that best for your attendees? Here is the PowerPoint from a short 12-minute TED-style presentation that I gave at Experient’s 2010 e4 conference in Orlando, FL. Enjoy. Modernizing … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement
The Modern Meetings Mixologist: What Our Conferences Need Most August 17, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you used a mixologist recently? Most people think the term mixologist is a fancy term for a bartender. That’s partially true. Many of today’s mixologist start out as bartenders and transition into the art and craft of creating new drink recipes. A mixologist is a bartender that specializes in the creation of cocktail recipes. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, conferences, content, Education & Adult Learning, meetings mixologist
We Participate, Therefore We Are July 27, 2010 by Jeff Hurt This spin on cogito ergo sum (English: “I think, therefore I am”) could possibly be a good motto for all conferences and events. Social Learning We participate, therefore we are. Our learning, understanding and knowledge are developed in participation with others. Social learning occurs through conversations about the content and through grounded interactions and engagement … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting
Eight Tips To Encourage Participation, Intimacy, Community In Your Conferences And Events May 20, 2010 by Jeff Hurt When was the last time you visited a museum? Nina Simon‘s Complicity, Intimacy, Community post about fostering personal relationships with visitors in small and large spaces brought back a flood of memories of some of my museum experiences. You should read it and then come back here. Go ahead, I’ll be here when you finish. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active participation, association, community, engagement, participatory learning, Web 2.0
Four Steps To Overcome Conference Attendee Resistance To Active Participation April 29, 2010 by Jeff Hurt “I’m going to divide you into small groups.” That statement strikes fear in hearts and raises blood pressure in many conference attendees. Heads turn. Eyes dart. Dread increases. Frantic thoughts appear. Something from deep within the bowels of the unconscious mind rises and takes hold of the body. Sweat breaks on brows. The mind is … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement
Are You Creating An Annual Conference Abyss Or A Healthy Oasis? April 23, 2010 by Jeff Hurt The Crate Full Of Content Conference Presentation Many conference presenters use the Crate Full Of Content development process for their presentations. They collect book excerpts, jokes, links, magazine articles, pictures, pithy sayings, questionnaires, quotes, videos, websites and anything else that looks like good fodder for their session. They dump them into a crate for use … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Helping Your Conference Attendees Increase Their Life Span. Seriously! April 22, 2010 by Jeff Hurt No, this isn’t some infomercial or gimmick on a new pill to take that will add to your life span. And no, this is not a pill that you can get logoed with your conference’s name or sponsors and distribute to your attendees so they can increase their life span. It is however something you … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Killing Me Softly With Your Lecture April 21, 2010 by Jeff Hurt I heard he spoke a good speech I heard he had a style And so I came to see him To listen for a while And there he was a young man A stranger to my eyes Tickling my ears with his statements Speaking my world with his words Killing me softly with his lecture … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
