Cultivating Conference Kindness Not Cynicism August 24, 2015 by Jeff Hurt I would enjoy my job more if it weren’t for people, said the meeting professional. Unfortunately, he wasn’t joking. He didn’t like dealing with people, especially disgruntled conference stakeholders. As conference organizers, we can easily fall into today’s culture of cynicism. It’s difficult to be sincere when we are constantly bombarded with an outrage culture. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference culture, conference design empathy, conference practices, kindness
Conference Cloning: Principles Not Practices July 8, 2015 by Jeff Hurt Many of us do it. We seek the next great idea. We read lists of tips and tricks in search of one unique takeaway we can try at our event. We observe what other conferences are doing. We turn to the experts and others who have had success and ask them how they did it. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference practices, conference principles, conference reinvention, mindset, revolutionary conference, strategic thinking
