Why Online Games Will Change Work And Events February 21, 2011 by Jeff Hurt More than 375 million people worldwide engaged in a computer or video game last week. Adam Martin, T=Machine 63% of the U.S. population from ages 15-65 play some type of online game. (NPD Group 2008 Report) Multiplayer online games like Call of Duty, EVE online, Guild Wars2, Habbo Hotel, Lord of The Rings Online and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, engagement, massively multiplayer online games, MMO, MMORPG, online games
Six Meeting Engagement Takeaways From Chris Brogan February 18, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Recently, Chris Brogan presented “Fitting Community Engagement Into Your Event Design” at EventCamp Chicago 2011. Here are six gems that he shared from his personal experience as a conference attendee, event organizer (he helped start Pod Camps and works in tradeshow space) and speaker. 1. Push experience over flow at the event. The attendee’s experience … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, engagement, meeting experience, meeting planning best practices
What Meeting Planners Want From Their CSM February 15, 2011 by Dave Lutz It was arrival day for PCMA’s Convening Leaders Annual Conference. Most of the hotel and CVB sales folks were entertaining clients and watching the NFL playoffs. Meanwhile, their Convention Services Managers (CSM) were working hard to discover new ways to deliver value to customers. Some things never change! The Event The event? Association for Convention … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , ACOM, conferences, convention operations, convention service managers, CSM, CVB
Why The PCMA Learning Lounge Worked February 10, 2011 by Jeff Hurt “What if no one shows up? What will we do?” It was 6:45 am on a Monday morning in Las Vegas. We wondered if anyone would actually show up when PCMA’s Convening Leaders’ Learning Lounge opened at 7 am. As the final countdown started, we were about to find out first hand if people would … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, conferences, engagement, Learning Lounge, PCMA11
Your Memory: The Engine And Bottleneck Of Learning February 8, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Myth: The more we sit and listen to conference lectures, the more we learn. Fact: Our memory is both the engine and the bottleneck of learning. The more information we receive without thinking about it, the more we corrupt our learning. Three Critical Factors Of Working Memory Working memory is the part of your mind … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, conferences, engagement, lecture, meeting planning basics, presentation best practices, presentation strategies
The Brain As A Gambler And Conference Camouflaged Listeners February 7, 2011 by Jeff Hurt If we wanted to create an education environment that is directly opposed to what the brain is good at doing, we would design something like today’s conference lectures. Listening to a 45-, 60- or 90-minute lecture floods the working memory with information. We can’t store everything we hear in our memory. The Brain As A … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, conferences, engagement, lecture, meeting planning basics, presentation best practices, presentation strategies
Myths, Facts, Challenges And Tips With Learning From Lectures February 3, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Myth: Our minds are like sponges that just soak up information which creates learning. Many of us grew up believing that myth. We believed that we could sit in a lecture and the speaker’s information would magically transfer to our brains. We thought we could automatically recall everything the teacher said. Without studying, our test … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, lecture, presentation best practices, presentation myths, presentation strategies
Conference Lectures Are A Lazy Format For Lazy Learners February 2, 2011 by Jeff Hurt This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. This is your brain during a lecture. (See image.) Our Addiction To Lectures We are addicted to lectures. Why? They are easy to plan and schedule for a conference. Release a call for presentation proposals. Select speakers from submitted proposals. Ask speakers to give monologues … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, lecture, short term memory, work
Meeting Site Selection Cheat Sheet: Logistics February 1, 2011 by Jeff Hurt While a journey is a road, not a destination, most meetings are about the destination not the road. Choosing the right destination is critical to a meetings’ success. Effective meting professionals focus on two key factors in the site selection process: Foretelling an organization’s meeting requirements and Evaluating a potential site’s ability to meet those … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, event, logistics, meeting logistics, meeting planning cheat sheet, site selection
Meeting Site Selection Cheat Sheet: Attendee Perspective January 31, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Location, location, location. Three of the most important words in a meeting professional’s repertoire. The selection of a city and venue is a critical factor in the success of a meeting. Choose the wrong city and your potential attendees may not register. Choose the wrong venue location (airport, downtown, resort or suburb) and your attendees … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, event, logistics, meeting logistics, meeting planning cheat sheet, site selection
