Are We Ready For Annual Conferences In Perpetual Beta To Improve Attendee Experiences? May 19, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Change is the constant today. What would happen if conference organizers released information about their annual event and called it a perpetual beta version? What if a specific number of presentations were not identified and instead were labeled beta and the organizers asked attendees to help them co-create the sessions? What if some of the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, learning, participatory learning, Web 2.0
Designing Next Generation Conference Education Sessions May 11, 2010 by Jeff Hurt On May 11, 2010, I presented a Webinar for KRM Information on Designing Next Generation Conference Education Sessions: Creating an Environment for Informal and Formal Learning in a Digital Age. Update May 13, 2010: Listen to the free recording of the sixty-minute presentation. As promised, here are the slides from the presentation. Enjoy. Designing Next Generation … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner, professional development, Social Media, Web 2.0
7 Annual Meeting Improvement Tactics During Tough Economies May 4, 2010 by Dave Lutz In a down economy, an organization’s worst survival tactic is to make budget or staff cuts. A weak economy should provide the impetus for us to work smarter and pull the trigger on those initiatives that may not have gone over well even in better times. Organizations that make the right moves will rule the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, event, meeting planner, Social Media, tradeshow
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
Eight Conference Presentation Myths That Hamstring Attendees’ Learning April 13, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Most conference organizers see attendees as consumers of the conference’s content and experience. Little thought is given to seeing attendees as active participants in their own learning and experience. Here are eight conference presentation myths that hamstring most attendees’ learning that conference organizers should avoid. Myth 1: There is one single educational approach such as a … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, learning myths, meeting planner, presentation myths, Speaker Emerging Practices
Four Rules to Create Value 2.0 for Events April 9, 2010 by Jeff Hurt This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s April edition of Convene. Every association is faced with a choice: Find ways to capitalize on disruptive technologies — which enable hybrid and virtual meetings — or ignore them at their own risk. Many … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , association, conferences, engagement, event technology, face-to-face event, hybrid event, hybrid meeting, massively multiplayer online games, MMOG, Pareto Principle, Social Media, technology, the long tail, virtual meeting, Web 2.0
14 Adult Learning Principles To Combat The Conference Learning Crisis April 1, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Leaving no conference attendee brain behind. It’s the new motto of the 21st century conference organizer…that is, if you want to get them back next year. It’s time for associations and corporations to address the root cause of the conference learning crisis: a limited understanding of successful adult learning. Andragogy – How Adults Learn Malcolm … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, andragogy, association, conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, professional development
Conference Curiosity Didn’t Kill The Proverbial Cat. It Awakened The Attendee March 31, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Imagine a conference where every attendee was learning, a world where what the attendee wondered was more interesting than what the expert presenter knew, and curiosity counted for more than certain knowledge. (With nods to a quote from The Cluetrain Manifesto.) I don’t know about you. I certainly want to attend a conference where what … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , association, conferences, content, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, formal learning, GenY, informal learning, Millennial
Connecting: A Radical New Vision For Conferences And Events March 15, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Connections. As important as the plug is to the outlet so the electricity can flow. As important as the computer programming is to the wireless cell tower so our cell phones work. As important as the water faucet is to the plumbing so we can have fresh water. As important as the heart pumping blood … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Networking Tagged With: , community, conferences, connect, connections, engagement, event
The Conference E-Word As Important As Pinball Wizard, Mafia Wars & World of Warcraft March 9, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Engagement. When you read that word, what does it mean to you? I was talking with BeEvents’ Ray Hanson, Event Solutions Publisher Meredith McIlmoyle, Pink, Inc.’s, Deb Roth, and Conference Content Strategist and Emcee Glenn Thayer at Event Solutions Conference this past week. During our conversation, someone dropped the “e-bomb: engagement.” There it was resting … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , engagement, massively multiplayer online games, MMOG
