Steal And Adapt These Double Gulp-Worthy Ideas For Your Next Conference August 28, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Most conference organizers and event professionals are always looking for the next great idea. I’ve recently come across several set-off-the-fireworks awesome event ideas. Consider borrowing them. And if you do steal them, make sure that you understand the principles underneath the issues they address. As well as how to adapt them to your context. Or … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , Big Ideas, conference best practices, meeting space, networking
Creating Conference Engagement With These Seven Social Spaces October 22, 2012 by Jeff Hurt People participate in a variety of behaviors at a typical conference. They enter the conference with specific expectations of what they can do at the event, who they can do it with and what’s expected of them. So how often do we plan conferences with a focus on the behaviors and types of spaces that … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Networking, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult learning, attendee engagement, conference best practices, conferences, engagement, meeting space, participatory class, participatory conferences, participatory culture
Six Conference Space Properties To Transform Attendee Behavior June 15, 2012 by Jeff Hurt As a meeting professional, you have the power to identify and manipulate the properties of a space to foster specific behaviors and attitudes. These spatial characteristics can be fine tuned to create a unique attendee experience. And it all rests within the power of your planning. Six Properties That You Can Adjust Properties are the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference design, conferences, design for participation, meeting best practices, meeting space
Conference Organizers Are Space Designers, Cultural Translators And Learning Facilitators June 14, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Meeting space is the body language of the conference host organization.* Conference organizers have the ability to transform behavior, affect mood and foster learning with their attention and intention to the space’s design. Their lack of intention to that design also has an impact on the attendee. Your Space Decisions Define Your Beliefs The conference … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference design, conferences, design for participation, meeting best practices, meeting space
Creating Compelling Experiential Spaces For Conferences June 1, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Steelcase, a global office environment creator, was invited by TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Conference organizers to create immersive environments for their conference. (Did you click on that link to watch the short video clips showing some examples?) TED wanted compelling spaces that sparked great attendee conversations and nurtured community. 5 Principles For Designing Compelling … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , collaboration, conference best practices, conferences, meeting planning best practices, meeting space, Steelcase, TED
Creating Community, Identity And Reflection With Your Conference Space May 17, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Have you ever seen a movie that starts with a fast action scene? Immediately, you are pulled into the middle of things. Screenwriters call this media res or in the middle of a plot. They know that they can pull their viewers into the story by placing the action at the beginning. This same principle … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , collaboration, community, conference best practices, conferences, horizontal peer learning, meeting planning best practices, meeting professional, meeting space, peer-to-peer, reflection
