Use These Conference Cures For Outdated Mindset Thinking May 13, 2016 by Jeff Hurt We have a tendency to return to the way things have always been done. When we repeat the same process over and over again, the brain says, “Hey, we’ve done this many times. Let me automate it and you don’t have to think about it anymore.” That’s not always good when it comes to conference … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association issues and challenges, association trends, conference best practices, conference MindShifts, conference predictions, conference trends, meeting industry trends, meeting predictions, mindset, MindShift
Use These Healthy Conference MindShifts To Thwart Poisonous Thinking May 11, 2016 by Jeff Hurt Sometimes, we just have to stop using old-school thinking. We have to move beyond this thought, “Well, it’s worked for us in the past so it must be the right thing to do now or in the future.” Some of our thinking is out of context with the today’s world. When it comes to conference … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association issues and challenges, association trends, conference best practices, conference MindShifts, conference predictions, conference trends, meeting industry trends, meeting predictions, mindset, MindShift
Three More MindShift Antidotes To Poisonous Toxic Conference Mindsets May 5, 2016 by Jeff Hurt Antidote: a substance that can counteract a form of poisoning (and in the case of conferences, ingrained, fixed, established methods of thinking). An antidote neutralizes or prevents something harmful, damaging or dangerous. Some antidotes require antivenom used to treat a lethal situation. Many conference planning teams need antidotes to their panacea outdated thinking processes. They … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association issues and challenges, association trends, conference best practices, conference MindShifts, conference predictions, conference trends, meeting industry trends, meeting predictions, mindset, MindShift
Creating Some Astonishingly Noble Meeting Mojo With Forward Leaning Conference MindShifts May 4, 2016 by Jeff Hurt As a conference organizer you have the amazing opportunity to create some noble and transformative meeting mojo! We just need the right thinking tools to do conferences better. We have to reframe our lens, filters and thinking so that we can propel our customers into the future advantageously. We have to move beyond gathering and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association issues and challenges, association trends, conference best practices, conference MindShifts, conference predictions, conference trends, meeting industry trends, meeting predictions, mindset, MindShift
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
Your Rigid Thinking May Block Conference Improvements July 7, 2015 by Jeff Hurt Did you learn how to ride a bicycle as a kid? We often say, “Well, it’s just like riding a bicycle. Once you learn how, you’ll never forget.” But what if you had to forget everything you learned about riding a bicycle? What if you had to unlearn and start over? Could you learn, unlearn … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference reinvention, mindset, revolutionary conference, strategic thinking, transformation
Four Visionary Leadership Conference Mindsets Needed In The 21st Century January 5, 2015 by Jeff Hurt Vision…it’s easy to talk about. It’s hard to create and implement. And it’s often even harder to upgrade. What’s your vision for the 21st Century conference? How are conferences evolving? As the new year starts, there’s no time like the present to think about creating a fresh vision and adopting a new frame of mind … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conferences, meeting industry trends, meeting professional, mindset, trends
Four Commitments That Block Conference Reinvention December 22, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Some conferences keep pace with changing times. Others seem stuck in a time warp. Tradition led them to success in the past and they expect it will in the future. Most organizations respond to changing times in some way. Many respond by increasing the flurry of activity that has resulted in past success. Usually, that’s … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference reinvention, mindset, revolutionary conference, strategic thinking, transformation
Is Your Success Dependent Upon Proving You Are Smart Or Learning? October 1, 2014 by Jeff Hurt I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or successes and failures… I divide the world into learners and non-learners. ~ Sociologists Benjamin Barber. Your Drive To Learn All babies are eager to learn says Stanford professor, neuroscience researcher and author Dr. Carol Dweck. “You never see an unmotivated baby,” she says. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning principles, change, fixed mindset, growth mindset, learning, mindset
