Your Conference Needs To Focus On Providing 4D Experiences September 12, 2016 by Jeff Hurt Conferences need 4D experiences: deep learning, deep play, deep reflection and deep connections. You probably recall a time in your life when you viewed a 3D movie. You wore 3D glasses and the images looked like they popped out of the screen. Your conference needs more than the gimmick of 3D glasses. It needs authentic … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , 4Ds conference experience, adult learning principles, conference experience, deep connections, deep learning, deep play, deep reflection, networking, reflection
Your Conference Renewal Begins With Wondering April 22, 2015 by Jeff Hurt Where does true conference improvement begin? The conference revitalization process is probably very different than many of your past experiences. It’s so different that we have to view it through new lenses. By taking charge of your own understanding of conference improvement and transformation, you begin a new journey. You are exploring uncharted territory. You … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference improvement, conference organizer, conference planning, conference planning team, culture of learning, inquiry, meeting planner, meeting professional, reflection, strategy, transformation, wonderings
Time To Face This Ironic Truth: We Do Not Learn From Experience September 10, 2014 by Jeff Hurt There, I said it. People do not learn from experience. You may think you learn from experience but… People only learn from reflecting on their experience. That’s the point author, facilitator and educator Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan drives home in his writings and workshops. The Key To Learning From An Experience If people learn from experience, … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, debriefing, education best practices, presentation strategies, reflection, reflective thinking, Speaker Emerging Practices
Your Conference Needs More Joyful Silence June 23, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Most conferences emphasize the spoken word. Usually, the aim of a conference is to provide stimulating speakers, fun entertainment, engaging networking, new business leads, great music and healthy food. The conference experience is typically geared to an extrovert, Type-A Personality. But how often do we use the power of silence and solitude in a conference … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference contemplation, reflection, reflective thinking, silence, solitutde
Why Your Conference Needs A Listening Space June 14, 2013 by Jeff Hurt I decided it was a cold coffee type of a morning. A Starbucks Carmel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino would do nicely. Play That Funky Music White Boy! On the drive to the coffee shop, a new funky song came on the radio. It immediately transported me to my high school days. It had that Soul Train … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , conference education, conferences, learning, listening, reflection, reflective thinking
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
