You've got 15 minutes to dash into your favorite hardware store and purchase some finishing nails for a project. You know exactly where they are as you've walked passed them many times. As you enter the store a sense of dread overwhelms you. The management has rearranged the products and aisles. You look up and sigh in relief that each aisle is labeled with a large sign to help you navigate the big box store. You just accessed your semantic memory lane. Five Memory Lanes Just like the … [Read more...]
Making Meaningful Meeting Memories: Using The Five Memory Lanes
Have you ever lost your keys? Your wallet? Your cell phone? Your favorite pen? I have. Well, I didn't really lose them. I just forgot where I put them. I have a ritual of walking into my house and always placing my keys, wallet, favorite pen and cell phone in the same spot. That way I always know where they are. But every now and then, they aren't where they are supposed to be. They seem to have vanished. I've noticed that if I walk into my home and my hands are full, I may unintentionally … [Read more...]
Creating Memory-Filled Emotional Conference Experiences
Take a stroll with me down memory lane. Imagine your favorite food that your mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather or other relative used to cook for you. Got it in your mind? Recall how it looked, it smelled and tasted. Now, close your eyes and think about where that food was lovingly made. Where are you in your mind? Your mom’s kitchen? Your grandparent’s home? What does the kitchen look like? What do you smell as it’s being cooked? As you think about that food, where it’s made and the … [Read more...]
Creating The Conference Cranium Conduit
Would you go to your local hardware store and walk down the paint aisle to buy milk? Of course you wouldn’t. If you tried, you could spend hours trying to find milk. When you go to the hardware store, you are usually there to purchase something for repair, renovation or home improvement. You don’t normally go to a hardware store to buy dairy products. How do you know that you don’t buy cheese, milk and yogurt at the hardware store on the paint aisle? You’ve learned it from … [Read more...]
