Who owns an event? I suggest that not only sponsors but also participants are event owners, since adding participants broadens the community.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/06/who-owns-your-event

#meetings #EventDesign #ownership #sponsors #participants #community #eventprofs

Copenhagen workshop video: I demo how to use human spectrograms to shed light on participants' viewpoints and circumstances.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/01/human-spectrograms-video-from-the-fresh-conference

#meetings #human #spectrograms #discovery #EventDesign #events #eventprofs

When we maximize social connection around relevant content we also maximize the event's value to participants

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/07/the-value-of-maximizing-social-connection-at-events

#meetings #EventDesign #social #connection #ConnectionAroundContent #eventprofs

A casual remark during a client debrief teaches me how to improve the human spectrogram maps I've been running for decades.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2025/04/human-spectrogram-maps

#eventdesign #IncrementalImprovement #HumanSpectrograms

Healthcare professionals want participant-driven events. Yet 36% have never been asked to provide input into any agenda or program.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/05/healthcare-professionals-want-participant-driven-events-too

#meetings #EventDesign #pharma #healthcare #conferences #eventprofs

Ever experienced a collision of agreements? Here's an example — and what I learned — during a one-day workshop with 24 college presidents.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/09/collision-agreements

#meetings #EventDesign #facilitation #agreements #conflicts #eventprofs

I love my clients, but some have a special place in my heart—those who generously give me feedback. Here's a terrific example of the value of client feedback.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/07/value-of-client-feedback-1

#EventDesign #feedback #eventprofs #assnchat

Part 2 of my dive into IMEX America 2025 continues with more GOOD: new connections, thought-provoking sessions, and sparks of shared purpose.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2025/10/impressions-of-imex-america-2025-part-2-the-good

#IMEX2025 #EventDesign #Participation #eventprofs

Want to get a taste of what I do? Here's a two-minute video of some scenes from a peer conference (with cameo appearances!)

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/peer-conference-2/2016/03/scenes-from-peer-conference-2

#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #unconference #eventprofs #assnchat

The third in my series of 5 posts on how to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom. Here, I explain how to run "The Three Questions" online.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/05/participant-driven-breakouts-zoom-3

#meetings #EventDesign #OnlineMeeting #PeerConference #TheThreeQuestions #Zoom #eventprofs