Here are 5 examples of how explicit communication—saying or writing what's needed to guide or influence desired behavior—improves meetings.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/11/explicit-communication-improves-meetings

#facilitation #ExplicitCommunication #agreements #framing #promotion #socials #TechChecks #eventprofs #assnchat

Five science-based reasons to provide white space at events that incorporate biology, physics, physiology, social science & neuroscience

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/01/the-science-of-white-space-at-events

#meetings #breaks #downtime #socials #EventDesign #events #eventprofs

Andreas @82mhz on the usability issues with reading threads on microblogging and social platforms.

It's cognitively exhausting. It feels like reading a post where there's an ad after every other paragraph. Or one of those sites where one article is spread over ten pages so you constantly have to click next page.

http://82mhz.net/posts/2026/03/mastodon-bluesky-x-instagram-is-not-the-right-platform-for-posting-long-form-content-a-blog-is

#threads #socials #blogging

It turns out that socials at conferences aren't great ways to meet new people. Here's why — and how we can do better.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/03/socials-arent-great-ways-to-meet-new-people-at-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #socials #mixers #connection #MeetNewPeople #eventprofs

Thanks to everyone who attended the #NOAW unconference, & @manfredzielinski & @douwe from the @gemeenteamsterdam for all their support!

It was a pleasure to be a harbour for a great variety of space ships in the #fediverse

Main takeaway:
We ALL want to see more public institutions on the #Fediverse & there are people working on it.

More to be followed.. Stay tuned!

#jugglingthefediverse #fedivariety #noaw #unconference #opensocialweb #socials #activitypub #activism #amsterdam

RE: https://fediway.com/@honeywinter/116266645464096630

It was a blast, super inspiring, many learnings and great people. Stay tuned! #fediverse #socials #digitalsovereignity #publicSpaces

This was the #NOAW unconference. @lcb & me had super interesting discussions with inspiring people about the #fediverse. Big thanks to the @FediVariety & @zzepposs for having us.

#fedivariety #opensocialweb #socials #amsterdam #publicspaces #activitypub #research #ccc

While various clowns on #socials are busy calculating how many earthen jugs of water
It will take to cool the entirely impossible #datacentres in orbit...
...the first #AI orbital test installation has been up in orbit since November...

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/starcloud-1-satellite-reaches-space-with-nvidia-h100-gpu-now-operating-in-orbit/

#orbit #llm #StarCloud