Everywhere is holy
I recently came across the poem Sacred Ground, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. She reminded me that everywhere is holy. It’s easy for me to see aspects of my life as mundane. When I do, I gloss over the present moment, […]
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Improve your meetings: Make attendee status a real-time construct
Aside from my first book, I haven’t written much about the effects of attendee status — attendees’ “relative rank in a hierarchy of prestige” — at events. It’s time to revisit this important topic because you can improve your meetings […]
Authentic connection platforms: the future of disintegrating social media
The social media platforms we once relied on for authentic connection are disintegrating. My ikigai—the reason I get up in the morning—is facilitating connection. But today’s major social media platforms—Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, et al.—are all owned by […]
Nine snippets of wisdom for 2024
Learn how to transform conferences with my meeting design workshop
If you are serious about improving your conferences, my meeting design workshop can be the game-changer your organization needs. Here’s what happens at a typical one-day workshop. In a world where passive listening no longer satisfies attendees, traditional lecture-based conferences […]
On not knowing at conferences
To evaluate an event, conveners focus on knowing key conference metrics. Our analytic minds seek numbers to quantify the experiences of event stakeholders. Metrics such as ticket sales, KPIs, social media mentions, booth visits, and net promoter scores create a […]
Small is the new big—for meetings!
years ago, I pointed out that most meetings are small meetings. It seems the meeting industry is finally catching on to this reality and its benefits. Yes, small is the new big! From eSpeakers‘ report on IMEX America 2024: “Small […]
What ChatGPT doesn’t know about me
What ChatGPT doesn’t know about me could fill a book—or at least the extensive neural network of an LLM. As people increasingly experiment with asking LLMs personal questions, some have taken the trend a step further, suggesting that we ask […]
Freeman’s Trends Report Q4 2024 is a must-read
I’ve not always agreed with Freeman’s Reports, but, if you’re in the meeting industry, Freeman’s Trends Report Q4 2024 is a must-read. “We’ve calibrated our research and confirmed our hypothesis: many organizers are operating on outdated definitions of attendee and […]
How the Responsibilities of Conferences Mirror Those of Media Platforms
Rereading a 2012 post by Jeff Jarvis, I was struck by the parallels between his take on news organizations’ responsibilities to their platforms and the responsibilities of conferences. Here’s the post in full: Let’s compare Jeff’s points about media platforms’ […]