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Discover what attendees want to talk about with Post It! for all the attendees at an event, breakout groups, or a single conference session

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#meetings #EventDesign #ChoosingSessionTopics #facilitation #GroupWork #PostIt #topics #questions #eventprofs
what attendees want to talk about: a photograph of a portable cork board covered with flipchart paper containing many different written sticky notes. Photo attribution: Flickr user edmittance
November 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
webxtekstudio.bsky.social
Imagine your guests mentally committing before they've made the reservation.

They've seen the menu. Zoomed into the dishes. Felt the atmosphere.

Restaurants · Hotels · Cafés · Catering · Events

Digital presence that makes the reservation feel inevitable.

#HotelWebsite #EventDesign #Restaurant
November 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Want to significantly improve your meetings? A Participate! Workshop equips your organization with the tools needed to transform its events.

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#meetings #EventDesign #Participate! #workshop #MeetingImprovement #tools #eventprofs #assnchat
Screenshot from a Participate! workshop video of a participant listening
November 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
joinoeuvre.bsky.social
Keep the project working for you long after the last guest leaves. Show the brief, your contribution and the finished experience in your portfolio.

#EventDesign #ProjectPortfolio #Oeuvre
Two designers assemble a coral and cobalt outdoor installation at dusk. Text: The event ends. The work lives on.
November 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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When will we wake up about the need to change our conference designs?

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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #events #eventprofs
change our conference designs: Edward's arm in the hands of his medical advisers. Illustration for The Comic History of England (Bradbury, Evans, c 1850).
November 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Do you create events that tug at heartstrings? If so, you should feel proud. I know I do.

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#meetings #EventDesign #eventprofs #marketing
events that tug at heartstrings: A photograph of a young girl with a pink flower in her hair
November 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Linda attends two different kinds of conferences and experiences the big difference that good process can have on the learning environment.

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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #PeerConference #eventprofs
good process learning environment: a photograph of a fork in a forest path. The left fork has a white barrier at its entrance and is shrouded by foliage; the right has none and is more open to the sky.
November 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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An interview with journalist Jeff Jarvis highlights some of the fascinating parallels in the ways that journalism and events are evolving

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#journalism #EventDesign #events #meetings #JeffJarvis #eventprofs
journalism and events: Photograph of journalist Jeff Jarvis being interviewed
November 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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A reprint of the start of Kelsey Ogletree's CONNECT article "How We Learn: Books That Changed Meetings" about my first book

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#EventDesign #book #review #learning #change #meetings #events #eventprofs
"How We Learn: Books That Changed Meetings" article cover from CONNECT magazine January/February 2014.
November 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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When you stop seeing events as rituals, you open up a whole new realm of possibilities to make your conferences memorable.

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#meetings #EventDesign #MemorableConferences #spectacle #ritual #eventprofs
make conferences memorable: a screenshot of the iconic "JK Wedding Dance" video on Youtube
October 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Almost all attendees prefer a real-time, interactive, relevant conference experience to a traditional, broadcast-heavy event!

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#meetings #broadcast #Olympics #NBC #streaming #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
canned or live content: screenshot of tweet from @NormanChad "In effort to realize record profits from Rio 2016, NBC to become first network to air more than 60 minutes of commercials in a single hour."
November 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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I was honored to be included on MeetingsNet’s annual Changemaker list, which "recognizes 20 outstanding meetings professionals…"

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#meetings #EventDesign #MeetingsNet #award #changemaker #eventprofs
MeetingsNet’s annual Changemaker list: photograph of Adrian Segar in front of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark
October 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Would you like to create breakthrough meeting designs? Here's how Elementary Meetings suggest environments for participation at events.

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#meetings #EventDesign #ElementaryMeetings #metaphors #events #eventprofs
create breakthrough meeting designs: photograph from above of the end of a hockey match with the players going through a handshake line. Photo attribution: Flickr user clydeorama
October 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Develop products and services with clients at conferences so company representatives and participants can work on possible future directions and outcomes

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#meetings #EventDesign #ClientConference #ProductDesign #ProductDevelopment #eventprofs
A black-and-white photograph of a smiling British police officer wearing a helmet and multiple items of equipment around his body.
October 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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How to run a human spectrogram map that allows participants to quickly discover others who live or work near them — plus some new ideas I haven't tried yet!

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#meetings #EventDesign #HumanSpectrogram #map #BodyVoting #eventprofs
A map of the United States with a location pin labeled "We are here!"
October 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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My personal “Good” from IMEX America 2025—Part 1—reconnecting with old friends, deep conversations, and joyful moments that remind me why meetings matter.

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#IMEX #IMEXAmerica #EventDesign #MeetingDesign #EventProfs #HumanConnection
A photo composite image of Clint Eastwood in his role as Blondie "The Good" in the movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", the IMEX America (Las Vegas) 2025 logo, and the title "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" with "THE GOOD" emphasized.
October 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Good design can improve a humble bucket. Good meeting design can radically improve conferences. Why not add it to your bucket list?

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#meetings #EventDesign #redesign #eventprofs
an illustration of an improved redesign of a bucket
October 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Designer Jony Ive explains how learning in community helped Apple make the iPhone. We learn better at conferences when we learn in community.

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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #LearningInCommunity #CooperativeLearning #eventprofs
an illustration containing 20 icons, all of which convey people connecting and learning in community
October 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Why you should provide clearings for your event. Physical, freedom, and permission clearings make space for something new to happen.

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#meetings #EventDesign #physical #freedom #permission #clearings #events #eventprofs
clearings for your event: photograph of a grassy clearing in the middle of a forest. Image attribution: Flickr user sheepguardingllama
October 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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At BizBash Live DC, David Adler and I discuss the best formats for live experiences in front of an invited crowd of meeting professionals.

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#meetings #EventDesign #AnnotatedVideo #interview #BestMeetingFormats #BizBash #crowdsourcing #eventprofs
At BizBash Live DC, David Adler and I discuss the best formats for live experiences in front of an invited crowd of meeting professionals.
October 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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While facilitating, I try to remember that we are all different. Though this is challenging work, it engenders rich rewards.

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#facilitation #meetings #events #differences #EventDesign #eventprofs
when facilitating try to remember we are all different: original photograph of a finger by Geoffrey Fairchild, under a CC BY 2.0 Deed license
October 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Ever experienced a collision of agreements? Here's an example — and what I learned — during a one-day workshop with 24 college presidents.

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#meetings #EventDesign #facilitation #agreements #conflicts #eventprofs
collision of agreements: photograph of two soccer players going for the ball and colliding. Photo attribution: Flickr user manc72.
October 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Tips for organizing Pecha Kucha sessions. PowerPoint or Keynote or both? Selection criteria, templates, fonts, and merging.

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#EventDesign #PechaKucha #Ignite #Keynote #PowerPoint #tips #eventprofs
Photograph of Pecha Kucha presenters (including Adrian Segar, far right) at Event Camp Twin Cities 2011
October 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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A Conference Weavers session encourages reflection & reinforces learning by publicly sharing thoughts & impressions from event experiences

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#meetings #EventDesign #GMIC #SustainableMeetings #eventprofs
Conference Weavers: the logo for the 2012 Sustainable Meetings Conference with the slogan "EN ROUTE TO MEETING INNOVATION"
October 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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My friend Traci shares about a workshop that wasn’t. I explain what makes good workshops, and why to include them at meetings.

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#meetings #EventDesign #workshops #presentations #lectures #eventprofs
the workshop that wasn't: an illustration of a lecturer at the front of the room, with students not paying attention
October 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM