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We'll all get a lot more out of our events when we practice wirearchy, not hierarchy. I encourage you to join me.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/10/wirearchy-not-hierarchy

#meetings #EventDesign #hierarchy #wirearchy #eventprofs #events

A photograph of birds on a wire and a lamppost.

Traditional conferences have implicit ground rules. Surprisingly, it turns out we also need explicit ground rules.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/08/implict-ground-rules

#meetings #EventDesign #GroundRules #agreements #facilitation #events #eventprofs

implicit ground rules: photograph of a baseball umpire pointing dramatically

Stay on time! How not keeping to your conference schedule plays havoc with your attendees' meeting experience and satisfaction.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/03/stay-on-time

#meetings #EventDesign #logistics #RunningLate #StayOnTime #agreements #eventprofs

A red poster in the style of British government posters. It includes a white crown and the words "KEEP CALM AND STAY ON TIME"

Premier Eby says inconsistent communications between police sending wrong message to extortion victims
B.C. Premier David Eby says communication over the response to a wave of extortion crime, where suspects threaten residents or businesses with violence in exchange for money, has left people in Surrey confused over whether police are properly responding to the crimes and able to prote...
#extortion #meetings #feds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eby-extortion-9.7072404?cmp=rss

Eby to provide update on extortion after meetings with feds last week

#extortion #meetings #feds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eby-extortion-9.7072404?cmp=rss

What's the relationship between conference size and "success"? My experience? Small well-designed conferences beat the pants off huge events!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/03/conference-size-and-success

#meetings #success #EventSize #status #SmallMeetings #usefullness #relevance #events #eventprofs

Fluggastrechte auf Geschäftsreisen: Ihr Anspruch auf Schadensersatz für verspätete & annullierte Flüge - Gerade Geschäftsreisende, die häufig fliegen, müssen sich immer wieder mit Flugausfällen, Verspätungen und langen Wartezeiten herumschlagen. #Arbeitsplatz #Geschäftsreisen #Interkulturelles #Meetings #Qualität #Recht #Tourismuswirtschaft

https://berufebilder.de/fluggastrechte-geschaeftsreisen-anspruch-schadensersatz/

Here are two ways to take a hard look at your conference evaluations. You may be surprised by what you find.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/03/look-conference-evaluations

#meetings #EventDesign #evaluations #surveys #FacilitatingChange #eventprofs

hard look at conference evaluations: an illustration of people looking at evaluation forms

#scrum #scrumteam #meetings #zoom_meetings #teamsmeetings #TeamMeetings #meetingssuck #memes #Meme #Humor #humour

Picture of several people coming out of the the jump door of a plane in flight.

Caption: When the meeting is ending and the host asked someone to stay behind and tells everyone else they are welcome to stay too if they want

Hack the peak-end rule to maximize conference impact by including many different kinds of short experiences in our events

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/04/hack-the-peak-end-rule-to-maximize-conference-impact

#meetings #EventDesign #hack #PeakEndRule #ShortExperiences #eventprofs

Hack the peak-end rule to maximize conference impact: photograph of a person, silhouetted against the sky, making a triumphant gesture at the top of a rocky hill

#scrum #scrumteam #allhandsmeeting #allhands #meetings #leadership #executives #memes #Meme #Humor #humour

Character Geralt of Rivia from the video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt saying "Fascinating story. Any chance you're nearing the end?"

Caption: Me during every all-hands meeting

Whenever possible, avoid squaring the circle of a room set design. Here's what to do when you can't use circular seating layouts.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/07/squaring-the-circle-creating-room-sets-for-connection

#meetings #EventDesign #RoomSetDesign #CircleSeating #CurvedRowSeating #eventprofs

An overhead photograph of a group of people sitting in a large circle with Leonardo de Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" superimposed at the center.

Zoom Changing how AI Note-takers Can Be Used – Will Microsoft Follow?

The first paragraph makes it obvious that you can't be an unnamed guest in a Zoom meeting and invite your AI to take notes. That makes sense. The second adds a requirement: you must also attend the meeting. No more sending your AI to take notes for you while you spend your time elsewhere.

https://mikemcbride365.com/2026/02/01/zoom-changing-how-ai-note-takers-can-be-used-will-microsoft-follow/

Don't waste valuable meeting time with lectures! Social production is the way to maximize learning that leads to significant, valuable, long-term change.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/05/the-tragedy-of-wasting-valuable-meeting-time-having-experts-presenting-to-learners

#meetings #EventDesign #lecturing #presentations #SocialProduction #practice #BehaviorChange