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...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/09/responsibilities-of-conferences/
There’s no shortage of confident futurists. Unfortunately, based on results, we’re not particularly good at predicting the future. Why is Predicting the Future Important? Predicting the futur...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2024/09/predicting-the-future/
One of the most valuable tools I use liberally at the start of peer conferences is a variety of human spectrograms, also known as body voting. There’s no quicker and more entertaining way to pu...
I recently attended a conference session that made me uneasy, and not in a constructive way. I won’t name names, but the session was centered around a specific program to increase “belonging�...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/08/increase-belonging/
I’m a proponent of paying it forward. Throughout my professional life, I have been fortunate to receive invaluable advice, support, and encouragement from mentors at critical times. Most import...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2024/08/paying-it-forward/
Religious meetings are a small, fascinating subset of the meeting industry. I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/08/faith-communities/
Trust matters more than ever to me. In a world that is complex and often overwhelming, building trusted relationships has become essential. As I reflect on my various connections—from intimate ...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2024/08/trust-matters/
Ken Jennings: “Welcome to America’s favorite answer and question
game, Adrian! The answer is ‘The Fishbowl Sandwich’.”
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/07/fishbowl-sandwich/
In 1997, Dar Williams, inspired by listening late at night to New Hampshire and Vermont’s progressive radio station WRSI The River, wrote the song “Are You Out There”. Her beautiful song ab...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/07/are-you-out-there/
Large language models (LLMs) have made significant strides in natural language processing, yet their safety features can sometimes be bypassed with simple prompts like “ignore all previous inst...
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2024/07/ignore-all-previous-instructions/