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Collaboration at Adobe
Adobe's Chief Innovation Officer gives a nice account of how Adobe is using its own tools for collaboration internally. I liked this quote in particular:"What’s interesting is it really has changed the...
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New World of Work
A number of these videos have been flashing around recently. They are each quite impactful, but it is important to look at them with fresh eyes after you've seen a few of them. The temptation is to...
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Peter Block and Communities
In a great book that I recommend to everyone I meet, Peter Block argues that all communities, all movements start as a conversation in a small group of people. This is how ideas form, this is how...
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Webinar: The Case for Meetings and Events
Mary Boone is leading a webinar on the Case for Meetings and Events. This is a further elaboration on the article I referred to a couple of weeks ago about the transformation of the meetings industry....
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"Greed, Fear and the Brain"
We make decisions differently when we're under stress. I don't think many people would disagree with that. I "visualized" a great talk by Richard Peterson about just how much fear influences our...
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Four Elements of Strategic Value
MPI hosted a great webinar today by Mary Boone, Jack Phillips and Susan Radojevic on the strategic value of meetings. I filled up the marker board in the office with notes. Thought I'd share them here...
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"Meetings Matter" Webinar 1
On April 29, Colleen Rickenbacher led the first in the "Meetings Matter" series of webinars for MPI. I was out of the country on a project at the time, but I just got the opportunity to see the...
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The Best Seat in the House
You've probably been too busy running conferences and events to watch the behavior of your attendees very closely. Have you noticed how different they are in different environments? Have you noticed...
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Defining Objectives
In a meeting world where businesses are demanding real results, the meeting planner needs a new skill -- identifying the real objectives of their clients.We've been facilitating collaborative meetings...
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The Role of Meetings in Corporate Strategy - MPI Webinar
On May 15, Ken Kirsh and the boys at Pfizer gave a great little webinar on how to connect meetings to corporate strategy. Top take-aways for me:Become a Meeting Consultant - ask about business issues...
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Show Me the Value - MPI Webinar
On June 10, Jamie McDonough of Fusion Productions presented his model for creating and demonstrating value in meetings. Jamie gave some tools and models that support the approach to "meeting...
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Co-Creation and Meetings
In a recent webinar, Doug Amann from Pfizer made this point: If we're going to invest all of the money and resources to bring a large group of people together, let's maximize the interaction!...
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Tips for Unconferences
Jeff Hurt is a meeting planner and social media maven that I've recently had the good fortune to encounter in the #eventprofs chat on Twitter. His background in educational design shapes his entire...
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Ultimate Networking Event
In a recent #eventprofs chat on Twitter, the discussion briefly turned to the "ultimate networking event". What would it look like? How would it work? Why would it be better than other networking...
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Notes from the Field - MPI WEC 2009
Here we go! I am off to Salt Lake City for the MPI World Education Congress. I'll be sharing my journal pages as well as other reflections throughout the event. You can check here to see my...
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Speaker Sue Supplier Session - WEC09
Sue Hershkowitz-Coore (SpeakerSue for friends, websurfers and twitterheads alike) provides more, usable information in five minutes than most people hear all year. Her tips are for people who need to...
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ONE+ Daily - Monday "cartoon"
Good morning, WECers! Today is full of opportunities to change the world. Will you explore an extreme meeting makeover with Jim McDonough? Or dive in deep on the Four Elements of Strategic Value with...
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Tuesday ONE+ Daily Illustration
The "Case for Meetings" Session with Mary Boone was fantastic yesterday! Participants heard from each of four experts on meeting design, measuring value, managing meetings as a portfolio and advanced...
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Leadership in the Social Media Age - WEC2009
On the last day of WEC2009, Dr. Amy Vanderbilt gave a great talk on Management and Leadership in the Social Media Age. She presented a good percentage of the content from a three-day workshop in about...
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"Candid Conversation with MPI" - WEC2009
On Tuesday, the last day of WEC2009, the leadership team of MPI invited attendees to a "Candid Conversation with MPI". A modest group turned out to ask questions. Here are my highlights. Please note...
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