The Future of Meetings was a hot topic at the MPI World Education Conference this week. While there was a lot of discussion around the topic - the answer was not so easy to pin down. At times, I felt like the baby bird searching for his mother in
Recently, I was selected to be one of the MPI Social Media Guru’s for the Meeting Professionals International World Education Conference in Vancouver.
As part of the deal, I made this little video with my iphone:
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The video immediately prompted questions about what I am bringing to participate in Social Media onsite.
A few months ago, I was asked to contribute to a research report on Social Media in events. The researcher was looking for insight on social media in events across several different dimensions - technology tools, event strategy, event design, co-creation, collaboration, etc.
Yesterday, that report was finally published by Echelon
We can learn a lot about using technology in events from watching what is happening in college classrooms.
This video called The Twitter Experiment from the University of Texas provides a good case study of the role that Twitter can play in Face-to-Face learning. Take a few minutes and watch it.
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Last week, I came across five different articles on technology that are worth your attention. In some cases these articles are directly related to meetings and events. In other cases the linkage is indirect. Regardless, I thought these perspectives would be useful to you as you think about using technology
Mobile Apps are changing the way that we communicate, collaborate and share in the same way that the internet did 15 years ago.
Here’s a quick example.
While I was searching for a new house, I would drive through different neighborhoods to see if I liked the area. Then, I used a
We need to a better job of talking about the benefits, opportunities and challenges of using technology in meetings and events.
Mike McAllen and I are taking this challenge to heart. Today, we are launching a new show focused on technology strategy, social media and the latest trends and tools in event
Over the past few months, I have been collecting smart phone apps that I think are doing "cool" and "innovative" things in my inspiration folder.
While I haven't found any "event" app that seems to pull everything together in "just the right way" - I have found several event apps that
Sitting down to watch a movie at my home is an adventure. What about at yours?
Sometimes I feel like I am in one of the Indiana Jones films. There are treasure hunts, puzzles, etc. Let me explain what happens.
Step 1: Equipment Check
There are three remotes that control the TV, DVD player
In his book Here Comes Everybody Clay Shirky writes - “If you give them more of a reason to do something, they will do more of it, and if you make it easier to do more of something that they are already inclined to do, they will also do more
