Sunday evening, Twitter was buzzing about Google Wave being used at the recent EComm Conference in Amsterdam. The Fresh Networks Blog did a nice job of recapping the power of Google Wave in Google Wave vs. Twitter at Conferences.
To me, this event demonstrated how you can tap into the energy and
What would happen if you made walking up the stairs more fun than taking the escalator? What would would happen if you made it fun to put bottles in a recycling canister?
This past weekend, I discovered a website called the Fun Theory that has figured out how to make
Imagine this: you walk into a room with 1,000 people but find yourself alone - drowning in a sea of people. Some people you know - but that lady who just walked past - who was she? Could she be a “future” customer? But before you can ask - "poof"
I recently read that 80% of learning is informal. This statistic was published in a fascinating article called "Learning Gets Social" in the August issue of Training & Development. While I am not smart enough to challenge the validity of this number, I am smart enough to ask this question: If learning
This past weekend, I was mesmorized by Oprah’s 21,000 person Flash Mob Video (read). It was an amazing display of collaboration and affection from Oprah’s biggest fans for her 24th Season Kick-off. After watching this video, I realized that I didn’t have a clue what a flash mob was or how to
This morning, I was powering through my backlog of “toread” articles when I ran across two articles from Jack Morton that are worth discussing: “The Power of Smart: Integrated Event Technology” and “Orchestrating the (IT) Experience.”
Think Beyond Tools. Focus on Attendees.
I like the way they frame the discussion in
This morning, I read an article on interactive whiteboards that got me thinking about whiteboards and collaboration in events. The article indicated that interactive whiteboards were improving learning and collaboration in educational environments. Also, it said that 1 in 7 classrooms will be using these interactive whiteboards by 2011.
It made
Are you thinking about adding a webcast to your next conference? I feel like "live" webcasts from conferences are popping up everywhere. Just last week, three webcasts caught my attention. I watched the presentations and engaged in discussions about the content.
Though, I was surprised by the lack of standards and
When I look around me, I feel like the world is screaming for more interaction and dialogue in events. I want to help. So, I created this blog to start the discussion for using technology to create dialogue in events.
Here are some trends that have shaped some of my thinking:
The
