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“Shared pain is lessened; shared joy is increased; thus do we refute...
Why do you go to conferences? I asked this question in the interviews I conducted while writing Conferences That Work. The most common answer? Eighty percent of my interviewees said they wanted to...
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Expressing Our Feelings In Public
A play, like a straight line, is the shortest path from emotion to emotion —George Pierce Baker Of course it’s O.K. to express your feelings at weddings and funerals. But when was the last time you...
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From broadcast to learning in 25 minutes
Last week’s Green Meetings Industry Council’s 2014 Sustainable Meetings Conference opened with a one-hour keynote panel: The Value of Sustainability Across Brands, Organizations and Sectors....
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We can talk about it
We can’t talk about how we could do things better around here We can’t talk about what isn’t working We can’t talk about the countless opportunities we ignore We can’t talk about what hurts We can’t...
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The architecture of assembly
“Architecture sets the stage for our lives; it creates the world we inhabit and shapes how we relate to one another. In a time in which democracy is under increasing pressure in different parts of the...
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Share information; don’t hoard it
Why would you want to share information, not hoard it? In today’s cutthroat business environment, isn’t exclusive knowledge synonymous with power — and the ability to make money? Well, if you’re a...
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How to support a community online during covid-19
How can you support a community online during covid-19? Over the last few weeks I’ve run numerous online Zoom meetings for support groups and local, social, and professional communities. In the...
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Who goes next — protocols for online meetings
You’ve surely overheard or been part of a “conversation” where one person talks non-stop. Who goes next? Nobody! “Free discussions” at meetings frequently suffer from the same phenomenon. A few people...
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Who goes first — protocols for online meetings
Last week I shared protocols for “who goes next?” at meetings. This week it’s time to cover a closely related topic: who goes first? When everyone shares at a meeting, someone has to start! There are...
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