Monthly Archives: August 2011

Three Infographics On Conference Content And Delivery

Tweet Dare to color outside the lines. Have the courage to take risks. Let go of outdated, dead sacred cows. These were just a few of the overarching themes from Experient’s e4 2011 Conference ”Outside the Lines.” Bye, Bye Breakouts! Hello Innovation Labs! The Experient team always delivers a stellar conference that’s engaging. They are willing…

Top Creativity Tips To Think Outside Your Box

Tweet Ever been stuck and feel like you can’t get out of your box? Maybe even backed into a corner? I have. And I suspect you have too. Routine Thinking Leads To Being Stuck I believe that often we do the same thing so much that we can’t see another way of proceeding. Our minds…

Helping Conference Participants Move From Superficial Knowing To Understanding

Tweet Have you ever walked out of a conference education session and said, “Now I understand,” and then can’t remember the main point? Sure you have. You’ve been a victim of superficial knowledge. You have a false sense of security that you “got it.” Then when you try to talk about it, you can’t remember…

Association Members Want Movement Not Organizational Institutions

Tweet I have devoted more than twenty years of my adult life to nonprofits and associations. I have spent countless hours volunteering my time to help nonprofits succeed. I have given many staff hours to helping an industry progress. When a nonprofit works, it is a thing of beauty. It is uniquely able to do…

Ten Learning Shifts For Conferences, Events And Associations

Tweet To paraphrase cognitive scientist and author Cathy Davidson: Our nonprofit institutions, for the most part trade and professional associations as well as professional societies, are acting as if the world has not suddenly, irrevocably, cataclysmically, epistemically changed. Learning Is Changing Learning is changing. Anyone. Any time. Anywhere. By the end of 2011, 2 billion…