“What would you think if the boy in the movie The Sixth Sense said ‘I see dead people’ right at the start of the movie? That would take away the pleasure of discovery, don’t you think?” George Parker speaks at the opening presentation of FRESH19, the seventh edition of the conference on the organization of […]
We all know Q&A: that moment at the end of a session where the audience gets a few minutes to ask a few questions. Frequently, the usual suspects will grab their chance (and the microphone) to make a statement, rather than ask a question. And then, the session is over… This still happens a lot […]
Finland is set to continue its journey in delivering world-class educational opportunities for its residents by hosting the next Meetings Design Course, delivered Eric de Groot, Author of ‘Into the Heart of Meetings’, which will take place on the 10th and 11th of April in HUONE Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, Finland. The two-day course, inspired by Eric […]
Dates for a year-long programme launching a number of Meeting Design Weeks have been announced and the comprehensive schedule of events promises to unite talent from the Meetings and Incentives industry, the corporate world and academic fields in 16 cities across 3 continents. Into the Heart of Meetings The Meeting Design Weeks, inspired by the […]
Teaching people to think like hackers to make the Netherlands #increasinglysecure: that is the objective of Dutch IT security specialist DearBytes. That is also why the Hague-based company organised D3NH4CK for the second consecutive year. The marketing event was centred around the Internet of Things, Cyber Threat Intelligence, building security labs and cuddling with hackers. […]
Meeting Design is the hype of the day, but the demand for interaction is as old as the road to Rome. After thirty years of experience as a meeting architect and as the author of a manifesto on this subject – written ten years ago! – I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that we […]
On 25 and 26 January 2017, MindMeeting is holding its Meeting Design Training Level I in Barcelona. Eric de Groot and Natalia Barrero will team up as trainers. Eric, co-author of ”Into the Heart of Meetings”, brings his more than 20 years of design experience; Natalia her 15-year background in human communications and theatre. […]
Meeting Designer from the Netherlands and author of “Into the Heart of Meetings,” Eric de Groot, will visit Amsterdam on 24 – 25 May 2016, for a Meeting Design Training Course. […]
A good meeting designer goes through the entire process of an event, just as its target groups also do, contends Experience Architect, Greg Bogue. Essential for the success of the meeting is that, occasionally, you interrupt the ordinary. […]
Basic Principles of Meeting Design. While the topic may suggest we are dealing with outward appearances and some basic rules of thumb, the fact that we actually want to address the heart of the matter is evidenced by the very title of the book: Into the Heart of Meetings. Eric de Groot and Mike van […]
