We need more bandwidth!
Bandwidth is something attendees expect and event managers require. And unfortunately, for both parties it is scarce. Pity the poor tech guys who are getting hammered by the event managers who are...
View ArticleWhen the Event is Over
You and your team planned and executed a big event, and have worked months of stressfully long hours leading up to it. The on-site days were 12-18 hours long. It was exhilarating and rewarding, but now...
View ArticleGates Foundation’s Reinvent the Toilet Fair
There are 2.5 billion people on the planet who don’t have access to a toilet, leading to the deaths of 1.5 million children every single year from diarrheal disease, not to mention the loss of dignity...
View ArticleThe right room set changes everything
Last month I delivered an Insights Discovery session to five new employees at the Gates Foundation. The meeting room reserved for us was set for 35 in a hollow square, with additional perimeter seating...
View ArticleThe power of RACI
If you’re not using RACI charts in your work, you’re missing out on a powerful tool. What’s a RACI? Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s a picture: RACI stands for: R=Responsible: This...
View ArticleMilestones
Good event planning uses milestones to communicate and track the important, strategic dates associated with each deliverable needed to make an event a success. A good milestone is strategic,...
View ArticleEvents + Storms
It’s doesn’t take a storm the size of Sandy to wreak havoc with your event. We’ve had plenty of nail biters from the beaches of Florida to the piers in Seattle. In some ways, the extreme nature of...
View ArticleMust the show go on?
That is what the organizers of the New York City marathon and the city and state officials had to ask themselves this last week. Talk about pressure. In the week leading up to the event, which hosts...
View ArticleSeattle area events worth discovering
For those of you who are lucky enough to live in the Puget Sound area, here are three events for you to put in your calendar for next month and next year. They are fun, informative, compelling, and a...
View ArticleTraditions
The benefits accrued through face-to-face business events also happen with our friends and family. The traditions that we establish often involve sharing special occasions, ceremonies and life events...
View ArticleHot Water for Tea: getting it right
Have you noticed that tea is the new coffee? There are tea shops popping up around town. Various coffee purveyors are adding lovely teas to their offerings. And in the world of events, hotels and...
View ArticleCourage
The world is begging for the gift that only your authentic self can bestow. Do you have the courage to discover and share your best self with the world? I am trying, but it is scary. My authentic self...
View ArticleNever Criticize, Condemn or Complain
Dale Carnegie wrote a whole book about how to win friends and influence people. The sad truth is that I’ve never read past the second chapter, because in that chapter, Carnegie exhorts us to never...
View ArticleEvent Registration: On-site attendee check-in
If you’re an event registration geek like I am, you’re already familiar with the challenges of on-site attendee registration at events. For the rest of you, here are just a few of the big issues:...
View ArticleSeattle Moisture Festival
By: Desiree Rook, Senior Event Coordinator, CRG Events When I think of iconic Seattle events, nothing showcases this city’s rich culture and support for the arts like the Moisture Festival. Celebrating...
View ArticleCelebrating Employee Loyalty
What better way to celebrate tenure than to throw a party? We get to do that each year for our own employees who have contributed five+ years of knowledge, hard work and expertise. Our longest tenured...
View ArticleThe Summer of One Million Steps
I’ve accepted the challenge, and it’s not too late for you to do it, too. One million steps between Memorial Day and Labor Day – that’s 10,101 steps each day. The first step? Get a cool digital...
View ArticleWhat’s a Zenrous?
Zenrous is a made-up name that combines ZEN + GENEROUS = ZENROUS. Combining the reflective, insightful elements of zen with a generosity of mind, body & spirit is the perfect combination for the...
View ArticleMaking Democracy Work
If events are all about people coming together to learn and grow and change, then perhaps we need to think of democracy as one big event. For only when the attendees – the citizens of a nation – come...
View ArticleDetroit: Up From the Ashes
Sometimes, the very best of life shows up when you have nothing left to lose. That certainly seems to be the case these days in Detroit. Commonly viewed as one of the most endangered of American...
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