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How One Stanford Professor Deals With Workplace Jerks

Prevue speaks with Sutton about his experience dealing with jerks and his advice to meeting planners who have to work with ones.
Siri, artificial intelligence, AI, Inspiration Hub, technology, event technology

Hello, Siri: How Could Humanistic AI Change Event Networking?

Some are fearful AI will take over human jobs, while others are embracing the technology at an unprecedented rate.
wellness, Spark, What I Know, wellness events

I Incorporate Wellness Into My Events By…

"I incorporate wellness into my events by doing several things, including having ‘breathing’ breaks, as there are many breathing apps to choose from."
LGBT, Expect Diversity, LGBT MPA, LGBT Meeting Professionals Association

LGBT Meeting Professionals Association Gears Up for First Workshop

LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) will make a major mark on the industry by hosting its first Professional Workshops + Networking Event.
Millennials, Millennial Mindset, bosses, event technology, Liz King, Liz King Events

Why Millennials Want to Become Their Own Bosses

Now the largest generation, millennials are reshaping the workforce as we know it, and several report having dreams of becoming their own bosses.
respect, Flip the Script, Dianne Devitt, emotional connections, communication, technology

Remember Respect? A Reminder on the Value of Emotional Connections

In the space of co-creation or regenerativity, we have lowered our standards and lost a thread of respect that comes with certain situations.
wellness, meetings

The Smart Business of Intentional Event Design

When you are taken care of as a participant, your ability to make connections to other humans, and to the learning you are experience is stronger.

Creating “IAATE,” Millennial-Style

What sets the really cool meetings, conferences or events apart from the OK or the pretty good?

Get Your “Hum” Back With Shonda Rhimes—a Real-Life “Yes” Woman

Meeting planners too often lose themselves in their work, especially before a big event. And lose their professional and personal "hum" in the process.
Expect Diversity, gender debate, Google, Google memo, gender bias, gender identity, Hidden Brain

Abandoning the Echo Chamber: Takeaways From Google’s Gender Identity Memo

Not only did the Google memo incident result in the firing of James Damore, but it also sparked a lot of internal debates about gender at offices nationwide.
Millennial Mindset, Millennials, workplace, meeting tips, millennial talent

5 Ways to Attract & Retain Millennial Talent

As meeting planners continue to expand their staffs with employees from this younger generation, it’s important to remember these key ways to attract and retain top millennial talent.
feng shui, meetings

Add Meaning to Your Event With Feng Shui Design

Ideas for integrating the principles of feng shui in meeting room design from MeetWell speaker Debra Duneier of Eco Chi
playing cards, play, Flip the Script, Dianne Devitt

Play is “Fun-damental” to Creative Thinking & Intuition

The fact that my parents took the time to play with me when I was you is the reason that I’m creative and intuitive.

Easing the Pain of Socializing for Introverted Attendees

Psychologists have long identified 16 distinct personality types and those that are not mixing and mingling at your events likely belong to introverts.