Stephen Shapiro
APRIL 21, 2020
In fact, I would argue that many of our face-to-face meetings were poorly designed to begin with. Although this article focuses on conferences and conventions, the concepts can be adapted and applied to any kind of meeting. The conference industry is based around events.
InnovationTraining.org
DECEMBER 21, 2022
These are some of the top questions people have about learning experience design (LXD). Read on for the answer summaries for each frequent asked question about designing learning experiences. What is learning experience design and why is it important?
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InnovationTraining.org
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Design more innovative innovation meetings that boost creativity and strengthen engagement. Far too often, engaging and innovative meetings are rare and fall short of accomplishing their goals. Implementation: 6 Questions to Help You Design Innovative Meetings.
Paul Hobcraft
MAY 9, 2022
” Innovation fits with a designer’s definition of design: the ability to move from the existing to the preferred. Credit Chrisnaton, Flickr.
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Hybrid events give associations the ability to drive greater value for their members –– provided they are done right. Don’t "host and hope;" use the proven strategies in this playbook to boost membership activity, and maximize your event ROI and experience.
Moves the Needle
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Engage with Your Customers Differently . The way businesses engage with customers, and understand them, has to be different. Being customer-centric is not sitting around a conference room table, imagining what you would do if you were the customer.
Paul Hobcraft
APRIL 14, 2020
Can you imagine what this means in holding conference room meetings, those informal meetings around the “water cooler” or preparing your snack in the one kitchen space when you are required to have six feet or nearly two meters between you and the other person?
Paul Hobcraft
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Modularity confers many of the same benefits as small unit size, but can also apply to larger units that cannot be massed produced but can be standardized and added sequentially to a facility.
Boxes and Arrows
NOVEMBER 26, 2009
Download This evening I had the pleasure of speaking with Principal of Interaction Design at Kicker Studio Jennifer Bove. Jennifer is co-chairing Interaction10 the third annual Interaction Design Association conference taking place February 4-7th at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. You can also follow the conference on Twitter @IxD10. Local Challenge Savannah was the first design city, and organizers wanted to do something to give back.
InnovationTraining.org
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
We have collaborated with over 100 organizations for a variety of in-person and virtual innovation, design thinking, and leadership workshops and events. One of our favorite topic focus areas is helping people lead and facilitate design thinking for a culture (and mindset) of innovation.
Tullio Siragusa
MARCH 13, 2023
Encourage Continuous Learning Sales and marketing leaders can elevate their consciousness by encouraging their teams to engage in continuous learning. For example, imagine a sales team that sells products that are designed to improve people’s health and well-being.
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Planview
DECEMBER 19, 2017
We’re thrilled to share that Ignite 2018, Spigit’s annual conference for the brightest minds in innovation, will be returning to the historic Bently Reserve in downtown San Francisco on May 1st and 2nd – register now to take advantage of early-bird pricing. Then Ignite is the conference for you! Ignite isn’t just a conference, it’s an experience that will leave you wanting more. Ignite is unlike any other conference that’s focused on innovation.
Be-novative
MARCH 17, 2021
So the most voted topic of our latest ‘Spark Creativity’ session was on: How to engage C-level managers to collaborate better and break the silos to create a more engaging workplace for employees?
Be-novative
MARCH 17, 2021
So the most voted topic of our latest ‘Spark Creativity’ session was on: How to engage C-level managers to collaborate better and break the silos to create a more engaging workplace for employees?
Boxes and Arrows
DECEMBER 19, 2013
The hardest part of building an in-house design agency is answering the basic “Why?”. I’ve made the mistake many times of assuming too much–assuming that help was wanted, or even needed; assuming that people understood the terms I used, like ‘deliverable’; assuming that everyone bought into the value of design in general, or on this specific project. User research can validate the concept; concept designs can help communicate their vision.
Idea Champions
OCTOBER 8, 2016
Idea Champions is thrilled to announce it will soon be launching a bold new service to transform the way it's clients plan for, design, facilitate, and follow-up their company's conferences. We've been designing innovative conferences since 1987 (see below for testimonials). In the meantime, if you have a conference coming up within the next year or so and want to explore the possibilities with us, click this link.
Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 26, 2017
If you take a more holistic view of the all the connected parts of innovation that value-add, built on customer need, that a structured innovation process offers, the result is likely to be more radical in design and end-result. This deserves a dedicated post on what I consequently learned, not through Siemens, but in a conference that Siemens presented at, in November 2017. It is capturing and engaging but it needs a greater attention, time and value correlation.
Planview
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
Customer engagement is changing. Big ideas, a sense of wonder, and curiosity have been his trademark since youth, and 25 years of working in design and construction in the global built environment have shown him that it takes great teams and great clients to make dreams come true. With just 79 days left until this year’s Spigit Ignite Summit , we’re excited to announce our first round of top-notch speakers.
Idea Champions
APRIL 7, 2017
If you have a big conference coming up and want to make sure it is has major impact, Idea Champions can help. We design and facilitate conferences that make a big difference -- memorable events that are totally engaging, enjoyable, and radically increase the odds of your conference outcomes sustaining over time. Which is why our conference services begin with an in-depth conversation with you. LEARNING PLANS: Will there be chicken at your conference?
100%Open
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Cesar told us about an amazing idea to use a novel and open source boat design to clean up oil spills. Date: June 2012 – Theme: Business Without Borders – Host: Method Design. Patrick presented a live demo of the brilliantly designed and executed Chirp app which uses sound to transfer data and has been used in a diverse a setting as London Fashion Week and The Royal Albert Hall. The Union Network is almost 8 years old.
InnovationTraining.org
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Instead, we need to build narrative stories to engage audiences with data and provide value that serves a purpose. People feel stories, and telling one is a powerful way to improve: Memorability Persuasiveness of argument/recommendations Engagement.
eZassi
JUNE 23, 2017
This year’s FEI Europe conference in London was full of energy and ideas and I left feeling more motivated and inspired than ever to continue to find new ways to disrupt stale approaches to innovation. With that in mind, I have put together a post full of highlights and insights from the conference so that you can find your own inspiration. Another big topic at the conference that had everyone buzzing was artificial intelligence or AI. FEI Europe – Adapt, disrupt, innovate.
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 16, 2019
The spotlight will be on creativity, communication, inspiration, and innovation leadership at Open Nation 2019, IdeaScale’s annual conference set for Oct. After having attended Open Nation in 2017, strategist, innovator and designer Andy Howell tweeted about a new acronym he learned: BORPSAT (Bunch Of the Right People Sitting Around a Table). This year’s conference-goers will learn from the best when the Cleveland Cavaliers talk about how they pick new members of the team.
InnovationTraining.org
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
These exercises are designed for innovative workshops and sessions. Innovation exercises are designed to help participants find creative solutions to life’s everyday challenges. There are many design thinking exercises and activities.
eZassi
JUNE 23, 2017
This year’s FEI Europe conference in London was full of energy and ideas and I left feeling more motivated and inspired than ever to continue to find new ways to disrupt stale approaches to innovation. With that in mind, I have put together a post full of highlights and insights from the conference so that you can find your own inspiration. Another big topic at the conference that had everyone buzzing was artificial intelligence or AI. FEI Europe – Adapt, disrupt, innovate.
Paul Hobcraft
APRIL 3, 2019
This is requiring total company engagement as you transform your present physical world into a highly connected digital world, totally dependent on technology. This SIRI Prioritization matrix is a great place to start and engage with their clients. Recently, Joe Kaeser, Siemens CEO, has been appointed recently as Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Association , the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK), the place where German and Asian business interests meet.
Idea to Value
AUGUST 20, 2021
It is also therefore what a consumer feels about themselves when they engage with the company. When you think of a brand, what do you think of? In many cases, the first images which popped into your head are probably of the most popular brand logos you know.
InnovationTraining.org
MARCH 15, 2023
We’ve helped with small groups and special conferences for hundreds of people. In addition to the special workshops we design and facilitate, we can connect you with global experts and master facilitators who specialize in sustainability and environmental issues.
Leapfrogging
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The conference room was abuzz with energy, teams of individuals were crowded around 6 circular tables, all of them were rapidly filling out post-it notes and sketching ideas on pieces of white paper.
Boxes and Arrows
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Congratulations on hiring a user experience design researcher! When meeting with project staff from a recent client, don’t assume your researcher isn’t engaged if she is quiet. It is likely she is observing verbal and physical interactions in the room as she designs a plan of attack. Your researcher can use findings from ecommerce studies to shape her questions and study design and then potentially publish a report contributing to the field, beyond the needs of your client.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 12, 2020
Our historical core business is design, and we support our customers in their transformation by helping brands (re)position themselves to have more positive impact. True, we gave carte blanche to a dozen partners to co-design the premises with us.
Boxes and Arrows
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Dear Project Managers, It has been a very enjoyable experience working with everyone over the last couple of months and sharing our ideas on UX design. The various discussions about user interface, product usability, and user engagement have been an enlightening experience for me as well, and it is very positive to see that everyone involved in the product thinks so highly about improving the user experience. Big Ideas Design Principles Learning From Others
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Organizations have learned what can work remotely and what can’t and are applying those lessons to post-pandemic work design over the last year. Innovation teams will be called on to build events and find platforms that engage, delight, and educate to make these hybrid events successful.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A great deal of thought has been given to office design. professionals , “Eighty-two percent of participants said that a workplace must exhibit innovative design in order to truly foster a culture of innovation where they can do their best thinking.” Viacom in New York commissioned artist Shantell Martin to paint an intricate and sprawling mural that leads employees from reception to conference room with images and messaging.
InnovationTraining.org
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Innovate your virtual meetings through our design thinking-inspired Zoom facilitation training workshop. This workshop is designed to help you with more engaging virtual meetings such as the big workshop you now need to do online instead of in-person.
IdeaScale
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
It should have enough room so everyone can be comfortable, but it should also lack distractions so everyone stays fully engaged. If you keep finding your team pulled away in the office, book a function room or a hotel conference room. There are several ways to design these questions.
Gregg Fraley
MAY 22, 2019
Companies are investing in innovation training, mostly learning frameworks like Lean, Agile, or Design Thinking. Engaged support for strategic and tactical innovation initiatives developed by others. Credit this story to Min Basadur who told it a few years ago at the CPSI conference (CPSI is the annual Creative Problem Solving Institute). The Benefits of Innovation Training for Operational Employees. 85% of CEOs put Innovation as a Top Three priority.
Values Centered Innovation
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Are you ready for a new, insight-provoking “Jolt” … something designed to “rearrange your molecules” as it elicits your unique, innovative potential in life and work? Now suppose the conference was that way on purpose! … A conference of focused yet relaxed synchronicity.
Boxes and Arrows
OCTOBER 22, 2013
On the web, user interface design may work to either exacerbate or counteract these biases. This article will give a brief overview of the science then look at possible ways that design and implementation can be employed to support better judgements. Designing smarter rather than simpler. We know that well-presented content and organized design makes information appear more credible. Big Ideas Design Principles Discovery, Research, and Testing
Boxes and Arrows
MARCH 12, 2009
Conference. They may exchange ideas, arrange an event, write a report, lay bricks, or design some software. They include the outcomes of the process – the office block that progressively gets built, the web site that finally gets commissioned – as well as a variety of objects that were used along the way to promote, direct and record collaboration – such as design documents, project schedules, and meeting agendas.
Boxes and Arrows
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
From start-ups to banks, design has never been more central to business. Yet at conference after conference, I meet designers at firms talking about their struggle for influence. Why is that fabled “seat at the table” so hard to find, and how can designers get a chair? Designers yearn for a world where companies depend on their ideas but usually work in a world where design is just one voice. Is design just a service, or can designers* lead?
InnovationTraining.org
DECEMBER 13, 2021
In this article, we’ll share some general advice for organizations and companies designing, developing, and implementing leadership retreats. Why are they personally engaged and invested in the organization and its goals moving forward?
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