Why are there presidential debates? Is there not a better way to assess candidates? The United States has been holding presidential debates for decades; it's part of the fabric of…

For the past 20 years, there has been a common complaint among meeting planners and conference organizers that went like this: "How can I get attendees to turn off their…

As the annual United Nations General Assembly starts, the marquee meeting will look quite different. Gone will be the resplendent assembly hall and simultaneous-translation headsets so familiar to UN watchers.…

Breakout rooms are a powerful tool to be able to use with online meetings. They're great in the same way that startup companies can be so much more nimble and…

In our training meeting for Washington DC’s Design Thinking community, we did a number of activities that straddled how we: improve meetings better connect with our peers in an online…

How do we create a webinar that's engaging and interactive? The following ideas and webinar best practices were all submitted by professionals who organize online events, virtual conferences, and webinars…

How can we improve status meetings? As one of the most common reasons we gather in an organization, status meetings happen all the time. They typically represent a big investment…

With restrictions resulting from the new coronavirus outbreak, virtual meetings and videoconferencing will become more common and important. Be it a work-from-home environment or simply being unable to travel to…

Typically, we think of there being conference workshops or content and then a separate set of sessions devoted to conference networking. If you want to think about how to make…