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To Theme or Not to Theme?

Associations Now

Last month, the American Historical Association announced that its 2020 annual meeting will not a have a theme —for the first time since 2003. The excitement will build with each piece of shared content and their posts may elicit questions from others who see [them] in their streams.”. Let us know in the comments below.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #28: "I Wonder If.

Idea Architects

Youre the staff liaison to a committee or the board and the chairperson is running a pretty ineffective meeting. This applies to both staff members and volunteers leading committee, team, or board, meetings, as well as individuals leading workshops at conventions. effective facilitation, sharing some of the content and thinking I.

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Making the Most of the In Between: Facilitation Friday #30

Idea Architects

Instead of individual content segments in a half-day or full-day program being seamlessly woven together into a coherent learning experience, participants feel as if they have been treated do a disjointed collection of separate and not necessarily related bundles of ideas and insights. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #21: How to.

Idea Architects

The closing section of a facilitated effort should include a carefully calibrated mix of attention to both the content and process of what just took place. Here the facilitation emphasis likely has been on content, not the relationships among the participants, so the closure effort should do the same. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2).

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Flipped Volunteering: The Better Way to Invite and Engage

Idea Architects

We’ve been telling prospective volunteers about available leadership committees and positions and then asking if they are interested. Instead of pushing the standard list of committees, councils, and task forces, let’s first focus on learning about each and every member and then offering a customized invitation to engage.

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Meetings Groups Merge To Further Sustainability In The Events Industry

Associations Now

Founded in 2003, GMIC’s mission is to transform the global meetings industry through sustainability, while CIC aims to facilitate an exchange of information within the industry. GMIC would be the source for education and content, a think tank and collaborator on sustainability initiatives within the meetings industry.”.

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Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions

Idea Architects

A planning committee discusses results and develops a plan. effective facilitation, sharing some of the content and thinking I. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2). Create iterative feedback loops.