: The other day, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a mesmerizing performance of Tuvan throat singing by the Alash Ensemble at the Marlboro Elementary School, a small pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school in my hometown of Marlboro, Vermont. It […] The post When Music and Memories Collide: Tuvan Throat Singing at Marlboro School appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

Why are people raving about the conversations produced by Google NotebookLM‘s Audio Overview? Because Google’s Audio Overview is an AI love-bath! I can’t take credit for characterizing Audio Overview’s appeal like this. Kudos to Johnnie Moore, who responded to my […] The post Google’s Audio Overview is an AI love-bath and a propagandist’s dream appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

Here we go again—another generative AI service churning out plausible-sounding, but misleading content. This time it’s Google’s NotebookLM, branded as “your personalized AI research assistant powered by Google’s most capable model, Gemini 1.5 Pro”. It now includes Audio Overview, which […] The post Google Audio Overview tool in NotebookLM generates bogus output appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

Rereading a 2012 post by Jeff Jarvis, I was struck by the parallels between his take on news organizations’ responsibilities to their platforms and the responsibilities of conferences. Here’s the post in full: Let’s compare Jeff’s points about media platforms’ […] The post How the Responsibilities of Conferences Mirror Those of Media Platforms appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

There’s no shortage of confident futurists. Unfortunately, based on results, we’re not particularly good at predicting the future. Why is Predicting the Future Important? Predicting the future has become increasingly vital as the pace of change in human societies accelerates. […] The post The Surprising Reasons We’re Bad at Predicting the Future appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

One of the most valuable tools I use liberally at the start of peer conferences is a variety of human spectrograms, also known as body voting. There’s no quicker and more entertaining way to publicly uncover vital information about who’s […] The post How to use human spectrograms to improve in-house events appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

I recently attended a conference session that made me uneasy, and not in a constructive way. I won’t name names, but the session was centered around a specific program to increase “belonging” in organizations and included statistics such as: “Only […] The post The corporatization of belonging appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

I’m a proponent of paying it forward. Throughout my professional life, I have been fortunate to receive invaluable advice, support, and encouragement from mentors at critical times. Most importantly, when I hesitantly approached someone I deeply respected and asked them […] The post Paying it forward! appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

Religious meetings are a small, fascinating subset of the meeting industry. I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and I’ve written about what meeting designers can learn from religious services. […] The post Events, Faith Communities, and the Public Square appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more

Trust matters more than ever to me. In a world that is complex and often overwhelming, building trusted relationships has become essential. As I reflect on my various connections—from intimate and life-changing relationships to countless daily interactions—I realize that trust […] The post Why Trust Matters More Than Ever appeared first on Conferences That Work ..read more