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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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
How Millennials Are Changing Snacking at Meetings
You better believe that this new, influential generation of consumers is changing our snack choices, especially at meetings.
My All-Time Favorite Team Building Activity Was…
My all-time favorite team building activity was a bike build on the beachfront in Cancun, Mexico.
D.C.’s New Innovation Incubator Encourages Diversity
Destinations across the country are focusing on diversity and inclusion more now than ever in an effort to make all attendees feel welcome in their communities.
The Secret to Living Longer Involves Meeting Face-to-Face
Do you ever wonder what it would take to live to 100 or beyond? The answer may lie in face-to-face contact.
3 Bad Habits that Millennials Can Avoid to Save Time
If you’re a millennial or know a millennial, it will likely come as no surprise to hear that millennials have made a habit of wasting time due to technology.
How Improv Themes Translate Back at the Office
The skills learned in improv are skills essential to any office: communication, collaboration and creativity.
Try Fear Setting Instead of Goal Setting to Achieve Success
Instead of goal setting, why don't you try fear setting this New Year's?