Finally: Fundamentals on facilitation in a book. from Maarten Vanneste on Vimeo.

Theater  Construction, a FRESH concept for meetings

Low-tech, slow tool:  This is a tool that works with actors that create certain positions based on a situation that develops in a meeting, around a topic. 

We are already using the term Edutainment for entertainment (eg. with actors) with content, a contraction of EDU-cation and enter-TAINMENT. We need to find a new term for this one... Using actors to facilitate a change process... actilitation?

After reading Vanneste's wonderful book, Meeting Architecture: a manifesto, I have been wondering whether the industry architects design the content of a conference keeping the multicultural audience in mind. To be more specific, I wonder what and when any conceptual tools are used to achieve the conference's learning objectives.

Abstract The aim of this paper is to explain principles of object oriented modeling in the scope of modeling dynamic social networks. As such, the approach of object oriented modeling is advocated within the field of organizational research that focuses on networks. We provide a brief introduction into the field of social networks and present an owerview of existing network models and methods.

Every event organiser is looking for something to Wow their guests and B[EYE]T offer a truly innovative and inspirational dining experience… An innovative way to communicate, A unique way to present, And a fantastic way to enjoy. The table, an icon of communication and enjoyment, becomes a stage for penetrative communication. A medium with unlimited possibilities: storytelling using atmospheric images and powerful brand communication, but also sounds, live performances and special effects in which the guests become part of the experience.

Global Change Journey training courses: A fresh view on change in organizations We all know that 60-80% of all change projects fail. It is time to change how we see change.

Summary Report from an OECD-CER Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark As there are 34 000 classified emotions, the question arises as to how are teachers supposed to recognize and deal with the emotional states of their students, when most of the time the students don’t even know what they are feeling themselves..... Is it possible to develop a coherent framework for dealing with emotions that does not produce confusion?

A speaker and consultant on Change in Complex Environments

Allan and Barbara Pease remind us that 80% of men can do only one thing at a time. So what about all those speakers showing slides, overloaded with text, while they keep on talking? And the movie industry proves us that it is possible to keep an audience attention during 2 hours non-stop. So, what is their secret? 'Meeting effectiveness' is very much under attack today. How can we change meetings into an effective and motivating experience?