event planning Archives - Intentional Event Design

17 Jan

Beautiful Questions Clarify Purpose

Pacific Destinations asked this question for SITE ISA.

Excerpt from Intentional Event Design, Our Professional Opportunity The Importance of Questions “This cannot be overstated. Great design requires great understanding. This requires moving past assumptions and working from a place of true knowledge. Don’t just ask the obvious questions …

01 Dec

Virtual Events: They are NOT new

I had a great time talking with Charles and Paige from Eide.com on the MeetingMinds podcast. They are deep into redefining virtual events and our conversation covers 20+ years of experience in delivering these and what makes them better . …

08 May

Designing (Beautiful) Distances

This is not an event. But if it was, I would be very happy to see us being playful with designing for physical distance. We have seen a lot of “what if” scenarios for moving forward, and most of them …

01 Oct

Ruud Janssen – A Curious Human

When I first met Ruud, I was intimidated. He is intelligent and has a worldliness about him, but I quickly realized this feeling of mine was not necessary because he is so generous with sharing his time and ideas and …

22 Sep

How are YOU “eventing the future”?

How are YOU Eventing the Future? In New Zealand every summer hundreds of event professionals gather to discuss this topic, and this year I was fortunate to join them in Christchurch, a city alive with possibilities as it recovers …

12 Feb

Beyond the “UN”

Yes, I said it. Let’s move past the UnConference, the UnSession, and move from Un to “In” – Intentional that is. We have been hosting symposia, salons, festivals, events and conferences for thousands of years, and it is only in …