PCMA Convening Leaders Preview
Steve Pemberton: Defying the Odds
Steve Pemberton, author and Convening Leaders Main Stage speaker, on transcending circumstances and a different definition of diversity.
Priya Parker: 'Don't Skip Over Purpose.'
Gathering people together is an act of 'transformative leadership,' says Priya Parker, the author of "The Art of Gathering. "Always, always start with purpose."
'Boo' on Halloween Meetings?
Your approach to whether Halloween trumps work likely depends on your age, says Amy Lynch, a generations researcher. Please take the survey at the end of the article to let us know what you think.
All-Male Speaker Line-Up Derails History Conference
University conference organizers take action after academics object to an event agenda filled solely with male speakers.
How Milwaukee Puts Housing First
The “housing first” philosophy puts the chronically homeless in secure housing as a first step, rather than focusing on behavior or other issues. Here's the difference it has made in Milwaukee County.
Hacking Homelessness
Gallus Events founder William Thomson created Homeless Hackathon Glasgow, bringing together hacker participants, along with representatives from local institutions and nonprofit organizations, to yield potential solutions to homelessness. The result? Not one, but three projects currently under development.
Is it Time to Break Up With Your Phone?
The evidence keeps piling up that smartphones — or more precisely, the way that most of us use them — interfere with our ability to focus and think deeply.
'We Were Just Legendarily Cheap' and Other Secrets to SXSW's Success
SXSW Executive Director Mike Shea on how the basics fuel the success of Austin's most famous festival.
Five's a Crowd
Maritz Chief Behavioral Officer Charlotte Blank explains the science behind why we tend to cluster in groups of four.
Should We Ask Attendees to Turn Off Their Phones?
The evidence is mounting that phones fracture our attention and are distracting to those around us. Is it time to become more intentional about how we use them around others?
This Is Your Brain on Events
We think that we make decisions based on logic, but unconscious influences affect our behavior and judgment, says behavioral scientist Charlotte Blank. Understanding that represents a ‘whole new world of opportunity’ for event design.
