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Free Toolbox catalogue for meeting design V2.0

Posted January 11th, 2013 by maarten.vannest...
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This free catalogue contains lots of information about tools, services and professionals that can increase the impact of a meeting, conference, event or a stand. Version 1.0  (24 pages) was published in conjunction with the FRESH13 conference.  And version 2.0 (48 pages) with Imex13.

Tactile Sensations Influence Social Judgements and Decisions

Posted June 28th, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (June 25, 2010) — Psychologists report in the journal Science that interpersonal interactions can be shaped, profoundly yet unconsciously, by the physical attributes of incidental objects: Resumes reviewed on a heavy clipboard are judged to be more substantive, while a negotiator seated in a soft chair is less likely to drive a hard bargain.

Surprise! Neural Mechanism May Underlie an Enhanced Memory for the Unexpected

Posted March 1st, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2010) — The human brain excels at using past experiences to make predictions about the future. However, the world around us is constantly changing, and new events often violate our logical expectations. "We know these unexpected events are more likely to be remembered than predictable events, but the underlying neural mechanisms for these effects remain unclear," says lead researcher, Dr. Nikolai Axmacher, from the University of Bonn in Germany.

ENGAGE THEIR BRAINS - 5 LESSONS FROM THE MOST MIND-EXPANDING MEETING AROUND - TED

Posted October 25th, 2011 by ruudwjanssen
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Vision (UK)

Posted February 25th, 2008 by administrator
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Future Lab’s bi-annual magazine offers possible visions of the future of learning with digital technologies and other innovative resources. This magazine focuses on education, but most of the information can be used in meetings. You just have to replace the word student by delegate and teacher by meeting planner.
 

Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive

Posted June 6th, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (June 4, 2010) — Feeling sluggish? The solution may require getting outside the box -- that big brick-and-mortar box called a building.

Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive, finds a series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology. And that sense of increased vitality exists above and beyond the energizing effects of physical activity and social interaction that are often associated with our forays into the natural world, the studies show.

bad day small ball

Posted February 25th, 2008 by administrator
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Sport professionals that play well will often say ‘the ball seemed larger than usual’. It sounds like nonsense, but psychologists of the university of Virginia discovered that indeed sportsmen perceive a ball to be bigger on a good day and smaller on a bad one. Researchers studied play results of softball players and made them estimate how large the ball was after the game. Players with a good score pointed to significantly bigger circles than players that did not hit the ball so well that day.

Biorhythm

Posted February 25th, 2008 by administrator
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Our short term memory is at it’s best in the morning and decreases during the day. Before lunch we are most alert and after noon, our coordination is at it’s maximum. Around 16:00 / 4pm we have our fastest speed of reaction speed and around 17:00 / 5pm our muscle strength peaks and our heart and vascular system is most efficient.   

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Virtual characters have real impact

Posted February 25th, 2008 by administrator
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Research from the US psychologist Blascovich shows that humans in virtual environments behave exactly the same towards virtual people as they do towards real people in the real world. Even if those computer animations do not look very realistic. It seems that the human mind has a built in mechanism to react in a social way. Writes Blascovitch It is nearly impossible, not to be fooled.

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Building teams takes conflict

Posted February 25th, 2008 by administrator
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To become a close group, there are inevitable phases any group has to go through: The Orientation phase,  the Conflict phase, the Integration phase and the Execution phase.

Comment:Do you want to build close groups, teams at your meetings or conferences? Be aware of these for phases. Make sure you prepare to manage at least a few conflicts. Do you want to avoid the conflict phase? Than don't put groups together for a long period of time like a few days. Be aware you will not build real integrated teams in that way.
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