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The evolution of Meeting Formats, the rebirth of the Campfire Meeting

Posted July 27th, 2010 by maarten.vannest...
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Long ago we had meetings around a campfire. A small group of people in a circle, listening to stories, debating, conversing, learning from each other.
Much later, in more recent ages, only the rich and powerful could talk to larger groups, armies and other audiences.
And even more recently, thanks to sound equipment, we all can afford to address a public, larger than the campfire crowd.

Right-Handed and Left-Handed People Do Not See the Same Bright Side of Things

Posted February 11th, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (Feb. 2, 2010) — Despite the common association of "right" with life, correctness, positiveness and good things, and "left" with death, clumsiness, negativity and bad things, recent research shows that most left-handed people hold the opposite association. Thus, left-handers become an interesting case in which conceptual associations as a result of a sensory-motor experience, and conceptual associations that rely on linguistic and cultural norms, are contradictory.
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Brain Needs 3D to Remember Faces

Posted September 12th, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2010) — In our dynamic 3-D world, we can encounter a familiar face from any angle and still recognize that face with ease, even if the person has, for example, changed his hair style. This is because our brain has used the 2-D snapshots perceived by our eyes (like a camera) to build and store a 3-D mental representation of the face, which is resilient to such changes.

Meeting Architecture, a manifesto.

Posted March 7th, 2008 by maarten.vannest...
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Read Book review from Elling Hamso    Dr. Elling Hamso, Managing Partner, European Event ROI Institute

 MEETING ARCHITECTURE 

Dinner effectiveness with CLAMP

Posted February 27th, 2009 by maarten.vannest...
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After a nice dinner in London last week, I’m not sure about the business model many restaurants have.

The meal was perfect and most ingredients were present to have a great dinner, but the one or two thing I feel should change to increase the dinner’s effectiveness.

The three right ingredients were a Conversation topic, a Light meal and a Private space.

Neuroscientists Identify Physiological Link Between Trial And Error And Learning

Posted March 30th, 2009 by maarten.vannest...
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ScienceDaily (Mar. 26, 2009) — Learning through trial and error often requires subjects to establish new physiological links by using information about trial outcome to strengthen correct responses or modify incorrect responses. New findings, which appear in the latest issue of the journal Neuron, establish a physiological measure linking trial outcome and learning.

Sleep May Help Clear Brain For New Learning

Posted May 3rd, 2009 by maarten.vannest...
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 3, 2009) — A new theory about sleep's benefits for the brain gets a boost from fruit flies in the journal Science. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found evidence that sleep, already recognized as a promoter of long-term memories, also helps clear room in the brain for new learning.

Brain Hub That Links Music, Memory And Emotion Discovered

Posted May 3rd, 2009 by Anonymous
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ScienceDaily  (Feb. 24, 2009) — We all know the feeling: a golden oldie comes blaring over the radio and suddenly we're transported back — to a memorable high-school dance, or to that perfect afternoon on the beach with friends. But what is it about music that can evoke such vivid memories?

Key Molecules Involved in Forming Long-Term Memories Discovered

Posted September 11th, 2012 by dominika.fudala
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2012) — How does one's experience of an event get translated into a memory that can be accessed months, even years later? A team led by University of Pennsylvania scientists has come closer to answering that question, identifying key molecules that help convert short-term memories into long-term ones. These proteins may offer a target for drugs that can enhance memory, alleviating some of the cognitive symptoms that characterize conditions including schizophrenia, depression and Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

What's Your Name Again? Lack of Interest, Not Brain's Ability, May Be Why We Forget

Posted September 4th, 2012 by dominika.fudala
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(ScienceDaily) Most of us have experienced it. You are introduced to someone, only to forget his or her name within seconds. You rack your brain trying to remember, but can't seem to even come up with the first letter. Then you get frustrated and think, "Why is it so hard for me to remember names?"

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