News & Trends
4 Steps to Take Before Offering Advice
If you’ve ever wondered if there’s a right way to offer someone advice, here’s some, well, advice: Try active listening.
How to Market Your Event App
Event apps can enhance the in-person event experience for attendees — but you’ve got to get them to engage first. Here are a few tips on how to encourage app use before and during an event.
Making Travel More Neuroinclusive
In VML Intelligence’s “The Future 100: 2024” report, one new trend spotlighted is how the travel and tourism industries are becoming more inclusive to neurodiverse travelers and attendees — but this is not a new trend for Convene.
5 Immersive Experiences That Bring Black History to Life
Here’s how to make Black history come alive for event participants, any time of year.
What Is the Job to Be Done by Your Event?
The Jobs to Be Done theory about serving customers may not be new but it’s worth re-exploring to find fresh applications to the business events industry.
A Full-Circle STEM Event
How the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists is designed to further attendees’ academic and career pursuits — from the exhibit hall to a standout closing session featuring event alumni.
Designing Events for Synthesis
Your packed education program will leave participants feeling overwhelmed unless you provide opportunities for them to synthesize their experience. Here’s how.
Finding Connection by Disconnecting from Tech
VML Intelligence’s Future 100 trend forecast highlighted “Luddite Mode” — Gen Z’s desire to find moments of calm away from modern technology. How are events catering to this need?
Who Organized the Event Better — Humans or AI?
Humans faced off against AI in an event-planning competition at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024, and the result of the exercise shines a light on industry gaps and opportunities.
Cultivating Better Listening at Events
Mastering the ‘language of listening’ — sometimes by simply not talking — improves our personal and professional relationships.
As the World Changes, so Does the Business Events Industry
We’re not the same as we were before the pandemic — we’re better equipped to handle the challenges we’re facing.
20 Bright Ideas for Personalizing Attendee Experiences
Real-world examples of ways to make sure your event attendees don’t get lost in the crowd at large events.