Adrian Segar
@segar.com
I design & facilitate conferences that ➠ what folks want/need
🔸 Author of 3 meeting design books
🔸 ❤️ 2 🎤🕺🏻🧘♂️
🔸 Recovering academic
🔸 @ASegar@mastodon.social
🔸 Marlboro, VT, USA; Work globally
🔸 Everything about me: conferencesthatwork.com
🔸 Author of 3 meeting design books
🔸 ❤️ 2 🎤🕺🏻🧘♂️
🔸 Recovering academic
🔸 @ASegar@mastodon.social
🔸 Marlboro, VT, USA; Work globally
🔸 Everything about me: conferencesthatwork.com
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Adrian Segar
@segar.com
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Participant-Driven Conference Design & Facilitation | Adrian Segar
Expert conference design and facilitation by Adrian Segar — creator of participant-driven events that foster real connection and results.
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🔸 16 years of 900+ posts on #MeetingDesign #facilitation #consulting #LifeLessons #FacilitatingChange, being trapped in an elevator with a Nobel Prize winner & other #stories at conferencesthatwork.com
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🔸 Recovering #academic
#Introduction 2 of 2
🔸 #Nonprofit board member junkie
🔸 Recovering #academic
#Introduction 2 of 2
Do we need agreements to facilitate? After 30+ years of facilitating thousands of groups, I argue that agreements are a vital tool in any facilitator's toolbox.
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#facilitation #agreements #meetings #GroupProcess
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#facilitation #agreements #meetings #GroupProcess
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Do we need agreements to facilitate? After 30+ years of facilitating thousands of groups, I argue that agreements are a vital tool in any facilitator's toolbox.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/fa...
#facilitation #agreements #meetings #GroupProcess
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#facilitation #agreements #meetings #GroupProcess
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Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
“These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it.”
From 2012 to 2022, deaths among adults ages 18 to 64 increased by 27%, according to an analysis of federal mortality data from all 50 states.
www.futurity.org/americans-dy...
From 2012 to 2022, deaths among adults ages 18 to 64 increased by 27%, according to an analysis of federal mortality data from all 50 states.
www.futurity.org/americans-dy...
More Americans are dying before they can get on Medicare
"These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it."
www.futurity.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it.”
From 2012 to 2022, deaths among adults ages 18 to 64 increased by 27%, according to an analysis of federal mortality data from all 50 states.
www.futurity.org/americans-dy...
From 2012 to 2022, deaths among adults ages 18 to 64 increased by 27%, according to an analysis of federal mortality data from all 50 states.
www.futurity.org/americans-dy...
After over forty years of working with organizations, I think that it's possible to change an organization's culture — but it's far from easy
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#FacilitatingChange #OrganizationalCulture #management #emergence #ProcessTools #assnchat
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#FacilitatingChange #OrganizationalCulture #management #emergence #ProcessTools #assnchat
December 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After over forty years of working with organizations, I think that it's possible to change an organization's culture — but it's far from easy
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/fa...
#FacilitatingChange #OrganizationalCulture #management #emergence #ProcessTools #assnchat
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#FacilitatingChange #OrganizationalCulture #management #emergence #ProcessTools #assnchat
Design events with an overall structure in mind — and where you and the participants are open to the unexpected
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#meetings #EventDesign #impromptu #serendipity #bagpipes #events #eventprofs
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#meetings #EventDesign #impromptu #serendipity #bagpipes #events #eventprofs
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Design events with an overall structure in mind — and where you and the participants are open to the unexpected
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/le...
#meetings #EventDesign #impromptu #serendipity #bagpipes #events #eventprofs
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#meetings #EventDesign #impromptu #serendipity #bagpipes #events #eventprofs
Wondering why #Trump is so fixated on #venezuela?
It's the oil, baby…
Venezuela has more oil reserves than any other country.
Source: www.visualcapitalist.com/all-of-the-w...
It's the oil, baby…
Venezuela has more oil reserves than any other country.
Source: www.visualcapitalist.com/all-of-the-w...
December 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why #Trump is so fixated on #venezuela?
It's the oil, baby…
Venezuela has more oil reserves than any other country.
Source: www.visualcapitalist.com/all-of-the-w...
It's the oil, baby…
Venezuela has more oil reserves than any other country.
Source: www.visualcapitalist.com/all-of-the-w...
Why a vague call for proposals harms presenters and events, and how clear, complete CFPs improve fairness, program quality, and organizer outcomes.
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#CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
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#CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Why a vague call for proposals harms presenters and events, and how clear, complete CFPs improve fairness, program quality, and organizer outcomes.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
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#CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
Here are my first impressions from EventCamp 2010
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#EventCamp #EC10 #eventprofs
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#EventCamp #EC10 #eventprofs
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Here are my first impressions from EventCamp 2010
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#EventCamp #EC10 #eventprofs
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#EventCamp #EC10 #eventprofs
The folks at Kinetech Arts, San Francisco published this delightful illustration of body voting 101, inspired by a short presentation I gave
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#facilitation #BodyVoting #illustration #eventprofs
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#facilitation #BodyVoting #illustration #eventprofs
December 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The folks at Kinetech Arts, San Francisco published this delightful illustration of body voting 101, inspired by a short presentation I gave
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#facilitation #BodyVoting #illustration #eventprofs
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#facilitation #BodyVoting #illustration #eventprofs
Engagement or perfection? A meeting may seem perfect—but something is missing… Don't promise perfect, promise engagement.
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#meetings #events #engagement #perfection #dance
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#meetings #events #engagement #perfection #dance
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Engagement or perfection? A meeting may seem perfect—but something is missing… Don't promise perfect, promise engagement.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #events #engagement #perfection #dance
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#meetings #events #engagement #perfection #dance
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reminder that caldwell’s most recent book argues that the civil rights act of 1964 was something akin to a constitutional abomination that produced a world of white subordination
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
reminder that caldwell’s most recent book argues that the civil rights act of 1964 was something akin to a constitutional abomination that produced a world of white subordination
Reposted by Adrian Segar
December 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Creating powerful meetings instead of power-over meetings enables co-creation, benefiting both individuals and the group.
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#meetings #power #allies #eventprofs #assnchat
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#meetings #power #allies #eventprofs #assnchat
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Creating powerful meetings instead of power-over meetings enables co-creation, benefiting both individuals and the group.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #power #allies #eventprofs #assnchat
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #power #allies #eventprofs #assnchat
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
Reposted by Adrian Segar
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Reposted by Adrian Segar
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
Make a spective the closing session of your conference. You'll unlock its full potential to build a community that endures.
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#community #facilitation #GroupWork #GroupSpective #eventprofs #assnchat
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#community #facilitation #GroupWork #GroupSpective #eventprofs #assnchat
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Make a spective the closing session of your conference. You'll unlock its full potential to build a community that endures.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#community #facilitation #GroupWork #GroupSpective #eventprofs #assnchat
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#community #facilitation #GroupWork #GroupSpective #eventprofs #assnchat
Some important metrics for conference evaluations that inform you about crucial aspects of the effectiveness of your meetings.
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #improvements #RatingKPIs #events #eventprofs #assnchat
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #improvements #RatingKPIs #events #eventprofs #assnchat
December 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Some important metrics for conference evaluations that inform you about crucial aspects of the effectiveness of your meetings.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #MeetingDesign #improvements #RatingKPIs #events #eventprofs #assnchat
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #improvements #RatingKPIs #events #eventprofs #assnchat
Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli. That's as true for educational game design as it is for meetings.
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#events #gamification #design #games #education #learning
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#events #gamification #design #games #education #learning
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli. That's as true for educational game design as it is for meetings.
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#events #gamification #design #games #education #learning
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#events #gamification #design #games #education #learning
How well do 4-hour lectures work? Not well! Instead, use flipped classroom and active learning to help students learn better.
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#learning #lectures #FlippedClassroom #MedicalSchool #eventprofs
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#learning #lectures #FlippedClassroom #MedicalSchool #eventprofs
December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How well do 4-hour lectures work? Not well! Instead, use flipped classroom and active learning to help students learn better.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/le...
#learning #lectures #FlippedClassroom #MedicalSchool #eventprofs
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#learning #lectures #FlippedClassroom #MedicalSchool #eventprofs
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A federal judge has thrown out the criminal case against a TikTok creator who was shot by agents from ICE after finding that the government violated his constitutional rights in the aftermath of the incident.
December 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A federal judge has thrown out the criminal case against a TikTok creator who was shot by agents from ICE after finding that the government violated his constitutional rights in the aftermath of the incident.
Would you like to create breakthrough meeting designs? Here's how Elementary Meetings suggest environments for participation at events.
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#meetings #EventDesign #ElementaryMeetings #metaphors #events #eventprofs
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#meetings #EventDesign #ElementaryMeetings #metaphors #events #eventprofs
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Would you like to create breakthrough meeting designs? Here's how Elementary Meetings suggest environments for participation at events.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #ElementaryMeetings #metaphors #events #eventprofs
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#meetings #EventDesign #ElementaryMeetings #metaphors #events #eventprofs
It's hard to take a leap and trust something you haven't experienced and don't yet understand. But sometimes it's best to change first and explain later.
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#FacilitatingChange #ChangeFirst #UnderstandLater #action #facilitation
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#FacilitatingChange #ChangeFirst #UnderstandLater #action #facilitation
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's hard to take a leap and trust something you haven't experienced and don't yet understand. But sometimes it's best to change first and explain later.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/fa...
#FacilitatingChange #ChangeFirst #UnderstandLater #action #facilitation
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#FacilitatingChange #ChangeFirst #UnderstandLater #action #facilitation
Why a vague call for proposals harms presenters and events, and how clear, complete CFPs improve fairness, program quality, and organizer outcomes.
#newpost #CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#newpost #CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
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December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Why a vague call for proposals harms presenters and events, and how clear, complete CFPs improve fairness, program quality, and organizer outcomes.
#newpost #CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#newpost #CallForProposals #EventDesign #ConferenceDesign
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Study: Maximizing personal #happiness is not a universal human aspiration. It's largely confined to Western cultures.
Elsewhere, social harmony, family duty, or the ability to withstand hardship compete with or supersede the desire for personal happiness.
www.psypost.org/happiness-ma...
Elsewhere, social harmony, family duty, or the ability to withstand hardship compete with or supersede the desire for personal happiness.
www.psypost.org/happiness-ma...
Happiness maximization appears to be a culturally specific preference
A new study reveals that the intense drive to maximize happiness is not a universal human motivation. Instead, findings from 61 countries suggest this pursuit is largely a cultural preference specific...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Study: Maximizing personal #happiness is not a universal human aspiration. It's largely confined to Western cultures.
Elsewhere, social harmony, family duty, or the ability to withstand hardship compete with or supersede the desire for personal happiness.
www.psypost.org/happiness-ma...
Elsewhere, social harmony, family duty, or the ability to withstand hardship compete with or supersede the desire for personal happiness.
www.psypost.org/happiness-ma...