Latest posts tagged with #agreements on Bluesky
associations exist only in the mind: A 1979 Visa credit card advertisement
Associations exist only in the mind. As evidence, here's the story of the birth of VISA, an association of tens of thousands of member banks.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/as...
#associations #assnchat #eventprofs #VISA #CommunityOfPractice #agreements
Expressing Our Feelings In Public: four photographs of a children's theater production
Have you ever expressed your feelings in public at a conference? Conferences That Work provide a safe environment for sharing how you feel.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/un...
#meetings #EventDesign #safety #feelings #emotions #sharing #agreements #eventprofs
collision of agreements: photograph of two soccer players going for the ball and colliding. Photo attribution: Flickr user manc72.
Ever experienced a collision of agreements? Here's an example — and what I learned — during a one-day workshop with 24 college presidents.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #facilitation #agreements #conflicts #eventprofs
A whiteboard with the words "Ground rules deprive us of information" written inside a rectangle.
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
Adrian Segar facilitating a small Zoom meeting to support a community online
How can you support a community online? Here's what I've learned from the many online meetings I've designed & facilitated.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #online #LessonsLearned #preparation #agreements #BreakoutRooms #tips #eventprofs #assnchat
The Canadian government confirms details of Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to Australia, where he hopes to deepen ties on trade, defence and critical minerals as his country looks to reduce reliance on the US. #world #politics #trade #agreements #defence #national #security
Australia is on the cusp of signing a landmark free trade deal with the EU, but will it come at a cost? #trade #agreements #farmers
Modelling by consulting firm EY Australia shows Australian exporters would be owed more than $1.4 billion in refunds collectively if the US tariffs are struck down. #trade #agreements #agriculture
With Oxford University Press Agreement, Penn #Libraries Opens 60% of Penn's Scholarship (via @Penn Libraries) www.library.upenn.edu/news/oxford-... #scholcomm #agreements @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
How to improve your conference with explicit ground rules
Setting good explicit ground rules at the start of a conference may be the most transformative change you can make to improve your event
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #GroundRules #agreements #safety #eventprofs
improve your events in five minutes: a cover in the style of an old science fiction magazine, including a man in goggles striking a pose in front of a "RAY-O-ZAP". The cover reads: AMAZING FUTURE TALES YOU HAVE THE FREEDOM TO TALK ABOUT THE WAY YOU SEE THINGS, RATHER THAN THE WAY OTHERS WANT YOU TO SEE.
Here's how to improve your events in five minutes by sharing and obtaining participant agreement on explicit covenants
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #improvement #agreements #covenants #eventprofs
⚠️ Trump's immigrant #deportation #agreements with #foreign #governments cost American taxpayers #millions of dollars and produce #little benefit, according to a recently released study from Senate Democrats.
reut.rs/4rHv2wI
"Tangled Terms: How We Talk About Transformative Agreements"
crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/articl...
#OpenAccess #agreements
cc @zuphilip @bmittermaier @brembs
Whiteboard illustration of The Three Questions: 1. How did I get here? 2. What do I want to have happen? 3. What experience/expertise do I have that others might find helpful?
An introduction to six fundamental core processes that will make your conference a better conference, including links & additional resources
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #agreements #TheThreeQuestions #fishbowl #PairShare #PersonalIntrospective #GroupSpective #eventprofs
... #non-disclosure #agreements and "light industrial" #rebranding that mask their true impact on local resources and transparency. By facilitating such projects through legal secrecy, ...
// Just what we need, some more fucking secrecy!! 🤯🤯🤯 //
The arrival of #President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace hall to meet the #Saudi #economic delegation and sign strategic #agreements between #SaudiArabia and #Syria.
A woman in a business suit is speaking, with a background of blurred faces. She is providing an example of explicit communication, saying, "…feel free to ask questions at any time. Just raise your hand."
Here are 5 examples of how explicit communication—saying or writing what's needed to guide or influence desired behavior—improves meetings.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#facilitation #ExplicitCommunication #agreements #framing #promotion #socials #TechChecks #eventprofs #assnchat
De Wever, Meloni, Merz to host pre-summit competitiveness meeting Belgian, Italian and German leaders convene broader group to push deregulation, the single market and trade deals. BRUSSELS — The...
#Competitiveness #Finance #Growth #Industry #Single #Market #Trade #Trade #Agreements […]
The US is urging dozens of countries to follow Australia's lead and sign onto a plan to stop relying on China for the critical minerals used in modern technology. #world #politics #trade #agreements #mining #metals #industry #foreign #affairs
implicit ground rules: photograph of a baseball umpire pointing dramatically
Traditional conferences have implicit ground rules. Surprisingly, it turns out we also need explicit ground rules.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #GroundRules #agreements #facilitation #events #eventprofs
A red poster in the style of British government posters. It includes a white crown and the words "KEEP CALM AND STAY ON TIME"
Stay on time! How not keeping to your conference schedule plays havoc with your attendees' meeting experience and satisfaction.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #logistics #RunningLate #StayOnTime #agreements #eventprofs
#QuizOfTheDay: Which of these below international #Agreements led to establishment of the World #Trade Organization (#WTO)?
A. Paris Agreement
B. Marrakesh Agreement
C. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
D. Kyoto Protocol
knowledgezone.co.in/resources/qu...
The US president announced on his social media platform that a deal had been struck, which includes a reduction of tariffs on Indian products in exchange for New Delhi no longer buying oil from Russia. #trade #agreements
It's the Central Australian mine promised to help upset China's dominance of the rare earths market worldwide, and bring hundreds of jobs to Australia. But where is it? #mining #metals #industry #trade #agreements #federal #government #funding
Global Labor Market Conference 2026: A Milestone Event Concludes with Strategic Agreements #Saudi_Arabia #Riyadh #Global_Labor_Market #Agreements
The agreement could impact nearly 2 billion people in both economies and comes amid an upheval in global trade stemming from Donald Trump's tariff policies. #trade #agreements #tariffs
A brightly-colored ground rules wall poster at the lost levels conference. It says: "FRIENDLY REMINDERS MAKE SPACE FOR OTHERS. WATCH OUT FOR BLOCKING VIEWS BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER ALSO YOU ARE AMAZING!"
There's a lot to be said for incorporating ground rules into your events. Here's an example from the Lost Levels conference.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meeting #GroundRules #agreements #GameDev #LostLevels #conference #eventprofs #assnchat
Expressing Our Feelings In Public: four photographs of a children's theater production
Have you ever expressed your feelings in public at a conference? Conferences That Work provide a safe environment for sharing how you feel.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/un...
#meetings #EventDesign #safety #feelings #emotions #sharing #agreements #eventprofs
collision of agreements: photograph of two soccer players going for the ball and colliding. Photo attribution: Flickr user manc72.
Ever experienced a collision of agreements? Here's an example — and what I learned — during a one-day workshop with 24 college presidents.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #facilitation #agreements #conflicts #eventprofs
We are a #democraticsociety with self-government, free elections, and strong institutions. Our position is firmly grounded in international law and in #internationally recognized #agreements. This is not in question.
![[The Great War & Modern Memory]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:54sd6bipe7inusth2cgvlcc4/bafkreidnyt2oxqzjc2wllgsri4lhrohpdqdstk4yrtl4smltawlsesemcy)
