Comments on: A Collaborative Blog Post: Part One — Successes of 2009! http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2009/11/24/a-collaborative-blog-post-part-one-successes-of-2009/ Inspired Words in the Service of Fellow Human Beings Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jessica Levin http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2009/11/24/a-collaborative-blog-post-part-one-successes-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Jessica Levin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:13:42 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=2338#comment-291 Mike - you deserve a big congrats for taking the lead and really showing us all what a powerful tool Google Wave can be. Mike – you deserve a big congrats for taking the lead and really showing us all what a powerful tool Google Wave can be.

]]> By: Michael M McCurry CMP http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2009/11/24/a-collaborative-blog-post-part-one-successes-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Michael M McCurry CMP Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:40:39 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=2338#comment-290 <a href="#comment-289" rel="nofollow">@Dana Freker Doody</a>, Such great insight you have Dana... I agree people are starting to wake up and look at things more from a big picture! The systems thinking concept is starting to kick in...and as Jeff puts it the attendee is "king" Thanks for the contribution. @michaelmccurry @Dana Freker Doody,

Such great insight you have Dana… I agree people are starting to wake up and look at things more from a big picture!

The systems thinking concept is starting to kick in…and as Jeff puts it the attendee is “king”

Thanks for the contribution.

@michaelmccurry

]]> By: Dana Freker Doody http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2009/11/24/a-collaborative-blog-post-part-one-successes-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Dana Freker Doody Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:44 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=2338#comment-289 Reading this (and having lived through 2009) I see "big picture thinking" as the greatest success story of the year. Meeting, event and tradeshow organizer are taking their heads out of their turtle shell and noticing what is going on around them, in the lives of all their shareholders and customers, and in the world in general. It seems like an awakening. As Jeff and Jessica state, organizers are focusing on attendees and the value they receive. We are turning to online tools, as Mike mentions, and online communities like #eventprofs that Midori refers to. Michelle discusses inbound marketing and community building. All of these points lead many organizers to think about the big picture of how their event can and does affect all those involved. I see many tradeshow organizers in particular noticing their impact on the earth and what they can do about it to see results years down the line. Likewise they are paying attention to customer service, and understanding with that big picture view how their decisions impact not just their members and attendees but also their exhibitors, suppliers and others in now and in the future. Reading this (and having lived through 2009) I see “big picture thinking” as the greatest success story of the year. Meeting, event and tradeshow organizer are taking their heads out of their turtle shell and noticing what is going on around them, in the lives of all their shareholders and customers, and in the world in general. It seems like an awakening.
As Jeff and Jessica state, organizers are focusing on attendees and the value they receive. We are turning to online tools, as Mike mentions, and online communities like #eventprofs that Midori refers to. Michelle discusses inbound marketing and community building.
All of these points lead many organizers to think about the big picture of how their event can and does affect all those involved. I see many tradeshow organizers in particular noticing their impact on the earth and what they can do about it to see results years down the line. Likewise they are paying attention to customer service, and understanding with that big picture view how their decisions impact not just their members and attendees but also their exhibitors, suppliers and others in now and in the future.

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