Conveners Playbook

Low Touch Outreach Suggestion 1: When setting up your newsletter be sure to include information from your community to give them the opportunity to pr...

These best practices were sourced from our “Hacking Early Registration” webinar in May of 2015. Suggestion 1: Provide a significant disco...

Suggestion 1: Focus on physical environment and the set-up for the room. When the only format you have is a stage with all seats facing it – yo...

Suggestion 1: As the experience designer for a convening – it is up to you to be aware of the power dynamics you are creating for your particip...

Suggestion 1: Define a common problem shared by your participants. Providing this clear definition will enable them to connect by their shared affini...

Continuing Conversations was a Collective Impact Project in 2015 led by Topher Wilkins of Opportunity Collaboration and Mark Newberg of Global Innovat...

Create a consolidated attendee pool among conveners. This is an ecosystem level practice that has not yet been realized. There is an opportunity to be...

Suggestion 1: Provide structured Networking activities throughout the event with frequent breaks of at least 30-45 minutes at a time. Suggestion 2: ...

Suggestion 1: Start with a clear purpose/objective at the start of your planning. Once you have a clear objective then focus on your “definitio...

Suggestion 1: When you do a “report-out” where participants share with the larger group, one helpful technique to avoid long winded spee...

Suggestion 1: To encourage greater community between your events you can provide reunions in major cities where there is a high concentration of your ...