More Planning-ness thoughts
After a totally insane journey to Europe (24 hours in a hotel in Newark included), I've had a chance to collect some thoughts and read some discussions on what this get together could/should be.
There's always a temptation at an event to go for a big overarching theme or way of organizing events like this, even if no one knows that topic when they show up e.g. Bar Camp. >But with many different type of people needing slightly different things from a conference, this seems to be a sure way to annoy more people than you please. It also seems a bit unnecessary - why not have multiple types of sessions for people to choose from (even if that means limiting the numbers).
So I've posted a few discussion threads suggested by various people here. They include sessions such as:
a) short sessions presenting, shaping and/or debating genuinely new ideas and approaches.
b) offering up your "trade craft" in exchange for someone else's (but all trading is done in public)
c) how to workshops on topics tangentially related to planning
d) open space sessions
This will all work if we can genuinely practice what we preach to brands - giving a little in order to get something in return.





