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Battling Bias
Attorney Paulette Brown is a pioneer in training professionals to recognize implicit bias, and working to make sure that everyone has a seat at the table.
Seeing Red (and Blue and Green) at Education Conference
PCMA used color creatively in its event studios. What was the thinking behind all the hues?
What’s the Word at the Education Conference?
Convene’s editors bring you the best of what they heard during Monday’s sessions at PCMA’s Education Conference in Cleveland. Here are some sound bites:
Green Acres on a Downtown Roof
The Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland has its own farm. Read all about it in this earlier Convene story.
Solving Big Experience Design Challenges — In Five Hours
At EC18, teams felt the time crunch in a hackathon dedicated to delivering new experience-design solutions.
Convention Center Channels Creativity With New Art Gallery
PCMA Education Conference attendees haven’t had to travel far to get a sense of Cleveland’s creative vibe, thanks to a new art gallery located inside the Huntington Convention Center.
Embrace the Shake: Transforming Limitations into Opportunities
Success, especially in today’s fast-changing business environment, depends on our ability to make "creativity and innovation" a continuous process. Leaders want to know how their teams can rise above any challenge and succeed no matter what comes their way. Whether it’s to embrace change, overcome obstacles, sustain growth or take their success to the next level, they want to “Embrace the Shake.” Artist Phil Hansen’s “Embrace the Shake” has become a motto for many businesses to approach their limitations in a new way.
The 4 Es of Engagement: How to Create Content that Moves Your Audience to Action
In this session, digital marketing expert Zontee Hou shares case studies that demonstrate the four types of content that engage your audience, and she shows how to translate that engagement into business results. Learn key takeaways that will allow you to start planning and deploying more effective content marketing today.
Business School: The Power of Influence in Negotiating
The goal of this program is to get you to think about negotiating differently, improving your negotiating skills by using the three Cs: convince, collaborate and create. This highly interactive program is designed to teach you how to apply these skills to everyday dealings both internally and externally.
Business School: Pitching Perfect: Secrets to Persuasive Arguments
In this session, Miami University professor of entrepreneurship Chris Sutter will outline the key elements of a pitch and share underlying principles that make a pitch more effective.
Opening Main Stage: How to Build a Rockstar Brand
Brand expert Denise Lee Yohn shows you how to achieve rock star brand status for your events. Drawing from case studies, analyses, and interviews with brand leaders from the world’s leading brands, she shows you what great brands do and how to achieve brand leadership.
Beyond Professionalism: Channeling Vulnerability
Vulnerability often has a negative connotation. This session will explore the different shapes vulnerability can take and will provide ways that employees and managers alike can create environments where people can bring their whole selves to work.