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1. Witness firsthand how design can be a

barrier or facilitator to the attendee

experience.

2. Experience ways to move from education

sessions that are expert-centric to

participant-centric.

3. Practice two behaviors that will help you

become more innovative.

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Which learning outcome

interests you most & why?

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Your Turn

1. Witness firsthand how design can be a

barrier or facilitator to the attendee

experience.

2. Experience ways to move from education

sessions that are expert-centric to

participant-centric.

3. Practice two behaviors that will help you

become more innovative.

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Space Matters

Space Matters!

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Space tells us how

to work & behave.

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Auditorium

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Concert

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Sports

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Discussion

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Living Room

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Living Room

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See space as

an instrument

of innovation &

collaboration

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How we design space transmits

our organization’s culture

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Restaurant

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Start with what you have.

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Behavior

should

dictate how

to design

the space.

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Space is the body

language of your

conference.

~ paraphrase Chris Flink

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Space design

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Station Rotation

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Learning is not equal to the amount

of time you sit in a chair.

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Memory is the

residue of learning.

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Bodies made

to move. If we

can get

movement

while learning,

we increase

retention and

memory.

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In learning,

movement

trumps

sitting.

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1. Walk & Talk

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1. Walk & Talk

2. Human

Spectrogram

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1. Walk & Talk

2. Human

Spectrogram

3. Four Corner

Answers

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1. Walk & Talk

2. Human

Spectrogram

3. Four Corner

Answers

4. Station

Rotation

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Space design

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1. Places

2. Properties

3. Actions

4. Attitudes

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1. Places – broad spatial types that share an overall purpose

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1. Places

2. Properties – specific aspects that

can be altered to impact behavior

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1. Places

2. Properties

3. Actions – behaviors & tasks

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1. Places

2. Properties

3. Actions

4. Attitudes – cultural values & habits

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1. Places

2. Properties

3. Actions

4. Attitudes

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