- Theme The Meeting.
Call it “Ideas War” or “Operations Battlefield” and make sure everyone aware and prepared with attack mode in new ideas competition.
- Necessary People Only.
Smaller meeting group is more productive in most cases.
- Send Out A Memorable Invitation.
For “Operations Battlefield”, may be sent out a small soldier or tank toy with a note on date, time, and venue. A toy grenade might catch more attention – if you can pass your office security guards.
- Get Participants Think Before The Meeting.
Send out a worksheet to kick-start the thinking process. You’ll be surprise by the quality of the discussion later on.
- Prepare The Material You’ll Need.
It is more than just stationery. Include in-focus and multi-function printer-scan-copier in the checklist.
- Coffee and Food.
They can be as important as the meeting itself. Often it is the first key to open a great meeting.
- Explore And Understand Participants Background And Culture.
Some funny jokes for a person can be highly offensive for the other.
- Build A Website or Mobile Apps For The Meeting.
Embrace the technology to enhance the experience. It is expected to provide access to all relevant information for the participants; from the agenda, to places to go for networking session will be great. To have all participants profile and contact will be awesome.