There’s a famous story in my family about my insane love of reading books.  As a child, my older brother was captain of the football team in high school.  Our entire family had to go to every one of his games to support and cheer him on regardless of the weather.  There was one particular game they were playing during a ridiculously blizzard-like snowstorm.  There we all sat in the stands under blankets.   And I was literally completely underneath the blanket, secure in my fort, so that I could read my …

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Image by Jared Tarbell, via Creative Commons

This week is Brain Awareness Week, a good time to assess the growing influence that neuroscience research is having on how we think about meeting design and creating environments that support learning.
At Convene, we’ve taken a lively interest in the topic: In our cover story in July 2010, Andrea E. Sullivan, president of Brain Strength Systems, introduced readers to mirror neurons, and Dr. John Medina got us thinking about chunking information during presentations.  In January, David Rock, author of Your Brain at Work described how the …

> Image by Jared Tarbell, via Creative Commons This week is Brain Awareness Week, a good time to assess the growing influence that neuroscience research is having on how we think about meeting design and creating environments that support learning. … Continue reading →

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Discovery Green in Houston, Project for Public Spaces

If your meeting is in a destination with ready access to a park or beach, that may seem like a nice frill. (Maybe even too nice of a frill, depending on your industry.)
But being able to get in touch with nature creates tangible benefits for your meeting attendees: Research from the University of Michigan shows that a walk in nature can actually boost cognition by 20 percent.

Nature can offer benefits even if you don’t make it all the way outside: Outside Magazine …

> Discovery Green in Houston, Project for Public Spaces If your meeting is in a destination with ready access to a park or beach, that may seem like a nice frill. (Maybe even too nice of a frill, depending on … Continue reading →

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Discovery Green in Houston, Project for Public Spaces

If your meeting is in a destination with ready access to a park or beach, that may seem like a nice frill. (Maybe even too nice of a frill, depending on your industry.)
But being able to get in touch with nature creates tangible benefits for your meeting attendees: Research from the University of Michigan shows that a walk in nature can actually boost cognition by 20 percent.

Nature can offer benefits even if you don’t make it all the way outside: Outside Magazine …