Filament’s founder. We build great meetings that help smart people think together better and solve problems in person. I've got Idea Surplus Disorder real bad.
May 4, 2021 • 21 tweets • 4 min read
LONG THREAD: I've been thinking a lot about "hybrid" conferences with some @MeetAtFilament clients and have some thoughts ... #eventprofs#events
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First, a hybrid conference shouldn't be an event where the virtual and in-person components happen at the same time. It makes things more complex, requires a ton more work to optimize two different experiences simultaneously, and ... 2/
Nov 21, 2019 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
Been working on a new way to run a one-day conference (or conference track) that blends a mix of collaborative, traditional, and un-conference elements for a @MeetAtFilament client. Let me know what you think. 1/
Everything begins by framing a "How might we ...?" challenge that's relevant to the entire group (or as many of them as practicable). It can be general such as "How might we be more innovative in X?" or specific "How might we keep invasive bug species off trans-ocean ships?" 2/
Sep 25, 2019 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Struggling to get #lawyers on board with a big change, strategic, or technology initiative? Here's a fun way to engage them (and the whole firm) and turn them into advocates for something they'd otherwise likely complain about. 1/
Start by announcing a competition pitting teams of lawyers and peer professionals against one another to craft and deliver a "closing argument" for a secret (for now) firm-wide initiative. Teams might be office vs. office, partners vs. associates, etc. 2/
Feb 22, 2019 • 11 tweets • 1 min read
Published these 10 Rules of Legal Innovation 11 years ago. Just read them again, and think they're still true, so thought I'd share once more. Here goes!
1. The practice of law requires precedents. The business of law does not. Knowing that other firms aren’t doing what you are isn’t cause for concern, it’s cause for celebration.
Sep 20, 2018 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Here's an "alternative" keynote format we've used at @MeetAtFilament that combines the best of @TEDTalks, conversational engagement, room for introverts and extroverts to think and process, and speaker connection. Ready?
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First, this works best when the room is set in rounds with 4-8 attendees. Can work in auditoriums or when room set "classroom" style -- and don't get me started on what an oxymoron that is -- but best in rounds.
Aug 1, 2018 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Culture is harder to "do right" in organizations today because so many of the little things that once occurred without effort don't happen as often anymore. 1/
Just one example: because it has never been easier to do work alone than today, the interpersonal, culture-building interactions that once happened accidentally (yet frequently) hardly happen at all. 2/
