OH the irony!
OH the irony…
Conference organizing committee is looking for a session to help participants handle ambiguity, I have been invited to keynote on this topic at the conference. There is a planning meeting with the committee.
One member of the committee challenges the need for this talk and asks for examples of ambiguity that people might face and keeps saying things like:
“I don’t know what this will be like…”
“can you give me examples…”
“what will they be experiencing in the session exactly…”
“not sure if this is needed…”
“what exactly will you be doing…?”
Nope… no issues with ambiguity here…
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As event professionals we plan. We have meeting plans, contingency plans, backup plans and buffers. We spend so much time planning to control for the unexpected, but… What if…
What if… we could give up some control to increase engagement…?
Some of the most magical moments in our events are when things go off script.
Instead of trying to “control” for the unexpected, we need to “prepare” for it, even encourage it.
When we no longer see uncertainty as a threat, it becomes our opportunity.
