The document is a survey for a research study about meetings and conferences. It contains 20 questions about meeting volume and attendance, objectives of meetings, definitions of successful meetings, examples of successful past meetings, challenges that occur, elements of successful meetings, ways to inspire creativity and curiosity, opportunities for networking and positive experiences, impacts of meetings, and potential referrals for interviews. The goal is to gather perspectives from meeting attendees to inform an upcoming book on innovating meetings.

1. Contact researcher and author Gerald Haman at
Solutionman@SOLUTIONSpeople.com

2. Personal Meeting Experiences (PME)
Research Survey for Upcoming Book on “Meeting Innovation”
MEETING VOLUME
1. How many “meetings” do you estimate you attended during the past 12 months? (include
total number of face-to-face meetings, office meetings, online meetings, events, and
conferences)
OBJECTIVES
2. Why do people meet, gather or come together for meetings?
3. What are the three best QUESTIONS people might or should ask, when planning, designing,
producing, staging and facilitating successful meetings, events and conferences?
4. How do you define meeting SUCCESS for the meeting organizers, sponsors, speakers or
facilitators?
5. How do you define meeting SUCCESS for the meeting attendees, participants or audiences?
6. How might meetings, events and conferences be used to stimulate more innovation?
7. How might more "curiosity" be inspired during meetings, events, and conferences?
8. How might more "creativity" be inspired during meetings, events, and conferences?
EXAMPLES
9. What were some of the most successful meetings, events or conferences you ever attended
(from any organization)? Who sponsored or organized those meetings?
10. What were some of the most successful ONLINE or virtual meetings, events or conferences
you ever attended (from any organization)? Why were they successful?
DESIGN
11. What challenges occur at typical or traditional face-to-face meetings, events or conferences?
12. What challenges occur during ONLINE, virtual or hybrid meetings, events and conferences?
13. What are ALL the elements, qualities or characteristics of successful meetings, events or
conferences?
14. If you were to choose the ONE single most important element, quality or characteristic of a
successful meeting, what would it be? Why?
15. How might more NETWORKING and interesting conversations be integrated into meetings,
events and conferences?
16. If the sky was the limit and you had unlimited resources, what single aspect of your
meetings, events or conference would you like to change, improve or innovate?
IMPACT
17. What are some examples of positive interactive memorable EXPERIENCES from meetings,
events, and conferences you have attended?
18. What is the MOST SPECTACULAR result, biggest effect or greatest impact you have ever seen
from a meeting, event or conference?
19. How might more value be created through better NETWORKING at meetings, events and
conferences?
REFERRALS
20. Who else would you recommend being interviewed by Gerald Haman for his “Meeting
Innovation” book? (provide names, emails, and links to their Linkedin profile URL)
Please Answer Survey Online at MeetingInnovationBook.com
Contact researcher and author Gerald Haman at
Solutionman@SOLUTIONSpeople.com