Breakdown
Breakdown
From the impact of innovation to the way
exhibitions are shaped by the world outside
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The period 1980 to 2010 may have been defined by several trends, but none was more threatening to the industry or as complicated to overcome, than the arrival of the Internet. When the first two connections of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (Arpanet) were joined between Leonard Kleinrock’s Network Measurement Center and Douglas Engelbart’s…
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Comprehensive understanding of stakeholders will present an ecosystem within which we are able to model…
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What makes a great innovation manager?
A strong understanding of the stakeholders involved, and the methods used to measure the impact of innovation on your organisation is crucial to converting your effort into results. Innovation is…
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Why do we innovate, and what are the main types of innovation?
Innovation has the power to transform organisations, teams and individual performance by revolutionising their product and/or service, and ultimately their relationship with their customers. In this article, IER examines the…
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An ovation for innovation
One thing that has always endeared me to the global exhibition industry is the fact that the events you create foster innovation on a definitively industrial scale. The SMEs that…
History of exhibitions
Want to know how we got here? This section includes stories about the formation of the industry, some of which are taken from my book Where Markets Meet
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In Leonard E. Read’s charming story of the Fifties I, Pencil: My Family Tree, the author makes the clear point that nobody knows how to make a modern pencil. Today…
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Exhibitions and tradeshows have come a long way since caravans in the sand were circled by the Bedouin and other nomadic tribes that gathered to share products from the various…
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The basic exhibition model has existed relatively unchanged for many, many years. While the technology and community development surrounding events has changed out of all recognition since the Bedouins parked…
