--- title: "Thursday Buzz: Rethink Your Event Setting" id: "32243" type: "post" slug: "thursday-buzz-rethink-your-event-setting" published_at: "2016-02-25T22:09:24+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T15:35:45+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/02/25/thursday-buzz-rethink-your-event-setting/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/02/25/thursday-buzz-rethink-your-event-setting.md" excerpt: "Ideas on how to challenge the expectations and ideas of the traditional event setting. Plus: What do #FacebookReactions mean for your organization?" taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "event planning" - "Meetings" - "Trends" - "venue design" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Director" - "Manager" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Thursday Buzz: Rethink Your Event Setting Ever have a crazy idea for a dream event? It’s time to take it seriously. Meetings are such an integral part of our professional lives these days. And while it’s best to keep some events straight to the point with no frills, there are some that could use [something new (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.freemanco.com/blog/2016/02/16/event-trends-keep-your-event-fresh-with-new-formats/) . That means it’s time for an event setting refresh. Take the upcoming MTV Movie Awards, for example. The unconventional annual awards show (which once had an award for [Best Sandwich in a Movie (opens in a new tab)](http://www.wikiwand.com/en/1996_MTV_Movie_Awards#/Best_Sandwich_in_a_Movie) ) is trying a new tactic [for its 25 anniversary edition (opens in a new tab)](http://www.bizbash.com/february-22-2016-mtv-movie-awards-will-take-place-outdoors-can-chris-rock-save-the-oscarssowhite-show-ferris-fest-to/dallas/story/31814) airing on April 9 and being hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. How? MTV plans on shooting the show entirely outdoors on the Warner Bros. backlot, utilizing many stages and lots of space, instead of in the usual indoor auditorium. “We’re just excited to go out onto the streets on a movie lot so that we can celebrate films in a different way,” the award show’s executive producer Casey Patterson [told Variety (opens in a new tab)](http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-mtv-movie-awards-host-1201709046/) . “We’re going right where movies are made, and we’re making this show right in the heart of that. We want to celebrate all the films of the year in a really theatrical way, and this space really allows us to do that.” The goal to challenge the norm is greater than ever for event professionals today—even those who don’t do awards shows. There is a “growing shift in event professionals and attendees’ demands,” *Event Manager Blog* editor Julius Solaris [wrote of the shift in event settings (opens in a new tab)](http://books.eventmanagerblog.com/the-venue-of-the-future/page/5) . The website’s latest report “[The Venue of the Future (opens in a new tab)](http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/venue-of-the-future-report) ,” highlights these points. “By offering a blend of facilities, flexibility, connectivity, and sustainability, the venue of the future delivers the perfect playground to mesmerize attendees,” Solaris wrote in the report’s introduction. “It defies tradition to let the creativity of event professionals run wild.” ### Tweet of the Day > Still VERY early for [#Facebook (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Facebook?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Reactions. How might they affect your [#advocacy (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/advocacy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > effort? [https://t.co/TALyILC6H4 (opens in a new tab)](https://t.co/TALyILC6H4) > [pic.twitter.com/LaQtDWQFKD (opens in a new tab)](https://t.co/LaQtDWQFKD) > > — Bryan Fratkin (@BryanFratkin) [February 24, 2016 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/BryanFratkin/status/702591736778924032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Emojis have taken over the Facebook like.** Facebook users [can now (opens in a new tab)](http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/02/reactions-now-available-globally/) hover or click on the like button and see options to use a heart or emojis that indicate laughter, sadness, anger, and “wow.” What [could this mean (opens in a new tab)](https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/02/news-feed-fyi-what-the-reactions-launch-means-for-news-feed/) for associations, nonprofits, or advocacy organizations and [their Facebook posts (opens in a new tab)](https://nonprofits.fb.com/) ? The staff over at SparkInfluence [offer their insights (opens in a new tab)](http://sparkinfluence.net/2016/02/24/facebook-rolls-out-reactions-what-does-it-mean-for-your-advocacy-effort/) into the new Facebook reaction buttons. ### Links to Enjoy Today **Fixing your budget actually requires** you to rewire your mind. And it’s really hard to tackle that step in money management. *Lifehacker*’s Eric Ravenscraft [outlines the importance of doing so (opens in a new tab)](http://lifehacker.com/fixing-your-budget-is-mostly-about-changing-the-way-you-1761219922) . **Did Steve Jobs inspire you?** You’re not the only one. *Inc.*’s Graham Winfrey [shares four stories (opens in a new tab)](http://www.inc.com/graham-winfrey/4-ways-steve-jobs-used-storytelling-to-inspire-apple-workers.html) of people who say Apple’s former CEO inspired them. (And, by the way, yesterday would have been his 61st birthday.) **Another money-managing service could take the world by storm.** And this time it’s Hyperwallet, which lets businesses pay employees in 150 currencies. See *CMSWire*’s Antoinette Siu’s [piece on the tech company (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cmswire.com/social-business/hyperwallet-can-help-you-pay-your-workers-in-150-currencies/) . (iStock/Thinkstock) [Patrick deHahn](https://associationsnow.com/author/patrick-dehahn/) Patrick deHahn is a contributor to Associations Now. 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