Today I am at TRU London, and unconference on recruitment on HR issues. With me is XpertHr group editor David Shepherd. I have never been to an unconference and this is what I have learned about such an event.
- It is informal - casual dress, friendly atmosphere
- It is noisy - maybe because we have a room that has two discussions in it (one at each end) running at the same time
- It is unstructured. The only structure is that provided by track leaders who are responsible for one hour slots based on a discussion point. There are no presentations
- Anyone can chip in and challenge at any point
- There is a good level of conversation - people share what they are doing. This takes place in the room and on the social networks such as Twitter
- It is broadcast - a lot of people are sharing the conversation across the social networks
- There is a good energy here - attendees are sitting down, standing up. No one is falling asleep at the back of the room
- People do not stop talking - there seems to be a constant level of conversation
- There is a lot of participation - the informal nature of the event seems to enable people to speak up
- It is very good to network as the feel is friendly and informal
I have participated in a couple of tracks so far - social recruiting
and the future of job boards. Both sessions sparked some useful and
thought provoking discussion.
What I really enjoyed was the Twitter conversation which was taking place at the same time as the conversation in the room. This conversation was beamed on to the wall for all to see.
You can see the conversation at the #trulondon tag on Twitter.
So, this is a content rich event which enables attendees to build connections and carry on their own discussions.
I like this format. It is very different to standard conference formats, as I have said, and I would recommend attending/creating this type of event. It may sound like a free for all but with its loose track structure we have have had some useful discussions.
I managed to grab an interview with Laurie Reuttimann on why UK HR professionals should consider blogging which I willpost shortly. will feature on next week's XpertHR podcast.
What I really enjoyed was the Twitter conversation which was taking place at the same time as the conversation in the room. This conversation was beamed on to the wall for all to see.
You can see the conversation at the #trulondon tag on Twitter.
So, this is a content rich event which enables attendees to build connections and carry on their own discussions.
I like this format. It is very different to standard conference formats, as I have said, and I would recommend attending/creating this type of event. It may sound like a free for all but with its loose track structure we have have had some useful discussions.
I managed to grab an interview with Laurie Reuttimann on why UK HR professionals should consider blogging which I will
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