09/13/2017

The Rise of the Gig Economy and What It Means for Conferences

Three workforce mega-trends that will significantly impact future conference audiences

Work and life are transforming at a rapid rate. When considering long-term conference or organizational strategy, it’s wise to future-cast the impact major workforce trends may have on your profession, particularly because conferences are about people first and content second.

You need to determine who (target audience) you’re designing for before you address the what (content) and how (experience design). Here are three workforce mega-trends that I believe will significantly impact our future conference audiences:

1. Job-hopping
2. Rise in gig workers
3. Impact of Humalogy

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