Testimonials
It was fascinating to attend the Meeting Design Course, Level 1 in Dubai in October 2019. The course was incredibly inspiring and eye-opening. It was very hands-on and practical, while providing a thorough introduction to meeting design. Eric de Groot is a fantastic course instructor. He ensured everyone was involved and engaged through-out the course, and he created an environment in which everyone was comfortable sharing insights and knowledge.Steen Jakobsen
Attending the Meeting Design Course, Level 1 has really given me a lot of new angles and inspiration on how to improve my own events.Helene Arvidsson
The course was the perfect combination of theory and practice with quite challenging group exercises that were true stories. This had an impact on the way we will address events in the future. We learned a lot about how to maximize the effectiveness of a meeting by actively involving people who are part of it.Ilka Dzeik
Mike van der Vijver and Eric de Groot’s book “Into the Heart of Meetings” is simply the most stimulating book about meetings I’ve seen in two and a half decades in the industry. I can strongly recommend attending their Meeting Design course.Martin Sirk
The Meeting Design Course, Level 1 was the perfect mix of theory and practice with quite challenging group exercises in real world scenarios which really had an impact on the way we will approach events in future. With Mike we had a very experienced expert and mind-set changer and learned a lot about maximizing meeting effectiveness by better activating the bodies and souls who are present.Binang Modongo
A great Meeting Design Course, Level 1 taught by a true expert in the field Eric, who passed on decades of experience in an inspiring two days. A brilliant opportunity to be creative, to meet and learn from other individuals in your field from across the globe too.Charlotte Collins
In short, the Design Meeting course was one of the greatest 32 hours spent learning, experiencing new method & instruments, seeing meetings from a different perspective, getting ideas, resources and answers to improve myself and the outcome of the meetings I am going to organize from now on. It was full of “AHA” moments for me and I strongly recommend Eric and MindMeetings’ design programmes.Director Marketing & Communication
The meeting Design course provides professionals with tools on how to add value to their meetings and how to develop an exceptional meeting concept that meets the expectations of the host.
As expected the course was inspiring and refreshing. Lots of input and exercises to stimulate our brains and think out of the box. And both Eric and Mike are very good trainers. I really enjoyed it, and the group was fun, too!
The course was really inspiring and productive! I experienced a lot of case histories and shared best practice: very useful in my daily job. Mike & Eric were very nice with us and always ready to suggest one or more solution with their long experience in designing meetings.
The Meeting Design Course, Level 1 was the perfect mix of theory and practice with quite challenging group exercises in real world scenarios which really had an impact on the way we will approach events in future. With Mike we had a very experienced expert and mind-set changer and learned a lot about maximizing meeting effectiveness by better activating the bodies and souls who are present.
The Meeting Design Course, Level 1 is a strong and deep experience! Now I have got new sharp tools to deal with projects, both when designing events form the start and when it comes to give a little powerful tweak to a meeting already structured. Thanks Eric!
The Meeting Design Course, Level 2 was an amazing experience for me. With the perfect team Eric and Mike, that made the essential pieces of the puzzle ie meeting owner, participants and content connect to allow designing GREAT meetings.
I enjoyed the Meeting Design Course, Level 2 a lot. For me it gave me new knowledge and new tools and I also feel stronger to propose to my colleagues activities for working on the events design. I am already using some of the techniques explained on the experience concept and content flow for forthcoming events in my organisation.