Building
a
collaborative event is not for the faint hearted. Many an event producer has run
for the hills when faced with a large committee of partners let alone trying to
lead a large team of stakeholders.
If,
however, you are brave and follow a few guidelines the benefits of collaboration
can be mind-blowing and much bigger than you could ever manage on your own.
Here is a guide based on my learnings directing Social Media Week (SMW) the London
Games Fringe & Onemedia. During SMW
we had over 53 event partners, 50+ venues, 110 events and 40 experts on the
advisory board. All of this was accomplished in under 16 weeks and here is how: