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15 Best Icebreakers for Meetings

By annamari

It’s early morning and time to start your day’s meeting. However, jumping directly to your topic feels cold-hearted. At HUONE we care about the success of your meetings and making sure you get the maximum engagement from your participants. As a result, we put together a list of 15 best icebreakers for meetings in order … Continued

6 Interesting Facts About Meetings

By annamottonen

Meetings. They creep into our daily working lives and settle in. They settle in well. Meetings have become so routine, we seldom think much about them. Today, we would like to share some ugly truths about the meetings with numbers: 1. We spend more time at the meetings than ever With technology advancement, most of our … Continued

5 Steps to Create a Memorable Event

By annamottonen

You might be concerned that it might be hard to organise a memorable event, but there is a substantial offer out there, and ambitious event venues are willing to provide that something special that will leave an everlasting impression in your crowd. So, when you start planning your next event, do take your time to … Continued

Innovative Meeting Spaces Grow in Popularity

By annamottonen

When it comes to meetings, companies are on the hunt for spaces that reflect their hunger for successful meeting days. Gone are the days when just any meeting room would do. Meeting rooms that used to look pretty much the same, with furniture too heavy to move around, too bright or too dark, too large … Continued

HUONE signs deal with PFA to power a new business community near Copenhagen Airport

By annamottonen

HUONE to provide creative meeting spaces and high-quality building services for Amager Strand business hub HELSINKI, Finland (March 21st, 2019) Events hotel chain HUONE International has signed a deal with PFA pension group to provide creative meeting spaces and building services for Copenhagen’s newly-completed Amager Strand meeting and event venue, scheduled to open in spring … Continued

Creating a Perfect Guest List for a Company Event

By annamottonen

When planning an event, one of the hardest parts is to draft a guest list. You want to make sure that you invite everyone who is supposed to be there. And you also want to ensure that the invitees actually come. Remember this: guest list should always reflect the purpose of the event you are … Continued

5 Alternative Ideas for Business Gifts and Goodie Bags

By annamottonen

Ever said or heard: ‘Where shall I put it?’ ‘Don’t even need to look inside; I know already what’s in there’; ‘I’ll just leave it here.’ ‘Where’s the rubbish bin?’ Are there good alternatives to giveaways? Another event, another goodie bag. Companies are still reticent in trying to break free from this tradition, the tradition … Continued

Infographic: Facts About Meetings

By annamottonen

  Share this image on your site by embedding the code below: Please include attribution to huone.events with this graphic. Please include attribution to huone.events with this graphic. How to spot different personality types in meetings?

Aalto EE tells about their event at HUONE Singapore

By annamottonen

Huone Singapore hosted a group from Aalto EE that had participants visiting Singapore all the way from Finland! Luckily the group of Finns had the chance to relieve homesickness at HUONE Singapore by taking a stroll in the Finnish Forest (Metsä) while visiting the Cottage (Mökki), not to forget the snowy views from our Igloo Room! … Continued

4 Reasons Why People Don’t Want to Be Managers

By johanna

A few years ago on holiday in New Zealand, I met a man, Sam, who had recently relocated from London to Dunedin, a charming University city on the east coast of the South Island. He was working as a wildlife guide in a nature reserve in the Otago Peninsula, a place too beautiful to describe. … Continued

4 Myths About Networking Events Debunked

By johanna

Much is said about networking events and opinions are pretty polarised around the following question: is there a need for networking events? No matter which side of the barricade you stand, there are 4 myths about networking events that need to be debunked. 1. At networking events, you need to connect with as many people as possible … Continued

4 Useful Apps for Executive Assistants

By johanna

Are you always running out of time? With the variety of apps on the market, you should be able to find valuable help to manage your time better. Finding the right apps does require time though, so we’ve done some research for you and listed those that you should start using right away. 1. How … Continued

New Year’s Resolutions for Better Meeting Behaviour

By johanna

It’s that time of the year when everyone starts sharing their ‘New Year’s resolutions’ at work. ‘Next year I’ll stop smoking’, says Karl; ‘Next year I’ll drink less alcohol’ says Jane; ‘Next year I will eat healthily, go to the gym at least two times a week, train for a marathon…’, closes Betty. Sure! Charming, … Continued

3 Exciting Trends for Event Planning and Production in 2019

By johanna

2019 will be a big year for events: customers are on the hunt for more authentic and inspiring experiences, and event agencies and production companies are willing to deliver.  What are the event organizing trends 2019? 1. Business goes artsy: Festivalisation of business events ‘I would say that there are three big event organizing trends for … Continued

4 Steps to avoid working during your next holidays

By johanna

The holiday season is coming up. Soon we’ll be all celebrating and taking that long deserved break from work. Or are we? With our hectic ways of life, work tends to hunt us also during our breaks, be it weekends or holidays. For many, learning to unplug has become almost impossible. No wonder the trend … Continued

How Does a Good Manager Lead People in Meetings?

By johanna

The complexity of a leadership role is easy to see when you have meetings. People are not the same, and we don’t experience things in the same way. If the manager cannot take the different personality types into account, the meeting does not necessarily lead to the desired outcome, and the manager does not necessarily … Continued