Give the next gathering a subject worth developing together.

A briefing can open a new field. A seminar can establish mental models. A workshop can put those models into contact with an actual question. A guided exploration can help different specialties see what they could make possible together.

Choose the encounter through what the participants need to understand and do.

Bring substance to curiosity.

Howard Pearlmutter's professional range joins hands-on software and systems work with learning, graphics, business, and ecology. He can connect an emerging tool with the practical questions around its use.

Organizations have paid him to present to professionals from IBM, AT&T, Sun Microsystems, Intel, BT British Telecom, T-Mobile/Deutsche Telekom, Nokia, NASA Ames, Xerox PARC, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Barclays across five continents.

Those are presentation audiences, distinct from his development and consulting client list.

Shape a question the room can share.

What makes this subject worth the participants' attention? Which differences in experience matter? What representation or demonstration could give them a common reference?

Read questions, working across disciplines, and the Telos story.

The appropriate format can follow from the audience and purpose. It may emphasize possibility, foundational understanding, practical examination, or a combination.

Begin with the people and the opportunity.

Discuss the encounter. A brief description of the audience, subject, and desired development can start the conversation.

The strongest occasion gives participants something useful to think with—and a way to bring their own knowledge into the work.