Allen Gunn
Aspiration founder and participant-driven event facilitator
Why they matter for gatherings
Allen Gunn is the founder of Aspiration and a facilitator of participant-driven events. He focuses on creating spaces where participants actively shape the agenda and outcomes.
Facilitators and event designers should recognize Gunn for his established contributions to participant-driven formats, offering insights into empowering attendees to co-create meaningful gatherings.
He is associated with the Unconference method, which prioritizes participant-led discussions and collaborative agenda-setting.
Here is where those methods trace back to.
Where the methods came from
A qualitative sketch, not a dated history: where the practice started, what it produced, and where it stands today.
Those roots feed the methods below.
The methods, ready to run
Named methods, and the exercises in our library that put them to work.
Unconference
And here is where you can watch them run.
Where you can see them practiced
Gold-set agendas that visibly put these methods to work.
How gatherings across every category score
Authority profile
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Evidence and receipts
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