CEF INSIGHTS

CEF Insights are short, accessible “Harvard Business Review-style” articles written by industry experts and professors.
Each article aims to introduce, inform, and inspire readers with new ideas, frameworks, practices, and policies focused on a specific topic, issue or challenge, offering action-focused solutions to help deliver great events and festivals.

Social Impact | Evaluation | Intentionality | Development

Atmosphere | Fan Experience | Event Design | Ritual | Fandom

Social impact | legacy | wellbeing | inclusion | community

Legacy | Accountability | Mega-Events | Equity | Development

Culture | Festivals | Social Legacy | Regeneration | Funding

Sustainability | Scope 3 Emissions | Governance | Fan Travel

Competitive advantage | Blue Ocean Strategy | Differentiation

Event Portfolios | Strategic Integration | Resilience | Sustainability

Safety | harassment | exclusion | policies

Social sustainability | Equity | Community impact | Event ethics

Inclusion | Legacy | Inequlity | Community Voice | Birmingham

Volunteering | Experience | Motivation | Community | Respect

Rural Pride | Visibility | LGBTQ+ | Resilience | Activism

Associations | Rotation | Mobility | Geography | Bidding strategy

Community Trust | Over-Eventism | Resistance | Development

Parasport visibility | Disability rights | Legacy | Societal impact

Human Rights | Accountability | Participation | Structural Reform

High-stakes decisions | Decision science | Real-time management

Resilience | Entrepreneurial Agility | Crisis Adaptation

Legacy | Collaborative Governance | Networks | Leadership

Segmentation | Impact | Audience Insight | Experience Design

Managing Crowds | Trust | Communication | Siloed Planning

Social Media | Digital Infrastructure | Legacy | Data | Ethics

Disability Sport | Grassroots Participation | Inclusive Legacy

Fandom | Social Identity | Place Attachment | Event Design | Digital Engagement