Episodes
Laura Hess - 500 Experiences in 5 Years. A quest for the remarkable!
Join us as we talk with Laura Hess, who attended 500 experiences in 5 years, about building a 25-point “Remarkable” rubric for scoring immersive theatre, fine-art installations, XR activations, brand activations, and more.... Learn how intentionality, multi-sensory design, and post-show reflection ...
Tom Hitch - Co-create or coerce? Why the best office experiences are built with their people
What makes a workplace worth the commute? In this episode, we sit down with workplace experience explorer and content creator Tom Hitch to uncover how the best office environments are co-created , not commanded. From sensory design to return-to-office (RTO) policies, Tom shares powerful insights fr...
Pigalle Tavakkoli - What if emotion is the real design tool?
Steve sits down with experience-design pioneer Pigalle Tavakoli to explore what she calls "StoryFeeling". The shift from telling stories at people to orchestrating the feelings they live through. Building on her recent keynote at the London Experience Week and forthcoming book - The Building Block...
Stefan Moritz - Are We Ready for Experiences Co-created with AI?
In this episode, we explore Stefan's career journey, sparked by an epiphany during a friend's 50th birthday in Italy. This experience led him to prioritize quality over quantity in his work. Stefan shares his approach to restructuring his workload by focusing on fewer projects, which fosters creati...
Claus Raasted - Imagination is your most undervalued business tool!
What if life, work, and transformation were just better versions of play? In this episode, you’ll meet Claus Raasted, Experience Designer, Viking impersonator, and founder of The College of Extraordinary Experiences. From a childhood spent LARPing to advising McKinsey, Klaus shares how designing in...
Mat Duerden - Unlock the Experience Ladder. How to Elevate Experiences from Memorable to Transformative
Dive into a captivating discussion on experience design with Mat Duerden, Department Chair of Experience Design and Management in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University and Co-Author of the book Experience Design. Reveals how intentional design can transform everyday moments in...
Dr Paul. Zak: Why Building Trust, Engagement & Emotional Fitness is the Key to Creating Unforgettable Experiences and Thriving Relationships—at Work, in Business, and in Life.
In this episode of The Experience Designers , I sit down with Dr. Paul Zak , the neuroscientist who wrote the book on trust and human connection. A TED speaker, best-selling author, and founder of Immersion Neuroscience , Paul has spent decades uncovering the brain’s hidden responses to experiences...
Goc O'Callaghan part 2 - The secrets and learnings from the dark side of Disney's magic
What if the magic behind your favourite experiences wasn't just a coincidence? In this second part two of this two-part series with Goc O'Callaghan, Co-owner of ArcTanGent Festival and Global Experience Lead at Buro Happold. In this episode, we peel back the curtain on the often-overlooked and unk...
Goc O'Callaghan part 1 - Beyond the music: What festival design teaches us about crafting unforgettable experiences
We're taking you behind the scenes of an incredible journey, exploring the power of memorable experiences and the lessons we can learn from one of the major memory makers out there: music festivals. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Goc O'Callaghan, co-founder, owner, and festival director of...