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SUMMARY:Unpacking The Uncertainty Toolkit: From kitchen table to Netflix documentary to behavioural change framework
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, authors and neuroscientists Sam Conniff (Be More Pirate) and Katherine Templar Lewis (Kinda Studios) chart the journey of their new book The Uncertainty Toolkit.\nFrom a kitchen COVID project to the world’s first interactive documentary\, The Uncertainty Experts\, funded by Netflix\, scientifically proven to change people’s uncertainty tolerance (with an immersive neuroaesthetic soundtrack by Morcheeba) and finally turned into a book\, Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis discuss the journey of bringing together unforgettable stories of smugglers and gangsters with cutting edge neuroscience to create an multimedia experience like no other. \nWhat started as a passion project has now become a fully-blown\, evidence-based behaviour change framework perfect for experience designers\, whether you’re looking to understand your own audiences or testing your approaches to creativity and business. \nLooking to grow your work in 2026? Uncertain of how to approach that challenge? The Uncertainty Toolkit can help. \nCome along to a thought-provoking and practical session to kick off Season 15 of WXO Campfires. \n  \n\n  \nAbout The Uncertainty Toolkit:\nWhat can an ex-gangland boss\, a recovering addict and a refugee teach you about thriving in the face of uncertainty? \nIt’s the ‘Do you have five minutes?’ message from your boss. The ‘We need to chat’ from a loved one. Those spiralling thoughts at 3 a.m. and buzz of yet another breaking news alert. The potential coming waves of AI\, climate change and unstable governments. \nFor most of us\, uncertainty is paralysing. But learning to navigate it effectively means more confidence\, less anxiety and deeper connection with others. \nThe Uncertainty Toolkit is a pioneering\, evidence-based guide to doing just that. Drawing on the world’s most extensive study into ‘uncertainty tolerance’\, led with professors from University College London\, it explains the science behind how we cope with the unknown. This research is combined with the radical expertise of an unlikely group of experts – former addicts\, hostages\, gangland bosses and prisoners – who’ve turned their experience of extreme uncertainty into major mainstream success. \nThe result is a detailed\, practical blueprint that will help anyone turn unpredictability into personal and professional growth. \n  \n\n\nAbout Sam Conniff:\nSam Coniff is the author of the international bestseller and ‘modern life-bible’ Be More Pirate\, and the writer and co-presenter of Uncertainty Experts. He was the Co-Founder of multi-award-winning social enterprise Livity\, pan-African youth empowerment program Digify\, and Bafta-winning content studio\, Don’t Panic. Sam has won Entrepreneur of the Year\, Agency of the Year\, The Queens Award and turned down an MBE in 2020. \n  \n\n  \nAbout Katherine Templar Lewis\nKatherine Templar Lewis is a cognitive scientist\, neuroscience consultant and science communicator. Co-presenter and lead scientist on The Uncertainty Experts and Audible Originals podcast Beyond Five Senses\, she often appears as an expert and contributor across media outputs\, including Sky\, BBC\, NBC\, The TODAY show\, Radio 4\, VICE and the HuffPost. She is co-founder of women-led Kinda Studios and Lab\, which translates neuroscience into design to drive wellbeing. \n  \n\n  \n\n \n  \n\n  \nHow to watch this Campfire:\n\nCampfires are available for WXO members only\nTo join the WXO\, please head to our Application page\nThe WXO is a global home for the leaders\, shapers and doers in the Experience Economy\nAs a member\, you’ll get live access to Campfires like this one plus unlock an on demand library of over 100 Campfire recordings\n\n  \n\n  \nTimings:\nCampfire #1 is suitable for those in the APAC region or Europe\, but everyone is welcome! Here’s when we kick off in your time zone: \n\nLondon: 9:55 – 11:25 (BST)\nParis: 10:55 – 12:25 (CEST)\nDubai: 12:55 – 14:25 (GST)\nMumbai: 14:25 – 15:55 (IST)\nShanghai / Singapore: 16:55 – 18:25 (CST/SGT)\nTokyo: 17:55 – 19:25 (JST)\nSydney: 18:55 – 20:25 (AEST)\nAuckland: 20:55 – 22:25 (NZST)
URL:https://worldxo.org/event/unpacking-the-uncertainty-toolkit/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:WXO Campfire
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T175500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T202136
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SUMMARY:Why Escape Rooms Are More Than You Realize (And How Everyone Needs To Learn From Them)
DESCRIPTION:Escape rooms have come a long way from the days of being locked in a room filled with padlocks and riddles.\nSo says David Spira\, co-founder of RoomEscapeArtist.com and the escape room industry’s most prolific voice. \nThese live action\, site-specific adventures are defying genres by cross pollinating with immersive theater\, haunts\, board games\, and video games. \nJoin David for an exploration of the breadth and depth of escape rooms and a breakdown of the core lessons that creators across the immersive arts are ignoring at their own peril. \nWho should attend\n\nExperience creators and designers\nExperience business owners\nAspiring business owners in the immersive industry\n\n  \nWhat you’ll learn\n\nThe lay of the land of the global escape room market\nAn understanding of the underlying business models of escape rooms\nExploration of the difference between art and product design\nTips for how to suck less as an immersive creator!\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout David Spira\nDavid is the co-founder of RoomEscapeArtist.com and the escape room industry’s most prolific voice. For over a decade\, he has been shaping the immersive games ecosystem through his writing\, event production\, and podcasting. \nHe co-hosts the Reality Escape Pod and leads the Reality Escape Convention\, a gathering for immersive creators. David’s work spans humanitarian design for the UN\, to puzzle-led branding campaigns for tech companies\, and designing educational escape rooms. \nKnown for his clarity of thinking and his deep respect for both creators and players\, David brings expertise in the psychology\, business\, and mechanics of real-world games. \n  \n\n  \n\n \n  \n\n  \nHow to watch this Campfire:\n\nCampfires are available for WXO members only\nTo join the WXO\, please head to our Application page\nThe WXO is a global home for the leaders\, shapers and doers in the Experience Economy\nAs a member\, you’ll get live access to Campfires like this one plus unlock an on demand library of over 100 Campfire recordings\n\n  \n\n  \nTimings:\nCampfire #2 is suitable for those in the US or Europe\, but everyone is welcome! Here’s when we kick off in your time zone: \n\nLondon: 17:55 – 19:25\nParis: 18:55 – 20:25\nLos Angeles: 09:55 – 11:25\nSanta Fe: 10:55 – 12:25\nChicago: 11:55 – 13:25\nNew York: 12:55 – 14:25\nSão Paulo\, Santiago & Buenos Aires: 13:55 – 15:25
URL:https://worldxo.org/event/why-escape-rooms-are-more-than-you-realize-and-how-everyone-needs-to-learn-from-them/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:WXO Campfire
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T095500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T113000
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SUMMARY:How Experience Design Can Transform Corporate Events (Early)
DESCRIPTION:Most corporate events consist of endless PowerPoint slides and business strategy that gets forgotten the minute the attendees remove their lanyards.\nSo what if we added experience design into the mix? \nProjectory turns corporate events into interactive\, strategy-internalizing\, and smile-inducing fun experiences. By staying mostly analog\, we help people get their heads out of their phones and into conversations with their peers. \nThrough in session facilitated sessions using individually controlled helium balloon devices (?!) to magic word spewing Venting Machine fridge-magnet-poetry gone wild\, Projectory fosters the rarely seen at corporate events: Genuine Smiles. \nThis Campfire session is all about what happens when you combine distinctive expertise from three very different co-founders with a shared passion for experience design. It’s about how real magic is technology agnostic. And it’s about how corporate strategy doesn’t have to be mind numbingly boring. \nWho should attend:\n\nCorporate Event Planners\nHeads of HR\, People\, or Culture\nStrategy and Innovation Leaders\nLearning and Development Teams\nExperience Designers and Creative Producers\nCorporate Communications Teams\nExecutives running Offsites or Retreats\n\nWhat you’ll learn:\n\nWhy analog-first experiences unlock deeper engagement\nHow Projectory turns corporate strategy into something people actually feel\nThe surprising power of playful tools like helium devices and “Venting Machines”\nWhat happens when three distinct disciplines collide around experience design\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout Paddy Harrington:\nPaddy is a design innovator and storyteller who helps organizations discover and express their core purpose and long-term ambition. He is the founder of Frontier\, a Design Office that collaborates with clients to creates strategic stories\, brand strategy and identity\, and physical and digital experiences. \nPaddy is also co-founder of Projectory\, a live event engagement company. He is also a member of WXO\, a global network of experience leaders and practitioners who shape the future of human experience. \nWith nearly 20 years of experience in the design field and degrees in literature and architecture\, Paddy has worked with diverse and influential clients\, like PepsiCo\, Unilever\, the Sacramento Kings\, and the Holy City of Mecca. \nHe is design and brand strategist\, an award-winning writer and filmmaker\, and has spoken at Harvard\, Brown\, and the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is passionate about creating strategic stories that inspire\, guide\, and empower businesses\, people\, and the planet to thrive. \n  \n\n  \n\n \n  \n\n  \nHow to watch this Campfire:\n\nCampfires are available for WXO members only\nTo join the WXO\, please head to our Application page\nThe WXO is a global home for the leaders\, shapers and doers in the Experience Economy\nAs a member\, you’ll get live access to Campfires like this one plus unlock an on demand library of over 100 Campfire recordings\n\n  \n\n  \nTimings:\nCampfire #1 is suitable for those in the APAC region or Europe\, but everyone is welcome! Here’s when we kick off in your time zone: \n\nLondon: 9:55 – 11:25 (BST)\nParis: 10:55 – 12:25 (CEST)\nDubai: 12:55 – 14:25 (GST)\nMumbai: 14:25 – 15:55 (IST)\nShanghai / Singapore: 16:55 – 18:25 (CST/SGT)\nTokyo: 17:55 – 19:25 (JST)\nSydney: 18:55 – 20:25 (AEST)\nAuckland: 20:55 – 22:25 (NZST)
URL:https://worldxo.org/event/how-experience-design-can-transform-corporate-events-early/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:WXO Campfire
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T193000
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SUMMARY:How Experience Design Can Transform Corporate Events (Late)
DESCRIPTION:Most corporate events consist of endless PowerPoint slides and business strategy that gets forgotten the minute the attendees remove their lanyards.\nSo what if we added experience design into the mix? \nProjectory turns corporate events into interactive\, strategy-internalizing\, and smile-inducing fun experiences. By staying mostly analog\, we help people get their heads out of their phones and into conversations with their peers. \nThrough in session facilitated sessions using individually controlled helium balloon devices (?!) to magic word spewing Venting Machine fridge-magnet-poetry gone wild\, Projectory fosters the rarely seen at corporate events: Genuine Smiles. \nThis Campfire session is all about what happens when you combine distinctive expertise from three very different co-founders with a shared passion for experience design. It’s about how real magic is technology agnostic. And it’s about how corporate strategy doesn’t have to be mind numbingly boring. \nWho should attend:\n\nCorporate Event Planners\nHeads of HR\, People\, or Culture\nStrategy and Innovation Leaders\nLearning and Development Teams\nExperience Designers and Creative Producers\nCorporate Communications Teams\nExecutives running Offsites or Retreats\n\nWhat you’ll learn:\n\nWhy analog-first experiences unlock deeper engagement\nHow Projectory turns corporate strategy into something people actually feel\nThe surprising power of playful tools like helium devices and “Venting Machines”\nWhat happens when three distinct disciplines collide around experience design\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout Paddy Harrington:\nPaddy is a design innovator and storyteller who helps organizations discover and express their core purpose and long-term ambition. He is the founder of Frontier\, a Design Office that collaborates with clients to creates strategic stories\, brand strategy and identity\, and physical and digital experiences. \nPaddy is also co-founder of Projectory\, a live event engagement company. He is also a member of WXO\, a global network of experience leaders and practitioners who shape the future of human experience. \nWith nearly 20 years of experience in the design field and degrees in literature and architecture\, Paddy has worked with diverse and influential clients\, like PepsiCo\, Unilever\, the Sacramento Kings\, and the Holy City of Mecca. \nHe is design and brand strategist\, an award-winning writer and filmmaker\, and has spoken at Harvard\, Brown\, and the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is passionate about creating strategic stories that inspire\, guide\, and empower businesses\, people\, and the planet to thrive. \n  \n\n  \n\n \n  \n\n  \nHow to watch this Campfire:\n\nCampfires are available for WXO members only\nTo join the WXO\, please head to our Application page\nThe WXO is a global home for the leaders\, shapers and doers in the Experience Economy\nAs a member\, you’ll get live access to Campfires like this one plus unlock an on demand library of over 100 Campfire recordings\n\n  \n\n  \nTimings:\nCampfire #2 is suitable for those in the US or Europe\, but everyone is welcome! Here’s when we kick off in your time zone: \n\nLondon: 17:55 – 19:25\nParis: 18:55 – 20:25\nLos Angeles: 09:55 – 11:25\nSanta Fe: 10:55 – 12:25\nChicago: 11:55 – 13:25\nNew York: 12:55 – 14:25\nSão Paulo\, Santiago & Buenos Aires: 13:55 – 15:25
URL:https://worldxo.org/event/how-experience-design-can-transform-corporate-events-late/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:WXO Campfire
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T095500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T202136
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SUMMARY:Magic Memory: The Art of Memory as Experience Design
DESCRIPTION:For millennia\, people used the art of memory to remember what mattered.\nDuring the Renaissance\, it converged with the Hermetic tradition\, an esoteric knowledge stream that braided memory with ritual practice\, natural magic\, astrology and alchemy\, forming what is known as Magic Memory. \nThis session shows how we can translate principles of Magic Memory into a contemporary method of designing experiences that stay with audiences. \nOn this Campfire\, London-based creative producer\, strategist and storyteller Victor Lander will unpack the core techniques of Magic Memory\, reveal how they work and understand how they can be used in experiences nowadays. \nWho should attend:\n\nExperience designers\nExperience strategists\nSpatial designers\nArchitects\n\nWhat you’ll learn:\n\nNine techniques from Ancient Greece to Renaissance\nTheir adaptation into modern methods\nExamples of contemporary applications of these methods from around the world\nA design toolkit for memorable experiences\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout Victor Lander:\nVictor Lander is a London-based creative producer\, strategist and storyteller with focus on all things immersive. \nResearcher into creativity\, narratives and memory structures\, he is the founder of Secret Society\, a visionary circle of creatives\, and Landerlander\, a family partnership specialising in cultural placemaking and destination marketing. \n  \n\n  \n\n \n  \n\n  \nHow to watch this Campfire:\n\nCampfires are available for WXO members only\nTo join the WXO\, please head to our Application page\nThe WXO is a global home for the leaders\, shapers and doers in the Experience Economy\nAs a member\, you’ll get live access to Campfires like this one plus unlock an on demand library of over 100 Campfire recordings\n\n  \n\n  \nTimings:\nCampfire #1 is suitable for those in the APAC region or Europe\, but everyone is welcome! Here’s when we kick off in your time zone: \n\nLondon: 9:55 – 11:25 (BST)\nParis: 10:55 – 12:25 (CEST)\nDubai: 12:55 – 14:25 (GST)\nMumbai: 14:25 – 15:55 (IST)\nShanghai / Singapore: 16:55 – 18:25 (CST/SGT)\nTokyo: 17:55 – 19:25 (JST)\nSydney: 18:55 – 20:25 (AEST)\nAuckland: 20:55 – 22:25 (NZST)
URL:https://worldxo.org/event/magic-memory-the-art-of-memory-as-experience-design/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:WXO Campfire
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T175500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T193000
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SUMMARY:Magic Moments: How to Intentionally Engineer Transformative Experiences
DESCRIPTION:Every magic moment\, every deeply positive experience\, has psychological roots.\n\nIn this WXO Campfire\, we explore how extraordinary experiences don’t happen by accident – they are intentionally designed. \nDrawing from decades of expertise in Disney Imagineering and global UX leadership\, authors Joe Lanzisero and Johannes Robier reveal how extraordinary moments can be crafted with intention and how anyone can apply these methods to business\, leadership\, customer relationships\, and everyday life. \nGrounded in scientifically proven research from psychology\, behavioral science\, and experience design\, this session introduces the Magineering Framework\, which brings all these insights together into one practical model. \nYou’ll discover the essential elements and dimensions to include in your stories\, products\, and experiences to intentionally create extraordinary\, transformative moments with lasting emotional impact. \nWhat you’ll learn:\n\nFoundations to know before designing for a positive experience\nThe 5 Dimensions of Enthusiasm\, a framework that helps you break down the complexity of human experience into practical levers you can use.\nThe 5 Experience Boosters\, simple yet powerful tools to elevate ordinary interactions into extraordinary memories.\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout Magic Moments:\nMagic Moments: How to Intentionally Engineer Transformative Experiences is a groundbreaking book that blends storytelling\, science\, and strategy to show how unforgettable experiences can be designed – not left to chance. \nDrawing from decades of expertise in Disney Imagineering and global UX leadership\, authors Joe Lanzisero and Johannes Robier reveal how extraordinary moments are crafted with intention and how anyone can apply these methods to business\, leadership\, customer relationships\, and everyday life. \nThrough a unique “two-sided” approach – magical narratives on one side\, practical frameworks on the other – Magic Moments gives you the tools to transform ordinary days into memories that last a lifetime. \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Joe Lanzisero:\n• 37 years at Walt Disney\n• Started at Walt Disney Animation\n• Grew to SVP of Walt Disney Imagineering \nJoe’s creative career can simply be described as magical spectacular journey with 37 years at Disney\, Joe began as an animator and worked his way up to the top of Imagineering. He’s served as creative lead on over $9B in marquis projects to date but more importantly his work inspires and brings joy to generations of guests around the globe. \nJoe played a key role in bringing projects like Mickey’s Toontown\, Toy Story Land\, and Mystic Manor to life. Now retired\, Joe continues his storytelling journey with Magic Moments and his new children’s book\, Lemonade the Yellow Bear. \n\n  \n\n\n\nAbout Johannes Robier:\n• Founder & CEO of youspi Consulting\n• Organizer of the World Usability Congress\n• 20+ years in UX/CX strategy & design \nJohannes’s career is defined by his passion for human-centered design and innovation. As Founder of youspi Consulting and Organizer of the World Usability Congress\, he’s spent over two decades helping global brands bridge creativity\, business\, and technology. \nJohannes’s work unites leaders\, designers\, and thinkers to build more meaningful\, inclusive experiences. Together with Joe Lanzisero\, he co-authored Magic Moments\, celebrating the power of empathy\, creativity\, and collaboration in shaping a better world. \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n  \n\n  \nHow to watch this Campfire:\n\nCampfires are available for WXO members only\nTo join the WXO\, please head to our Application page\nThe WXO is a global home for the leaders\, shapers and doers in the Experience Economy\nAs a member\, you’ll get live access to Campfires like this one plus unlock an on demand library of over 100 Campfire recordings\n\n  \n\n  \nTimings:\nCampfire #2 is suitable for those in the US or Europe\, but everyone is welcome! Here’s when we kick off in your time zone: \n\nLondon: 17:55 – 19:25\nParis: 18:55 – 20:25\nLos Angeles: 09:55 – 11:25\nSanta Fe: 10:55 – 12:25\nChicago: 11:55 – 13:25\nNew York: 12:55 – 14:25\nSão Paulo\, Santiago & Buenos Aires: 13:55 – 15:25
URL:https://worldxo.org/event/magic-moments-how-to-intentionally-engineer-transformative-experiences/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:WXO Campfire
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