• How to Diagnose What Your Experience Is Actually Built to Produce

    "Transformational" has become the most overused word in experience design. Immersive art walks use it. Brand activations use it. Festival websites use it. Certification courses use it. And almost none of them mean the same thing by it, because almost none of them have a structural definition for what transformation actually requires. After fifteen years […]

  • The Transformation Code: 7 Years of Research Into What Makes Change Happen (Early)

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    Transformation is strange: We naturally transform every day, yet when we plan it, it falls apart. Especially in organisations where change is mandated from the top, and quietly rejected by the people doing the job. In this Campfire, Alain Thys introduces The Transformation Code: 𝚫 = S x R x  F. A formula shaped by […]

  • The Transformation Code: 7 Years of Research Into What Makes Change Happen (Late)

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    Transformation is strange: We naturally transform every day, yet when we plan it, it falls apart. Especially in organisations where change is mandated from the top, and quietly rejected by the people doing the job. In this Campfire, Alain Thys introduces The Transformation Code: 𝚫 = S x R x  F. A formula shaped by […]

  • Beyond the Individual Experience: Mapping Experience Ecosystems (Early)

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    From high streets to cultural districts, experiences are rarely created in isolation, yet the ecosystems that enable them are fragmented and invisible. While micro high-street businesses are good at creating meaningful experiences, they often struggle to translate these strengths into growth, innovation or long-term resilience. Limited resources, time and funds are common challenges. In this […]

  • Beyond the Individual Experience: Mapping Experience Ecosystems (Late)

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    From high streets to cultural districts, experiences are rarely created in isolation, yet the ecosystems that enable them are fragmented and invisible. While micro high-street businesses are good at creating meaningful experiences, they often struggle to translate these strengths into growth, innovation or long-term resilience. Limited resources, time and funds are common challenges. In this […]

  • 763 Artworks: How Google Empowered Its Community to Co-Create at Scale (Early)

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    How do you prove a smartphone has the most powerful AI on the market? You hand it to the public and ask them to remix history. To showcase the Google Pixel 10's Nano Banana and Veo 3 engines, Artcrush.com partnered with the Rijksmuseum and KPN to launch a nationwide ARt remix competition. They challenged digital […]

  • 763 Artworks: How Google Empowered Its Community to Co-Create at Scale (Late)

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    How do you prove a smartphone has the most powerful AI on the market? You hand it to the public and ask them to remix history. To showcase the Google Pixel 10's Nano Banana and Veo 3 engines, Artcrush.com partnered with the Rijksmuseum and KPN to launch a nationwide ARt remix competition. They challenged digital […]

  • Using Audience Insight for Impact: A Barbican Immersive Case Study (Early)

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    What if you could use audience insight to make better creative decisions, and see the results in visitor numbers, ticket sales, and funding? This session draws on frameworks and research methods from Barbican Immersive, showing how insight shaped their digital arts strategy and fed directly into the development of Feel the Sound and the upcoming In Other […]

  • Using Audience Insight for Impact: A Barbican Immersive Case Study (Late)

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    What if you could use audience insight to make better creative decisions, and see the results in visitor numbers, ticket sales, and funding? This session draws on frameworks and research methods from Barbican Immersive, showing how insight shaped their digital arts strategy and fed directly into the development of Feel the Sound and the upcoming In Other […]

  • High Tech, Low Tech, No Tech: Lessons Learned From 900+ Immersive Experiences (Early)

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    When we talk about immersive experiences, technology can sometimes dominate the conversation. But after encountering 900+ immersive works across three continents in three years, Katrina noticed a recurring pattern: tech alone doesn’t determine quality. In this Campfire, she introduces her AURA Framework (Agency, Universe, Resonance, Artistry) – a qualitative lens for thinking about how immersive […]