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MindWise: Experience by Design
Caitlin Krause is a globally recognized experience designer, author, keynote speaker and strategic advisor working at the intersection of human connection, well-being and emerging technology.
She founded the consultancy MindWise in 2015 and developed Stanford University’s digital well-being program. Caitlin is the author of six books, including Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection with Wonder and Imagination in the Age of AI. She helps organizations and event leaders strengthen connection, inspire creativity and design memorable experiences.
Her clients and collaborators include TED, NASA, IDEO, LinkedIn, Google, Meta and the U.S. State Department. In June 2026, Caitlin received the Nextant Prize at AWE for her contributions to the field.
Caitlin brings together technology and AI, storytelling, mindfulness, relationships and experience design to create meaningful engagement and connection.
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Explore how AI, immersive media and digital habits are reshaping human connection. Examine how a human-first approach can support meaningful engagement, well-being and stronger communities in an increasingly connected world.
Gain practical ideas for designing experiences that balance technology with presence, attention and authentic connection.
Learning outcomes:
Explore technology's influence on human connection
Apply well-being principles to experience design
Adopt a human-first approach to engagement
Explore how constant stimulation changes the way you pay attention, connect and participate, and why presence is an essential part of experience design.
Use simple practices focused on attention, awareness, movement and play to experience how small changes in the body and environment can improve engagement. Take away practical ways to create events and experiences that invite greater presence, curiosity, participation and connection.
Learning outcomes:
Explore how stimulation and pressure affect attention, presence, imagination and connection
Practice simple embodied techniques that encourage curiosity and wonder
Apply the IntentionxAttention™ Framework to design experiences that support presence, participation, wonder and meaningful connection
Busy, high-pressure lives in the events industry can make it hard to find balance between work and fun. But what if the two could work together?
Explore how experiential design can blur the lines between work and play, helping to boost creativity, productivity and connection. Discover how joy, thoughtful learning design and culture can help teams perform at their best.
Learning outcomes:
Identify what mindful design is and how enjoyment can support productivity
Recognize the value of mindful fun and creativity in high-performing teams
Build a play-forward mindset to engage your team in learning experiences
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: 0.5
* CSEP Approved
Meet Caitlin for an informal conversation and signing of Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection with Wonder and Imagination in the Age of AI. Explore how we can build more intentional, creative and human-centered relationships with technology while strengthening well-being, connection, imagination and wonder. Continue the conversation from the day’s education, share your ideas for the future of events and bring along your questions and curiosity.