Catching the Next Wave

Mystery adventures can help us see our superpowers. Victor Milton van Doorn, the well-known Dutch escape room designer and a co-founder at The Number 1 Escape Room in Amsterdam - Sherlocked, talks about 'awesomeness', the need for magic and finding your better self through play.

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"What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movies No Matter What" by Camille Landau and Tiara White

Victor's secret map of the best work-friendly café's in Amsterdam

Mobile game Victor's team has made to teach you how to crack safes - iOS and Android

Here's the video about production of this game.

Sherlocked on Creative Morning

What are events? What are they for? How much time do you invest in designing them comparing to the time they last? Does it make sense to spend 1% of that time to strategise what change you hope to inspire Ruud Janssen, the co-author of the “Event Design Handbook", talks about behaviour change, the event design process and living in the moment.

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“The Experience Economy” by B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore

“My dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

We are all inspired and driven by stories. We all think in narratives, no matter where we come from. It shapes our world, our thinking, our actions. Yes, our lives are ultimately fashioned by the tales we weave. Jericca Cleland, an award-winning writer and director, talks about story substructure, how she designed her own life and the need for authenticity.

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Noerlum Studio

You can’t execute what you don’t measure. Jorgen Bang Jenssen, the former CEO of the Polish telecom Play, talks about the need for consistency, the value of transformation and the need for customer-centricity in today's world.

The Experience Economy is finally here! Joe Pine, co-author of 'The Experience Economy', shares his thoughts on designing for 'time well saved' and 'time well spent'. He also leads us towards the ultimate actualisation of the experience economy: the need for transformative experiences.

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We find ourselves in a world bogged down in technology. It needs to change, we believe this change is inevitable. In fact, It is already happening under our noses and Design will be in the thick of it. We kick off with our podcast wondering: what is next for Design? Is the Experience Economy already here? Or did the world take another turn? What is the meaning of positive psychology, searching for happiness and addressing deep human needs? Will this become a discussion point in the boardroom? Will it ever?

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Aga Szóstek @malka6

Werner Puchert @weenerdawg

Aga recently spent a few days in Viborg Denmark where she met and interviewed an extraordinary friend of ours. Jerrica Cleland is a wire, director, filmmaker and teacher - a real artist. She's a partner in the Danish studio Noerlum, but before that, she honed her skills in, amongst others, Pixar where she worked on Finding Nemo and Toy Story 2.

However, if you speak to her, she would probably tell you that she's a storyteller. I urge you to listen to the full interview Aga recorded where they deep dive Jerrica's experience and focus on the importance of narrative and storytelling.

It was also during the interview, that Aga asked Jerrica how we could apply narrative to the production of your Podcast. It is interesting to listen to how Jerrica applies her Narrative structure to our project. Even though it did not make the final cut we thought it was refreshing and applied some of what she suggested to the season we are producing.

It's always refreshing to hear an alternative perspective and we thought we'd share it with our friends.