sensory experience

About Laura Inserra:

LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/laurainserra

Websites:

• laurainserra.com (Company)
• chambersofawe.com (Company)
• metamusic.teachable.com (Company)

Email:

info@laurainserra.comLaura Inserra 

Laura's Bio:

Laura Inserra is a world-renowned leader in sound healing - a sound alchemist, multi-instrumentalist, educator, and multimedia producer. She lives and creates at the confluence of global music, ancient wisdom traditions, and cutting-edge technology.

She grew up on the volcanic island of Sicily and has been exploring the power of sound since her youth. Her work is rooted in 30+ years of global cross-cultural studies and initiations in ancient traditions and modern schools of wisdom, as well as the direct observation of nature.

A world-renowned Hang musician, Laura plays hundreds of ancient and modern instruments from around the world, including many made by her. She utilizes cutting-edge technology to augment the natural sources of her instruments, creating Chambers of AWE - multimedia productions featuring ceremonial instruments and field-recordings, enhanced with 360o visuals andAI-generated content rooted in ancient wisdom.

In these settings music becomes experiential - the body and the mind merge with the sound, traveling beyond the fields of cognitive perceptions, to enhance profound shifts of consciousness, deepen our relationship with nature, and facilitate inner transformation and healing.

SHOW INTRO

Welcome to the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast.

These dynamic dialogues based on our acronym DATA - design, architecture, technology, and the arts crosses over disciplines but maintains a common thread of people who are passionate about the world we live in and human’s influence on it, the ways we craft the built environment to maximize human experience, increasing our understanding of human behavior and searching for the New Possible.

The NXTLVL Experience Design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine. 

VMSD is the publisher of VMSD magazine and brings us, in the brand experience world, the International Retail Design Conference. The IRDC is one of the best retail design conferences that there is bringing together the world of retailers, brands and experience placemakers every year for two days of engaging conversations and pushing the discourse forward on what makes retailing relevant.

You will find the archive of the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast on VMSD.com.

Thanks also goes to Shop Association the only global retail trade association dedicated to elevating the in-store experience. 

SHOP Association represents companies and affiliates from 25 countries and brings value to their members through research, networking, education, events and awards. Check then out on SHOPAssociation.org

In this episode, I talk with “Sound Alchemist” Laura Inserra about the deep effect that music has on our sense of well-being, sound journeys and energy we share with each other and ancient musical instruments and shamanic practices. And, make sure you listen right through for a special treat… But first a few thoughts.

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I am increasingly convinced that I am moving away from the idea that ‘there are no accidents’ as simply a quaint phrase to it being a foundational principle in the nature of things. 

In previous episodes I've probably described that most of the major life changes that have reshaped my career and life path on the planet have emerged through what I used to simply think was serendipity. 

A career change that led me halfway around the world to live in Singapore, to a meeting at a conference that took me from 20 years designing retail stores to working in the hospitality industry and many other occurrences that seem to be unexplainable but nevertheless happen, it seems, purposefully. 

And so, it also was with meeting my guest in this episode Laura Inserra whose path I crossed at the Intentional Spaces Summit in Washington DC in the fall of 2023.  I'll get to talking about Laura in a moment.

But first I just gotta say, I love music.

I remember as a youngster being enthralled with musicians and watching variety shows on television where I imagined myself being one of the band. I have a clear memory of rewriting lyrics for a song to the 1968 tune of “Spinning Wheel” by the bandBlood, Sweat & Tears, written by Canadian lead vocalist David Clayton. I think my parents humored me at the time with ‘that’s nice sweetheart.’

In high school my best friend Jeff and I bought guitars, strummed our way through James Taylor and Eagles tunes. I bought a harmonica and thought I might be a Blues harp player. But Jeff became the better musician playing piano and performing at a piano bar in a local Italian restaurant.

In my early days of college when I met my now wife of 35 years, we were both interested in sports and being in the great outdoors, but it was music that brought us closer together. She was a Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music graduate and piano teacher in her late teens and early 20s and when she sang she sounded like Karen Carpenter.

When we played Neil Sedaka's “Laughter in The Rain” I fell hopelessly in love and I waited for the lyric “…after a while we run under a tree, I turned to her and she kisses me…” Because ya know, if the lyric says it, well…

Music was everywhere in our relationship. 

She introduced me to jazz a genre where she really found her tempo (yes pun intended) as a musician in the high school jazz band. Where she incidentally always won awards for being a stand out pianist. Through her, I learned about Chic Corea, Coltrane, and the Canadian flutist Moe Kaufman’s “Jungle Woman” became signature tune of our relationship. 

My wife wrote the music for our wedding ceremony that was sung by the FACE Highschool choir and “How do You keep the music playing” by James ingram and Patti Austin was our first dance as husband and wife. Oh and when James and Patti modulate about three quarters the way in…still today my chest fills with pleasure, pain, longing, hope, inspiration, love and the mysterious power of music taking me to another plain all together.

When our first son was born we listened to Debussey in the delivery room and then through his first few years turned to big band and danced around the column in the basement of our condo. When son number two was born his older brother came into the hospital room and exclaimed “hi baby brother! I’m going to teach you how to dance to jazz music!”

Our first son grew up to play with the inaugural National Youth Jazz orchestra as the drummer, opening a European tour by playing first at Carnegie Hall. Our second son was indeed taught by his big brother to love music and he has evolved into an exceptional jazz pianist, composer and he actually wrote, performed and engineered the theme music for this podcast.

They are both deeply connected to the music, composing, and playing every day. I hear music at home until 11pm most nights.

When I think back to it, almost every significant life event has been connected to music. 

During the pandemic when uncertainty was all around us and I hadn't picked up my guitar in years, I instead picked up paintbrushes and began to do portraits of jazz musicians and other musical icons. 

Listening to hours of music while painting has become a profound influence on my sense of well-being and managing the unknown but more than that, it simply gives me a deep sense of peace. There is a palpable joy that comes to me while painting and listening to hours of the music of the musician I am working on.

Music energizes, soothes, and transports us back to significant moments of our lives. Music releases energy locked in our bodies and unearths emotions - joy, sadness, fear, longing, anticipation…

Music has healing power in our own bodies and joins us together in sympathetic resonance between our collective bodies. Rudolph Steiner was quoted as saying “the science of the future will be based on sympathetic vibrations” and since all things vibrate, it seems like music is both art and science.

To prove the point about music being both art and science, there is a somewhat niche field within physics and acoustics call “cymatics.” 

Cymatics explores the visualization of sound through the patterns and shapes created by vibrations in different mediums like salt or sand. But it also works on heart cells. Certain sound frequencies played through these mediums cause them to arrange into complex geometric patterns which as far as I am concerned are equally beautiful pieces of art.

Study of cymatics suggests that these patterns exist in us when we pay or listen to music. As Einstein once said, “everything in life is vibration” or as the more recent physicist Michio Kaku put it “everything is music.”

Our bodies are resonance chambers that oscillate to frequencies right down to our very cells. It is not surprising to me that we are so deeply connected to music since “all things are part of real and rhythmic whole…” as Tesla suggested in 1926 when describing wireless technology.

We are almost 100 years from time that Tesla was quoted in Harpers Bazar magazine. The wireless technology he was referring to in telecommunication is now also deeply influencing the music we create. But digital music is different than the tones played on ancient instruments. 

Digital music filters out tones that may not be perceptible by the human ear but nevertheless may be felt by the body. And so, we have a different connection to the sounds of an ancient Mayan flute or ancestral aboriginal drum than we do to the top 40 hits we play through our wireless Apple Airpods that we insert into our ears. 

The music goes in our bodies differently. 

And this is where my guest Laura Inserra comes into our story about music and its weaving into the history of us.

Laura Inserra is a world-renowned leader in sound healing. She describes herself as a sound alchemist and a multi-instrumentalist, educator, and multimedia producer. She lives and creates at the confluence of global music, ancient wisdom traditions, and cutting-edge technology.

Laura grew up on the volcanic island of Sicily and has been exploring the power of sound since her youth. Her work is rooted in 30+ years of global cross-cultural studies and initiations in ancient traditions and modern schools of wisdom, as well as the direct observation of nature.

A world-renowned Hang musician, Laura plays hundreds of ancient and modern instruments from around the world, including many made by her. She utilizes cutting-edge technology to augment the natural sources of her instruments, creating Chambers of AWE which are multimedia productions featuring ceremonial instruments and field-recordings, enhanced with  visuals and AI-generated content rooted in ancient wisdom.

In these settings her music becomes experiential - the body and the mind merge with the sound, traveling beyond the fields of cognitive perceptions, to enhance profound shifts of consciousness, deepen our relationship with nature, and facilitate inner transformation and healing.

So… now going back to my lead-in to this episode about serendipity…

I attended the Intentional Spaces Summit in Washington DC last fall in 2023. 

To start this two-day journey into the power of our built environment to influence human health and well being, a woman comes on the stage, places herself among a number of musical instruments and within minutes the audience is transported to another plain of being. 

We collectively experienced a Laura Inserra Sound Journey.

I leave the auditorium after her performance, call home and describe what I just experienced to my wife, who exclaims that about 4 years earlier she had come across Chambers of Awe by Laura Inserra and had sent me the link to her website saying that this was something I had to listen to. 

The universe had its own timing in mind when placing Laura and I in the same conference. We connected at a reception, and there was a sympathetic resonance leading to my invitation to be a guest. I am grateful that she said yes.

Laura Inserra refers to her work as “sound alchemy”… things coming together to make other things more precious than the original constituents and she describes her compositions as “structured improvisations.”

This conversation felt very much like that – we followed a structured baseline that allowed for the musical and mystical to create magical improvisational moments.  

ABOUT DAVID KEPRON:

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582b

Websites:  https://www.davidkepron.com    (personal website)

vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645  (Blog)

Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.com

Twitter: DavidKepron

Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/

NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/

Bio:

David Kepron is a multifaceted creative professional with a deep curiosity to understand ‘why’, ‘what’s now’ and ‘what’s next’. He brings together his background as an architect, artist, educator, author, podcast host and builder to the making of meaningful and empathically-focused, community-centric customer connections at brand experience places around the globe. 

David is a former VP - Global Design Strategies at Marriott International. While at Marriott, his focus was on the creation of compelling customer experiences within Marriott’s “Premium Distinctive” segment which included: Westin, Renaissance, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord hotels. 

In 2020 Kepron founded NXTLVL Experience Design, a strategy and design consultancy, where he combines his multidisciplinary approach to the creation of relevant brand engagements with his passion for social and cultural anthropology, neuroscience and emerging digital technologies. 

As a frequently requested international speaker at corporate events and international conferences focusing on CX, digital transformation, retail, hospitality, emerging technology, David shares his expertise on subjects ranging from consumer behaviors and trends, brain science and buying behavior, store design and visual merchandising, hotel design and strategy as well as creativity and innovation. In his talks, David shares visionary ideas on how brand strategy, brain science and emerging technologies are changing guest expectations about relationships they want to have with brands and how companies can remain relevant in a digitally enabled marketplace. 

David currently shares his experience and insight on various industry boards including: VMSD magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board, the Interactive Customer Experience Association, Sign Research Foundation’s Program Committee as well as the Center For Retail Transformation at George Mason University.

He has held teaching positions at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), the Department of Architecture & Interior Design of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (L.I.M.) in New York, the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Montreal and he served as the Director of the Visual Merchandising Department at LaSalle International Fashion School (L.I.F.S.) in Singapore.  

In 2014 Kepron published his first book titled: “Retail (r)Evolution: Why Creating Right-Brain Stores Will Shape the Future of Shopping in a Digitally Driven World” and he is currently working on his second book to be published soon. David also writes a popular blog called “Brain Food” which is published monthly on vmsd.com. 

The next level experience design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. It is hosted and executive produced by David Kepron. Our original music and audio production by Kano Sound. 

The content of this podcast is copywrite to David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design. Any publication or rebroadcast of the content is prohibited without the expressed written consent of David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design.

Make sure to tune in for more NXTLVL “Dialogues on DATA: Design Architecture Technology and the Arts” wherever you find your favorite podcasts and make sure to visit vmsd.com and look for the tab for the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast there too.

ABOUT JEAN-PAUL MORRESI:

Jean-Paul’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/autside

Website: thinkautside.com (Company)

Email: jpmorresi@thinkautside.com

BIO:

Jean-Paul Morresi is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Autside, a retail focused creative agency in Toronto, Canada. Over 3+ decades, Jean-Paul has worked across 5 continents, run offices in Toronto, Stockholm and Dubai, overseen a Shanghai based creative team, and led projects teams across the Americas and Europe.

An Architecture graduate of the University of Toronto, Jean-Paul’s unique background weaves marketing, merchandising, design and construction into an interdisciplinary approach where creative, strategic and executional acumen conspire, delivering customer focused, performance driven retail and brand experiences.

A regular contributor to industry publications and events, Jean-Paul currently sits on the Retail Touchpoints/design:retail Editorial Advisory Board, the Advisory Board of retail technology company Virtual Visions, and Curriculum Advisory Committees for Humber College’s Interior Design and the Sheridan College’s Visual Merchandising Programs.

Jean-Paul & the Autside team are currently collaborating on the design of projects spanning the retail spectrum, branded corporate interiors, showroom spaces and a variety of in-store digital marketing and engagement tools.

SHOW INTRO:

Welcome to the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast.

These dynamic dialogues based on our acronym DATA - design, architecture, technology, and the arts crosses over disciplines but maintains a common thread of people who are passionate about the world we live in and human’s influence on it, the ways we craft the built environment to maximize human experience, increasing our understanding of human behavior and searching for the New Possible.

The NXTLVL Experience Design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine. 

VMSD is the publisher of VMSD magazine and brings us, in the brand experience world, the International Retail Design Conference. The IRDC is one of the best retail design conferences that there is bringing together the world of retailers, brands and experience placemakers every year for two days of engaging conversations and pushing the discourse forward on what makes retailing relevant.

You will find the archive of the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast on VMSD.com.

Thanks also goes to Shop Association the only global retail trade association dedicated to elevating the in-store experience. 

SHOP Association represents companies and affiliates from 25 countries and brings value to their members through research, networking, education, events and awards. Check then out on SHOPAssociation.org

In this episode I talk with Jean-Paul Morresi the the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Autside, a retail focused creative agency in Toronto, Canada about a creative career in the world of retail and design.

But first a few thoughts.

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It has seemed that during my career some of the really cool stuff, the things that change the path of my life, that took me to places around the world and introduced me to new ideas and people who challenged all the things that I believe to be true about myself and the world, came by way of serendipity.

I started a career as an architect in Montreal and got an invitation to go to Singapore and run an International School back in the mid 90s. 

And that opportunity popped up at a lunch with a colleague of mine who said she was asked to do the job but really didn't want to go all that way.

I of course raised my hand saying yes I’ll do that and two weeks later I was living in Singapore and my life in the world of Retail Design started at that juncture. 

I landed in New York a year later and spent four years working in the office of New Vision Studios with Joe Weishar.

We traveled the world teaching retailers how to merchandise their stores, how to use design principles and apply them to more effective selling spaces. 

Those years were critical because I spent time on the sales floor moving fixtures around, stripping down shelving and re-stocking them at the same time as we were teaching various managers, department heads and sales associates the basic principles of visual merchandising. 

Those years were foundational in my career because it gave me a different view on how to look at the world of retail design not from simply the point of view of the architect but as from someone who had worked the sales floor. 

From the point of view of who had the sales floor experiences of about it was like to put merchandise on a table or shelf or a hanging rack 

and how visual presentation and visual merchandising were critical components of the retail storytelling that happens inside stores.

When I think about having been pushing those store fixtures around on the sales floor I often wondered then what my parents, who had invested in my education as an architect, would be thinking that their son who was supposed to go off and build huge projects and save the world from itself through architecture was instead occasionally putting flower displays together and stripping down or merchandising store fixtures with baby booties, bras and panties, canoes, big ass TV's and rice steamers all on the same day. 

My father wasn't particularly jazzed about the idea that I mostly truly interested in being a painter. 

“Get a degree or get a trade that'll lead to you making a good job he used to tell me”

In the end he was probably right because the idea of being a starving artist was never particularly interesting to me.

I actually did end up in architecture having studied psychology beforehand and I oftner think about how interesting it is that a confluence of educational orientations and experiences all came together to study of architecture school at McGill University in Montreal.

I just about quit in second year, it was a tough , tough program, and almost applied into the Fine Arts department at another university.

But somehow I got myself a tutor who got me through the engineering courses and I ended up continuing my studies in architecture completing 4 year degree going on to getting in license to practice.

I’m proud of the fact that I'm an architect for the past 35 or 40 years of my professional career. It has served me well.

I also liked teaching a lot and was always in front of students whether it was as a ski school technical director teaching other teachers how to teach or being engaged in universities in both Montreal, Singapore, New York, Philadelphia and most recently teaching a course in cognitive science at the Columbus College of Art and design. 

Teaching has always been part of what I've liked to do.

Teaching is a passion (as well as painting) and no matter where I've been at what phase of my career I've always included teaching in that process. 

When I came back to New York from a year in Singapore, I didn't land in the big firm that I'd hoped to but in fact I ended up starting in a small firm.

In that basement office of a brownstone on 36th street just off of Park Aveneue, Joe Weishar, another merchandising pro by the name of George Homer, an interior designer and I were a four-person office with a big client list. 

It was an amazing experience and I think it fundamentally changed the way I thought about store design.

I spent about 22 years designing stores and as another moment of serendipity crossed my path, or maybe I crossed its path, and I had an opportunity to shift away from retail, still staying in the world of brand experience placemaking, and joined Marriott as a vice president of global design strategies. 

This was a pretty significant shift and people asked me how does retail affect the hospitality how are you gonna do that because I had never designed a hotel before in my life.

but I was confident in my design skills and that I had enough experience in understanding brands and people and making spaces for their interactions that hotel would be like painting with a different palette but I would never forget the rules of how to apply paint to the canvas. And so, for a number of years I was in the hospitality space which I have always loved and yet again, I began to forge a new path.

Often when I've had to describe my career to people when they've asked, as they usually do at a party or some event, what do you do? I sort of get stuck and say well I'm I'm not a one trick pony.

I have taken to describing myself as a hybrid professional which seems to fit because painting teaching podcasting architecting and working across multiple types of business segments has given me an amazing career with a wealth of different experiences. 

I suppose you could say that they all fit into the world of design, architecture and placemaking but I've been able to exercise those passions in very different areas.

You could say that focusing on one thing and one thing only was not the way I decided to lead my career. 

What I’ve really begun to understand that I was spending more time connecting the dots between all of the experiences that I had. 

My fascinations gave me a broad mindset of multiple influences. I've often seen my job as finding the blank spaces between the notes and deciding how to fill them in.

The interesting thing about career path changes are that they're the ones that seem to present the most interesting opportunities for growth. For challenging the way you think about things and for giving you a different point of view. It's also allowed me to think about the idea of collaboration and how to do it well. 

When working across multiple disciplines you end up having to put a number of different hats on each day. I suppose that is also true of designing multiple stores for different brands.  I was never particularly interested in focusing on one type of retail design versus another.

For example, I never really thought that my world would be designing shopping malls or big box retailers or specialty jewelry stores. 

I've always tried to find myself in an office where my curiosity and creative interests would allow for multiple expressions. I simply found that much more interesting than being singularly focused on one idea. 

And this it brings me to a fundamental understanding about doing retail design that emerged out of my early years working in New York and that is:

…that ultimately, in the end, it's not about me as the designer it's about the product and about the brand and if I can get a little bit of me in there then I feel good about that. 

I don't have to change the world like I thought at the onset of my career path but that it is often good enough to change a small thing that impacts many people in a small way and perhaps the compounding of those smaller individual experiences ends up creating something great. 

But if it doesn't, that's OK too.

If it changes a single individual and gives them a better experience or allows them to see something a new way and learn , then I'm good with that. 

Now in the world of advanced technology my passions for living a life in the time of Star Trek are coming to fruition.

AI, as well as all of the generative design tools and immersive digital technologies that we are now able to employ in the service of creating great experiences, are beginning to make real some of the things that a number of years ago I was always fantasizing about.

This brave new world we are entering into makes a career in brand experience placemaking super exciting.

Now, when I take a moment to think about each of these individual areas serendipity forging a path in retail - working the sales floor, thinking about art school versus architecture, teaching my whole life, working in the small firm and having opportunities to shift career paths to major corporations, developing an understanding about what makes good leadership built in trust, authenticity communication yada yada…

I end up bumping into an industry colleague at the SHOP Marketplace event a number of months ago. I had known Jean Paul Morresi from the industry though I have to admit we have never had time to sit down and talk. I recognized him at industry events. We would often say hello and we had industry friends and colleagues with whom we collaborated and against whom we often competed.

So, when I offered Jean Paul an opportunity to do an interview for the NXTLVL Experiences Design podcast, he eagerly accepted and we sat down to what became more like a fireside chat with a good Scotch in our hands sharing stories about how our careers evolved. And lo and behold, we discovered that in many ways our career paths had aligned with many, I mean many, of the same experiences, values and principles that led us from then to now.

Jean-Paul Morresi is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Autside, a retail focused creative agency in Toronto, Canada. 

Over 3+ decades, Jean-Paul has worked across 5 continents, run offices in Toronto, Stockholm and Dubai, overseen a Shanghai based creative team, and led projects teams across the Americas and Europe. 

An Architecture graduate of the University of Toronto, Jean-Paul’s unique background weaves marketing, merchandising, design and construction into an interdisciplinary approach where creative, strategic and executional acumen conspire, delivering customer focused, performance driven retail and brand experiences. 

A regular contributor to industry publications and events, Jean-Paul currently sits on the Retail Touchpoints/design:retail Editorial Advisory Board, the Advisory Board of the retail technology company Virtual Visions, and Curriculum Advisory Committees for Humber College’s Interior Design and the Sheridan Colleges’s Visual Merchandising Programs. 

Jean-Paul & the Autside team are currently collaborating on the design of projects spanning the retail spectrum, branded corporate interiors, showroom spaces and a variety of in-store digital marketing and engagement tools.

This conversation with John Paul Morresi is a little bit different than the ones I've done in the past. Having met at the SHOP Marketplace tradeshow and decided to put a mic in front of each of us and have a conversation and record it, this talk didn't have a strong thematic orientation like in many of my other discussions. 

Instead, I sort of let it unfold and what I discovered was a like-minded creative professional with whom I shared many life experiences on a parallel path. 

It was kind of like getting to know an old friend all over again…

ABOUT DAVID KEPRON:

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582b

Websites: 

https://www.davidkepron.com    (personal website)

vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645  (Blog)

Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.com

Twitter: DavidKepron

Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/

NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/

Bio:

David Kepron is a multifaceted creative professional with a deep curiosity to understand ‘why’, ‘what’s now’ and ‘what’s next’. He brings together his background as an architect, artist, educator, author, podcast host and builder to the making of meaningful and empathically-focused, community-centric customer connections at brand experience places around the globe. 

David is a former VP - Global Design Strategies at Marriott International. While at Marriott, his focus was on the creation of compelling customer experiences within Marriott’s “Premium Distinctive” segment which included: Westin, Renaissance, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord hotels. 

In 2020 Kepron founded NXTLVL Experience Design, a strategy and design consultancy, where he combines his multidisciplinary approach to the creation of relevant brand engagements with his passion for social and cultural anthropology, neuroscience and emerging digital technologies. 

As a frequently requested international speaker at corporate events and international conferences focusing on CX, digital transformation, retail, hospitality, emerging technology, David shares his expertise on subjects ranging from consumer behaviors and trends, brain science and buying behavior, store design and visual merchandising, hotel design and strategy as well as creativity and innovation. In his talks, David shares visionary ideas on how brand strategy, brain science and emerging technologies are changing guest expectations about relationships they want to have with brands and how companies can remain relevant in a digitally enabled marketplace. 

David currently shares his experience and insight on various industry boards including: VMSD magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board, the Interactive Customer Experience Association, Sign Research Foundation’s Program Committee as well as the Center For Retail Transformation at George Mason University.

He has held teaching positions at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), the Department of Architecture & Interior Design of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (L.I.M.) in New York, the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Montreal and he served as the Director of the Visual Merchandising Department at LaSalle International Fashion School (L.I.F.S.) in Singapore.  

In 2014 Kepron published his first book titled: “Retail (r)Evolution: Why Creating Right-Brain Stores Will Shape the Future of Shopping in a Digitally Driven World” and he is currently working on his second book to be published soon. David also writes a popular blog called “Brain Food” which is published monthly on vmsd.com. 

The next level experience design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. It is hosted and executive produced by David Kepron. Our original music and audio production by Kano Sound. 

The content of this podcast is copywrite to David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design. Any publication or rebroadcast of the content is prohibited without the expressed written consent of David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design.

Make sure to tune in for more NXTLVL “Dialogues on DATA: Design Architecture Technology and the Arts” wherever you find your favorite podcasts and make sure to visit vmsd.com and look for the tab for the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast there too.

The next level experience design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. It is hosted and executive produced by David Kepron. Our original music and audio production by Kano Sound. 

The content of this podcast is copywrite to David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design. Any publication or rebroadcast of the content is prohibited without the expressed written consent of David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design.

Make sure to tune in for more NXTLVL “Dialogues on DATA: Design Architecture Technology and the Arts” wherever you find your favorite podcasts and make sure to visit vmsd.com and look for the tab for the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast there too.

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In this captivating podcast episode, join us as we delve into the world of artist Ron Hicks and explore the emotions and experiences that breathe life into his mesmerizing figure paintings. Hosted by The ArtSol curator, Rose Fredrick, the episode takes us on a journey through Ron Hicks' artistic evolution, from his early days working in a complaint department to becoming a renowned figure painter.

Hicks' art is a reflection of his personal experiences, and as an African American man, he infuses his paintings with vivid emotions that jump off the canvas. Memories of his mother's influence and the complexities of existence are masterfully portrayed in every brushstroke. We discover how Ron's journey led him to embrace his true self through painting, ultimately expressing his unique perspective on the world.

The episode concludes with a sensory experience, drawing parallels between Ron's emotionally charged figures and a beautiful strawberry tres leches cake created by skilled Chef Johnny DePierro. Just as food can evoke emotions, Ron Hicks' art has the power to take us on a journey that touches our hearts and souls with every brushstroke.

Join us as we celebrate the depth and significance of Ron Hicks' artwork, inviting listeners to get lost in the emotions that lie beneath the brush.

In this enlightening episode, we sit down with our old friend Lauren, a talented designer and food enthusiast from Nashville. We delve into the spiritual aspects of food and connection, discussing how nourishing your body can also nourish your soul. Lauren shares her journey of overcoming an ectopic pregnancy, food aversions, and her exploration of food as a spiritual practice. The conversation also touches on the importance of mindfulness, the power of creativity born out of limitations, and the potential of food to foster connection and healing.

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In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy interview Tim Gaiser, Master Sommelier, musician, and author of an upcoming book titled "Message in the Bottle: A Guide to Wine Tasting". Tim has extensive experience across many areas of the fine wine world, including previous roles as the Education Director for the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, and adjunct professor for the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley. Aside from his passion for teaching about wine and wine tasting for quality, Tim is an accomplished musician and received an M.A. in Classical Music from the University of Michigan. We hope this episode will pull back the curtain on how wine professionals taste wine to assess quality, and some of the nitty-gritty on the philosophy of sensory experience and memory around wine tasting. 

We'll release information about Tim and his upcoming book at the links below:

Tim's Website
Tim's Book (Link Coming Soon)

The Vint Podcast is brought to you by the Vint Marketplace, your source for the highest quality stock of fine wines and rare whiskies. Visit www.vintmarketplace.com.

Cheers!

Past Guests Include: William Kelley, Peter Liem, Eric Asimov, Bobby Stuckey, Rajat "Raj" Parr, Erik Segelbaum, André Hueston Mack, Emily Saladino, Konstantin Baum, Landon Patterson, Heather Wibbels, Carlton "CJ" Fowler, Boris Guillome, Christopher Walkey, Danny Jassy, Kristy Wenz, Dan Petroski, Buster Scher, Andrew Nelson, Jane Anson, Tim Irwin, Matt Murphy, Allen Meadows, Altan Insights, Tim Gaiser, Vince Anter, Joel Peterson, Megan O'Connor, Adam Lapierre, Jason Haas, Ken Freeman, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Skyler Weekes, Mary Gorman McAdams, Nick King, Bartholomew Broadbent, Nick Jackson, Dillon Sykes, Mark Bell, David Keck, John Szabo, Channing Frye, Jay Hack, Julia Harding, Austin Hope, Michael Minnillo, Jermaine Stone, Jim Madsen, Santiago Archaval, Tom Smith, and more!

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Welcome to a world of insightful discussions on 'The Truth in This Art' podcast, featuring host Rob Lee and our guest Sebastian Martorana, a Baltimore-based artist known for his intricate stone sculptures, which often incorporate salvaged materials from historic architecture. With over fifteen years of experience, he has honed his skills in the art of carving. Sebastian holds a BFA in illustration from Syracuse University and pursued further studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art’s Rinehart School of Sculpture. He operates from his studio at Hilgartner Natural Stone Company, undertaking private commissions and commercial projects. His impressive portfolio includes contributions to significant landmarks like the United States Senate, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the National Basilica. Additionally, Sebastian's work is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery collection. As an adjunct faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art and a presenter for the American Craft Council, he actively contributes to artistic education and discourse. Through his transformative approach, Sebastian challenges traditional perceptions by turning rigid materials into dynamic forms that showcase his remarkable craftsmanship.

In this episode, we uncover:

• The World of Stone Sculpting with Baltimore-based Artist Sebastian Martarana.
• From Illustration to Italy: Unveiling Sebastian Martarana's Journey into Stone Sculpture.
• The Illusion of Softness: Unraveling Texture Play in Sebastian Martarana's Stone Creations.
• Beyond the Visual: How Sebastian Martarana Crafts a Multi-Sensory Encounter in Stone Art.
• The Art of Patience: Delving into Sebastian Martarana's Meticulous Approach to Sculpting.
• Bridging Boundaries: Sebastian Martarana's Dual Canvas of Institutional Projects and Artistic Pursuits.

Sebastian Martarana, a Baltimore-based sculptor, specializes in stone works that defy expectations. With an initial interest in art and illustration, his love for sculpting evolved over time. After studying illustration in undergrad, he pursued stone sculpture during his time in Italy and later honed his craft at the Reinhardt School of Sculpture. Sebastian now operates from Hillgartner Natural Stone as a freelance artist. His creations intricately manipulate stone to resemble soft textures, offering a unique sensory experience. Fueled by meticulous focus, he dedicates hours to perfecting details, a trait essential in his precision-driven field. From institutional projects to personal endeavors, Sebastian excels in delivering thought-provoking sculptural art.

Mentioned in this episode:

Sebastian Martorana

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Picture this: you’re at the office and you’re having a terrible day. We’ve all been there at one time or another. So … where do you go to cry? That is the question that designer Oliver Heath poses to all of his prospective clients. More often than not, the response he gets back is the bathroom. From Oliver’s perspective, this answer reflects a larger issue in the built environment, especially in the workplace: a lack of spaces specifically designed with restoration and wellbeing in mind. Oliver is the founder of Oliver Heath Design, an architecture and interior design practice that focuses on health and wellbeing in the built environment and he is one of the leading experts on biophilic design. In this episode, we chat with Oliver about his approach to nature-inspired spaces, the fascinating and approachable white papers he has co-authored with Interface, and why we need to design with individual needs in mind. 

Show Notes

• Design a healthy home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing by Oliver Heath
• Oliver Heath Design
• Biophilic Design Courses from Oliver Heath Design
• Whitepapers, Reports & Guides (Oliver Heath Design x Interface)
• Interface
• 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design (Terrapin Bright Green)
• Exploring the Nature Pyramid by Tim Beatley (The Nature of Cities)
• Oliver Heath Design Instagram
• Oliver Heath Design Twitter
• Oliver Heath Design Facebook

Key Words: Nature, Design, Interior Design, Architecture, Sensory Experience, Biophilic, Biophilic Design, Biophilia, Restorative, Attention Restoration Therapy, Wellness, Wellbeing, Built Environment, Office, Work, Covid-19

Last week we talked about the beautiful side by talking about art in nature. But nature is not always beautiful. This week, Lucy introduces a less glamorous subject, although equally intriguing, by talking about Creepy Crawlies! Hear us out! Don’t turn us off yet! This is a really amazing subject, we promise!

We start with a list about why you should  let and even ENCOURAGE children to play with bugs and insects. Children learn scientific principles, practice environmental stewardship, develop compassion, and work on preliteracy skills. We talk about a few activities for varying levels of comfort and then we provide some tips for adults (especially those who are a little squeamish about these things, haha!)

Books:
The Disgusting Critters Series
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/DCR/disgusting-critters
The Honeybee Hardcover – by Kirsten Hall  (Author), Isabelle Arsenault

References and Resources:
https://spelloutloud.com/observing-worms-with-preschoolers.html (worm observation tank)
https://www.education.com/science-fair/article/spider-science/
https://purposefulmommy.com/let-kids-play-with-bugs/#:~:text=When%20you%20let%20your%20kids%20play%20with%20bugs%2C%20they%20learn,us%20from%20having%20too%20many!
https://www.perfectbee.com/learn-about-bees/the-science-of-bees/science-bees-overview

Today, we are continuing our exploration of early childhood curriculum areas with block play! Research has consistently shown that block play supports the development of mathematical thinking, social skills, abstract thinking, creativity, and most recently literacy (Hanline, Milton, Phelps 2009). We go over a brief history of the unit block then we get in to the benefits. Of course, we have to do a developmental continuum break-down! We also talk about the adults role and how important it is for both the adult and the child. Block play has been shown to actually increase parent knowledge of early development in the areas of math and science education, while at the same time providing opportunities for young children to increase their math, science, social and literacy skills.

References and Resources
“Evaluate Your Block Center Around 21st Century Skills: A Checklist for Teachers" https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2015/using-blocks
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/what-research-tells-us-about-block-play-and-stem-learning
https://docs.msl.mt.gov/librariesweb/documents/Ready2Read/PlaySpace/pg_rrps_stagesinblockplay.pdf
https://www.scld.org/7-stages-of-block-play-building-and-early-learning/
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/blocks
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2020/rocking-and-rolling-building-new-skills-block-construction-toddler
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2015/using-blocks

Working in health care as an Occupational Therapist for over 25 years, Christel Seeberger saw how sensory sensitivity and sensory overload caused people to feel overwhelmed and anxious.

It made people feel isolated and alone. They stopped doing what was meaningful and important in their daily lives. Families ceased doing things together.  Mature adults stopped travelling.  People even avoided going out in their local communities. School became a place of stress for children, youth and adults. Workplaces became intolerable and workers left the workforce.

With adult-onset hearing loss, Christel understands these problems personally; she also experiences sensory sensitivity and sensory overload.

Christel Seeberger founded Sensory Friendly Solutions in 2016 to make sensory-friendly solutions readily available to people, businesses and organizations.

Sensory Friendly Solutions exists to help you; people, businesses and organizations, to find the sensory-friendly solutions you want and need, and to empower yourself with knowledge and awareness to change, and together, we make the world more sensory-friendly, accessible and inclusive.

Check out the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast

Got a question for Christina? Call her Heartbeat Hotline in Canada: 1-902-669-4769

Explore Christina's music, videos and tour dates at christinamartin.net

The Tooth Fairy is on the Speckled Bees! Spencer interviewed the absolutely lovely Sara Chehreh - a dental student with quite a bit of experience working in pediatrics - all about how to care for our children's smiles! She clarifies the difference between a general dentist and a pediatric dentist. She covers the first visit to the dentist (Recommended by the AAPD to be when the first tooth appears or no later than his/her first birthday) and how to make sure it is a positive experience from the get-go. There are lots of options available, so find an office that makes you comfortable and meets your unique needs.

They discuss common difficulties with brushing and flossing for children. Sara gives some awesome tips to help out! She mentions using books and television characters to help with brushing teeth and going to the dentist.
Here is a list of the "Top Five Books to Teach Kids about Brushing Their Teeth"!
https://childrensdentalcentersf.com/five-books-about-brushing-teeth/

She also talks about how old they should be before brushing all on their own. It might be older than you think! On a similar note of long term effects, they discuss thumb sucking and falling asleep with a bottle in the mouth. 

Of course, we had to cover Halloween. As a candy lover herself, Sara goes through the science of WHY candy causes a problem and how you should navigate it without just throwing all the candy out. This also led to the origin story of how she joined the Tooth Fairy ranks!

To continue our discussion about Getting Help for Young Children, we brought in Erin Williams-Stroh to talk about how it looks as the child grows. Erin is a super passionate Self Contained Autism Teacher for 2-5th grade students in PWCS. She has a Bachelors in Multidisciplinary Studies (Elementary Ed.)  and a Masters in Special Education from Marymount University.

We talk about how early intervention positively impacts children as they grow and about parent and family support for the child. We discuss how the teacher sets up the culture of acceptance in the classroom and peer acceptance plays a huge role in  a child's success. We talk about diagnosis, IEPs, and integration and inclusion and what these look like in classrooms.

Since Erin's specialty is Autism, we talk about its prevalence and the vastness of the spectrum. We even play a game to see how almost everyone falls on the spectrum in some way or another!

Erin also gave us her top favorite books for read-a-louds and discussions with children:

“Nathan’s Autism Spectrum Superpowers” by Lori Leigh Yarborough

“All My Stripes” by Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer

“My Brother Charlie” by Holly Robinson Peete

“Uniquely Wired: A Story About Autism and Its Gifts” by Julia Cook

“The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin”

“Ethan's Story; My Life With Autism”

“Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes”

“I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism “

While your at it, go buy a fun pair of socks from John's Crazy Socks

Thank you for listening and thank you for being a part of our growing community!


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Lucy leads our discussion this week in talking about different types and benefits of using real tools, the Zone of Proximal Development, the whole child, STEM, and even a little soapbox moment about circle time, haha! We had so much to say about this topic, so it ended up being a little longer than our normal episodes. Let us know your thoughts, and thank you for being a part of our community!

Spencer leads us in this conversation all about fingers! We discuss finger dexterity, strength, and independence. This is important for a variety of reasons, but most adults are very preoccupied with how this contributes to writing. Spencer breaks down the four different pencil grips and talks about ways we can encourage proper holds in a gentle way. We also list TONS of ways (20 ways by my count)to practice the fine motor skills used for writing besides just practicing with a pen or pencil.  We talk about baby signing and finger painting. Spencer also goes through related milestones to reference what skills to be working on with your children.

Shout Outs:
Yayoi Kusama - Avant-garde sculptor, painter and novelist
School's Out Kids - Free Activity Plans for Kids by @ruthiesays
-- Instagram: @schoolsoutkids
Manzanita Kids - Sustainable, heirloom wood toys handmade in Washington
--Instagram: @manzanitakids

References:
Pencil Grips
Hand and Finger Skills of Your Preschooler
Milestones During The First 2 Years
The Effect of Finger Painting towards Fine Motor Skill of Intellectual Disability
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Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in children under the age of five, so water safety is vital in early childhood! To inform us about this important subject, Lucy interviewed Krissy Bartlett. Not only is Krissy a wonderful and calming person, she is also more than qualified to discuss this topic. She is the Regional Manager and Trainer at the Swimkids Swim School in Virginia, has presented at the World Aquatic Baby Conference, and is a part of the Infant Toddler committee for the United States Swim School Association!

Krissy answers questions about water safety (TEACH CHILDREN TO WAIT BEFORE GETTING IN THE WATER), the benefits of starting swimming early (Swimbabies are smart babies), tips to help children develop a relationship with water, and parenthood.

Links to Resources and References:
Swimkids Swim School

The Griffith Study

An awesome resource Krissy shared with me:
K&K Online Baby Swim Lessons
instagram: @kkonlineswim

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Lucy leads our discussion this week about big body play, rough and tumble play, and vestibular stimulation. We talk about the many benefits and give tips to manage and encourage this type of play. What are your reservations about Big Body Play? Reach out to us on facebook and instagram to join the discussion!
facebook: @thespeckledbeespodcast
instagram: @thespeckledbees

It also brings up the concept of working with children who need extra assistance which will play out in many of our interviews over the next few weeks.

Links:
Greenwood Studios - David and Marielle Jensen
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenwoodStudiosUS
Instagram: @_greenwood_studios

Big Body Play - Frances Carlson
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Body-Play-Frances-Carlson/dp/1928896715/ref=asc_df_1928896715/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312029822325&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6144713556163945665&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008247&hvtargid=pla-522390386089&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61316180319&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312029822325&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6144713556163945665&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008247&hvtargid=pla-522390386089

The Nugget
https://nuggetcomfort.com/products/the-nugget

References:
Rajagopalan, Archana et al. “Understanding the links between vestibular and limbic systems regulating emotions.” Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine vol. 8,1 (2017): 11-15. doi:10.4103/0976-9668.198350

Noddings, PhD, Alicia. "Classroom Solutions for Sensory-Sensitive Students." Montessori Resources for Schools, Teachers, Families and Parents. American Montessori Society, 2017. Web. 01 July 2021.

Carlson, Frances. "What Is Big Body Play and Why Is It Important?" NAEYC. National Association for the Education of Young Children. Web. 01 July 2021. <https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/big-body-play>.

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Spencer leads our conversation about the importance of sensory engagement in early years (particularly its impact on memory) and ways to institute it with infants and young toddlers. We differentiate sensory overload and sensory stimulation through talking about Dr. Duncan's "Time Square Effect".  We also bring up ways we see this in our current culture through essential oils and Spencer using a scent studio to curate a special perfume for her upcoming nuptials!

DIY Scent Studios - Fairfax Virginia
https://www.diyscentstudio.com/

Duncan, S. and M. Salcedo, “Are Your Children in Times Square? Moving from Sensory Overload to Sensory Engagement,” Senses Exchange, 2012, pg. 48.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504622.2016.1250149?casa_token=6TNNogLeq1kAAAAA%3AWFprpX3xl6ZJeJjGlBsAySpfrpe6oQVB9uHIHxsNK4BWwBZVjkIzQOja4df4eFiov9hIzW09Ubl2

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George Gottl is the Chief Creative Officer at UXUS, a multidisciplinary design agency specializing in strategic design solutions for: Retail & Marketing, Architecture & Brand Experience. Checkout the work and smart thinking about brand experience design that George Gottl and his  team have created at: https://uxus.com 

Ari Peralta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Origami International an award-winning strategic research consultancy dedicated to wellness. See more about the amazing work that Ari does bringing together neuroscience and experience design at: https://www.arigami.co.uk

Damon Lawrence is the CEO of Homage Hospitality - a new kind of hospitality that the industry has not seen before. Purpose-driven and geared toward celebrating the stories of African American experience through hotel design, Damon and his vision are an important new development in the hotel business. See more at: https://www.anewkindofhospitality.com

The next level experience design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. It is hosted and executive produced by David Kepron. Our original music and audio production by Kano Sound. 

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