AI didn’t create slop, humans scaled it
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

AI didn’t create slop, humans scaled it

Creators who use AI well are the same folks who created well before it existed: clear thinkers who use these tools to amplify their expertise, as opposed to a substitute for it. The creators producing slop with AI are, overwhelmingly, the same folks who were producing slop without it.

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What is experience?
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

What is experience?

Consciousness doesn’t exist inside the brain. The brain exists inside consciousness.

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The red thread of brand experience
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

The red thread of brand experience

The red thread is the single idea that holds everything together. It’s the connective tissue between what a brand says, what it does and how it makes people feel at every point of contact.

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AI is not a strategy
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

AI is not a strategy

“AI-powered” has become the new “data-driven”. It sounds impressive, but it doesn’t actually mean anything.

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The art of reduction
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

The art of reduction

Michelangelo believed the sculpture was already complete within the marble block before he touched it. His job, as he described it, was simply to chisel away the material that did not belong. The statue was not built. It was revealed.

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Reverse engineering F&B experience design
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

Reverse engineering F&B experience design

F&B spaces at most events are designed for just one thing: feeding people efficiently. But 58% of attendees say networking is their primary reason for being there.

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Show your work
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

Show your work

At school, we were all taught the same lesson: showing your work matters as much as getting the answer right.

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The cost of added value
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The cost of added value

Every agency knows the play: go beyond the stated scope to show the client you understand their needs better than the brief describes.

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The 3 Ns of guest experience
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The 3 Ns of guest experience

58% of attendees say there is one thing above all others that determines whether an event was worth their time.

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Liminal spaces in experience
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

Liminal spaces in experience

The best event strategies treat liminal moments as part of the narrative, not gaps in it. Every touchpoint, from the airport transfer to the final farewell, is an opportunity to immerse rather than isolate.

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The data isn’t the answer. Your interpretation is
Shéa Bennett Shéa Bennett

The data isn’t the answer. Your interpretation is

A client receives five pitch responses to the same brief. The data in every proposal is broadly similar: market sizing, audience demographics, benchmarking against comparable events. So: what makes them choose one over the others?

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