Design × Breathing: Leading with Body Intelligence in the AI Era

As AI increasingly handles traditional design tasks, a counterintuitive opportunity emerges: our competitive advantage lies in cultivating presence and body intelligence. Drawing from dual expertise as a service designer and breathwork facilitator, this session reveals surprising methodological parallels between design thinking and embodied practices.

Discover practical techniques that enhance creative problem-solving, strengthen stakeholder communication, and develop deeper user empathy – capabilities no algorithm can replicate. Through guided exercises and real-world case studies, you'll experience how body awareness creates unique advantages in an era of automation and leaner teams.

This breakout session offers hands-on methods you can immediately implement, whether you're conducting user research, collaborating across teams, or generating solutions to complex problems. Experience firsthand how designers are integrating these approaches to create more innovative, resilient, and distinctly human design practices.

What to expect:
A blend of theory and practice bridging design methodology with embodied intelligence.
Guided breathwork and body awareness exercises applicable to design challenges.
European case studies demonstrating practical implementation and outcomes.

Requirements:
Just bring yourself and an open mind! Comfortable clothing recommended.

This session is best for:
Practicing designers seeking to evolve their capabilities beyond what AI can replicate.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​