Event- European Centre for the Experience Economy (part 3)

Here is my photographic interpretation of the experience.....

We'll talk about content in a later thread.

 

Until next time...... Lori, the experientist

 

Event- European Centre for the Experience Economy (part 2)

 

On the 11th floor atop the temporary quarters of the Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, sits Club 11 in the heart of Amsterdam. At 11:00 am, Monday, June 18th, I sat with several other Experience Economy enthusiasts to hear Joe Pine speak about his co-authored forthcoming book- Authenticity: That’s What Customer’s Want.  This event is the first presentation on this, according to Pine, the ”newest customer sensibility”, held in Europe. Despite being set up on such short notice it still pulled a respectful showing and proved to be a successful event.

Pine briefly re-capted guiding principles from the Experience Economy (now Experience Economy 1.0); introduced the concept of authenticity in an economical context; why consumers crave it; why it is necessary for businesses to be aware of their own signals and how businesses can learn to manage it. Alot of ground was covered in a short amount of time. The overriding theme. Customer’s don’t want to buy the fake from the phony but, the real from the genuine. If you want to find out more…..keep your eye on this space for further discussion, links and more.

 Lori, the experientist

 

Event- European Centre for the Experience Economy (part 1)

One week ago, I received an email from Albert Boswiijk, managing director of the European Centre for the Experience Economy. The email was to inform me that the center would be hosting an event the following Monday, where Joseph Pine, co-author of the Experience Economy: Work is Theatre & Every Business a Stage would himself be presenting a pre-screening, if you will, of his latest co-authored endeavor with business partner Jim Gilmore due out in this fall.  Pine’s presentation would be about the newest customer sensibility and book title, Authenticity. 

The event would include Pine’s presentation, an introduction and copy of  Boswijk, Thijssen and Peelen’s book, The Experience Economy: a New Perspective  and the possibility for discussion over lunch and drinks.

Seven  years after my initial embarcation into web credibility, including a multitude of online correspondence with persuasive technology guru, BJ Fogg of Stanford University; a Pine and Gilmore take on Authenticity was clearly one that held interest….. an hour later I booked my flight.

Lori, the experientist

 

Searching and Being

Marie-Ange’s comment kicked off the opportunity for an interesting exchange and I encourage more opinions and comments on the subject.My own take is that

Like “experience”, I think that “authenticity” is a bit of a loaded word that is greatly dependent on which school of thought, field, occupation or group you come from and the context or time in which the terms are used. Academic rigor prescribes a certain level of objectivity, neutrality and distance from a subject in order to properly (by academic standards) study it.Perceptions of authentic experiences (and actually all experiences) are personally based. However, background (psychogeographics,socio-economics, etc…) is just one of the many factors that contribute. In the fashion world, forecasters or trendspotters, comb the globe in search for innovative, unique, “off the beaten track” styles that are often spotted in the streets on creative local youths.In the music world, the most ground breaking, industry transforming music to be created, produced and sold has historically come from individuals of diverse backgrounds.In the arts, it is talent, doing and being that makes for success.

 

Experience

There is so much talk about “Experience” that it has become a catch phrase or byline for or on virtually everything. As an lifelong experientist as well as a practicing infomaniac I intend to create a forum for discussing experience on varying levels as a means of satisfying my own interest and as a means of helping others out of a similar frustration from the over and often mis-use of the word. As mentioned earlier I have been at this for quite sometime which has produced much food for thought- some of it better than others

Some of the things I am interested in is:

What is “experience”?

What kind of experiences are there?

Where does it come from?

Who’s talking about it?

Who’s doing it?

How can we improve the quality of our experiences?

How can we strategically orchestrate meaningful experiences for others?

How can we objectively look at experience when it is inherently so subjective?

If you have any comments, insights, thoughts, answers or additional questions please feel free to jump into the conversation.

Enjoy your weekend!

Lori, the experientist

 

In continuation of the earlier post introductory post—

Why is the blog title….

a) different from the blog name ?

the blog name is a name I created which is to be connected to my website www.theexperientist.com

b) birth, death and everything in between?

Because, without getting too technical, that is when we experience and what I will be looking at or into on this blog.

Looking forward to the journey ahead!

Lori- the experientist

 

Hello world!

First things first………

What’s the deal with the blog name? the experientist

short version: Well actually it’s my own word. My thinking was if science is to scientist. then why not experience is to experientist?

longer version:

Merriam Webster defines a scientist as: a person learned in science and especially natural science: a scientific investigator

Houghton Mifflin defines a scientist as:  A person having expert knowledge of one or more sciences, especially a natural or physical science.

All Words defines scientist as: a person trained in or engaged in some field of science.

Based on the above definitions,  with a few minor adjustments such as substituting experience(s) for science(s) then that describes me. Experientist is derived from what I do. I study, plan, create, execute, evaluate and provide experience(s).  In regard to my level of expertise….although I have done this all my life (over 40 year-yikes) in varying capacities, circumstances and levels, this site will hopefully over time provide you with enough supporting evidence for you to make your own judgement.

Welcome and enjoy!

Lori, the experientist