Have you ever poured your soul into an event and still wondered… did anyone actually learn anything? If that question feels too real, this episode is a must listen. Megan Martin sits down with Dr. Kristin Malek, the architect of curiosity who mixes neuroscience with name badges to design events that shift hearts, minds, and behavior.
From her Las Vegas executive director days to the moment she realized event agendas were “RSVPing no” to her brain, Dr. K comes in blazing with alliteration, improv energy, and lines like, “You cannot spreadsheet serotonin.”
They play a round of Science or Schedule, where Megan tosses out industry dilemmas and Dr. Kristin fires back with gems including, “A ninety minute keynote is our parents lifetime,” and “Sending the PowerPoint is like sending a grocery list and calling it dinner.”
What You’ll Learn:
• Why adult attention spans tap out at twelve minutes
• Why overstuffed agendas kill transformation
• “You cannot hashtag oxytocin” and other truths about your event
• A Lego story that changed a community
• How good design thinking shapes experiences far beyond events
And her Vent of the Week story about eight board members having emotional breakthroughs with Legos. Iconic.
Guest Bio:
Dr. Kristin Malek is an internationally recognized designer and educator specializing in mindset and behavior change, known for blending neuroscience, psychology, and experience design to create measurable transformation.
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