Ep. 23 Designing Spaces To Enliven Human Experience with Olivia Guethling

Olivia Guethling, founder of The Alchemy Center and dynamic creative producer and designer shares her passion and work on creating immersive environments and interactive events that nurture innovation, social impact and regenerative culture. She takes us through her matrix of turning ‘wasted time’ into a powerful practice integrating daydreaming, pondering, and play for fertile creation that can be applied to all kinds of spaces, whether public or personal, physical or mental. How do we create environments that are more human? How do we educate to become more respectful beings that recognize ourselves as belonging to nature, and are in conscious symbiosis with her? How do we integrate technology in a healthy way that aligns with our hearts and our aliveness? All of these topics are explored as Olivia discusses her incredible project that transforms the narrative of death into a homecoming that celebrates the true meaning of life, using human compost for ecological restoration. About Olivia: Olivia Guethling, Founder of the Alchemy Center, is a Creative Producer, Graphic Designer and Artist based in Portland OR. She is known for her unique capacity to embody the often separate roles of creative ideation, design, production and execution. Olivia curates immersive environments that nurture and catalyze innovation, creativity, and ideation. She's worked in a variety of industries, such as architecture, environmental science, event production, social impact, art, and XR. Olivia’s primary medium is collaboration. She is committed to every person, every collaborator, and every team knowing themselves and one another as whole living systems, and this approach allows all within the ecosystem to create from and with integrity, care, and self-reflection.   Presently, Olivia is developing new models for how we envision collaborative culture through an innovative artistic experience center. She has earned sustained recognition for her work, including a Fulbright Scholarship among other honors. Learn more at https://www.alchemy-center.com/ https://www.oliviaguethling.com/ Follow on Instagram @alchemy.center