{"id":2027,"date":"2019-04-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2019-04-01T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T03:00:00","slug":"34-inspired-by-an-interesting-relationship-with-loneliness-feat-experience-architect-damian-madray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=2027","title":{"rendered":"34: Inspired by an interesting relationship with Loneliness (Feat. Experience Architect Damian Madray)."},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2027-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pdcn.co\/e\/cdn.simplecast.com\/audio\/e7aa42\/e7aa4240-6143-40c2-a70a-8c9a468f08f0\/4eea6bf9-f30a-4f1b-aa1a-e3afe8557671\/989283b8_tc.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pdcn.co\/e\/cdn.simplecast.com\/audio\/e7aa42\/e7aa4240-6143-40c2-a70a-8c9a468f08f0\/4eea6bf9-f30a-4f1b-aa1a-e3afe8557671\/989283b8_tc.mp3\">https:\/\/pdcn.co\/e\/cdn.simplecast.com\/audio\/e7aa42\/e7aa4240-6143-40c2-a70a-8c9a468f08f0\/4eea6bf9-f30a-4f1b-aa1a-e3afe8557671\/989283b8_tc.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A prolific explorer and entrepreneur Damian Madray moved to Silicon Valley where he co-founded The Glint; a collective of creators with the aim to bring people together to connect in deeply authentic ways.  This paved the way to his new project, a start-up titled, Presence.  It is here that he is focusing on, what he calls an &#8216;enquiry&#8217; into how Experiences can be scaled in a sustainable way.<\/p>\n<p>Damian Madray,  born and raised in Guyana, where he developed a unique perspective on the effects of loneliness. We discuss his various projects, Art and its connection to Experience Design and why he founded the web series Experiential by Design.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extraordinary.college\">The College ofExtraordinaryy Experiences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaskantine.nl\/home-en.html\">De Kas Kantine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherlocked.nl\">Sherlocked (and the Vault Escape Room)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find Damian on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dmadray\/detail\/recent-activity\/shares\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<li>On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themadray\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Experience Design Web Cast &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/experientialx.design\">Experiential by Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theglint.co\">The Glint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/withpresence.com\">Presence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Damian on <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@themadray\/about-damian-f3b1fda29dda\">Medium<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Book: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrimsonlineshop.com\/4967-krishnamurti-reflections-on-the-self.html\">Reflections on the Self<\/a> &#8211; by Jiddu Krishnamurti, Raymond Martin (Editor)<\/li>\n<li>Music used in the Story Segment &#8211; A shout out to some of the forgotten Psychedelic Artist of the past (Music I found on an <a href=\"https:\/\/kdvs.org\/2656-2\/\">obscure corner<\/a> of the web).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please connect with me, Werner on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/65014518-werner\">GoodReads<\/a> Or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weenerdawg\">Twitter<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weenerdawg\">@weenerdawg<\/a>) Or check out all the past episode at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blocthinking.com\">www.blocthinking.com<\/a> OR if you\u2019re keen to chat more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A prolific explorer and entrepreneur Damian Madray moved to Silicon Valley where he co-founded The Glint; a collective of creators with the aim to bring people together to connect in deeply authentic ways.  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