Caroline Ghosn

Caroline Ghosn Speaking Topics

• The Hidden Architecture of Creativity: Designing Environments Where Innovation Thrives

  Drawing from her experience as Lead Artist for the Temple of Together at Burning Man—orchestrating 1,000+ volunteers to create a 70-foot structure experienced by 70,000 people—Caroline Ghosn reveals the environmental conditions that catalyze breakthrough creativity. Rather than focusing on talent alone, this talk explores how carefully designed spaces, processes, and interactions unlock innovation potential across entire organizations.

  Attendees will discover:

  • How psychological safety forms the foundation for risk-taking and experimentation
  • Techniques for structuring productive constraints that focus creative energy
  • Methods for balancing analytical thinking with intuitive exploration
  • Strategies for creating intentional friction between diverse perspectives
  • Practical frameworks for designing creative environments that respond to natural cycles of innovation

  Perfect for organizations navigating transformation, leadership teams seeking fresh approaches to innovation, and professionals across industries looking to foster more creative cultures.

• Experience Architecture: Transforming How People Connect, Create, and Collaborate

  In an AI-powered world, the ability to create meaningful human experiences becomes an organization's most valuable asset. As an award-winning experience architect, Caroline Ghosn shares her methodology for designing transformative environments—whether physical spaces, digital interactions, or social containers—that change how people think and work together.

  This talk explores:

  • The neuroscience behind how our environments shape our thinking patterns and creative capacity
  • Essential elements of experience design that create psychological safety while encouraging productive risk
  • How to architect "moments that matter" that transform organizational culture
  • Techniques for creating experiences that engage multiple senses and access deeper levels of insight
  • Practical frameworks for assessing your organization's current experience ecology

  Attendees leave with actionable strategies for redesigning their physical, cultural, and psychological environments to foster creativity, connection, and collaborative problem-solving across their organizations.

• Visionary Leadership: Bridging Strategy and Creative Expression

  Caroline Ghosn's unique three-dimensional framework for visionary leadership helps organizations develop and communicate compelling visions that inspire genuine engagement and sustained action. Drawing from her diverse background spanning McKinsey consulting to directing large-scale art installations, this talk bridges the analytical and creative approaches to leadership that today's complex challenges demand.

  Key insights include:

  • Embodied clarity – developing personal practices that foster authentic connection to purpose
  • Skilled communication – articulating vision in ways that resonate intellectually and emotionally
  • Creating alignment – establishing the conditions for collective action around shared vision

  Audiences learn practical strategies for developing visions that are both strategically sound and deeply inspiring, activating the full spectrum of human potential within their organizations. This talk is particularly valuable for leadership teams navigating significant change, organizations seeking to articulate more compelling purpose, and executives looking to strengthen their ability to inspire authentic engagement.

• The Art of Alignment: Leading Diverse Teams Through Complex Execution

  How do you align hundreds of volunteers from different backgrounds to create something extraordinary in just 19 days? Caroline Ghosn shares powerful lessons from leading the Temple of Together at Burning Man and other large-scale creative projects that demonstrate how diverse groups can achieve remarkable outcomes through shared purpose and structured collaboration.

  This presentation explores:

  • Techniques for creating psychological safety across diverse teams
  • Methods for maintaining clarity and purpose throughout complex execution phases
  • Strategies for honoring individual specialties while coalescing around collective goals
  • Frameworks for navigating the inevitable chaos of ambitious collaborative projects
  • Practical approaches to distributed leadership that maximize group intelligence

  Particularly relevant for organizations managing complex initiatives, leadership teams integrating diverse perspectives, and professionals responsible for creating alignment across functional boundaries. Attendees gain actionable strategies for leading collaborative teams toward extraordinary achievement.

• Future-Forward Leadership: Creative Capacities for an AI-Transformed World

  As AI transforms our relationship with work, distinctly human capacities for creativity, connection, and meaning-making become increasingly valuable. Drawing from her recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, Caroline Ghosn offers a compelling vision for leadership that emphasizes these uniquely human strengths.

  This forward-looking talk explores:

  • How the integration of AI is shifting what we value in leadership and organizations
  • The critical creative capacities that distinguish human contribution in an automated world
  • Techniques for developing these capacities in yourself and your teams
  • Methods for designing work environments that amplify rather than diminish human creativity
  • Frameworks for leading at the intersection of technology and human experience

  Ideal for organizations navigating digital transformation, leadership teams preparing for AI integration, and professionals seeking to develop future-relevant skills. Attendees leave with a clearer understanding of how to lead effectively in a rapidly changing landscape where creativity becomes the ultimate competitive advantage.