​Time & Location

​Jun 24, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

​Overview

​Design Lab is a live coaching and design consulting session.

​In each session, Erica Marx works with a guest on an event, workshop, retreat, or stakeholder process they are designing. The session is livestreamed and recorded so others can observe the process as it unfolds and revisit it later.

​People who attend live  join a smaller backstage conversation before and after the livestream. This is where facilitators, trainers, consultants, and leaders connect with each other, reflect on the design choices they observed, ask questions, and apply insights to their own work.

​Some people come primarily to observe the coaching session. Others come for the backstage conversation and the opportunity to think alongside other people designing meaningful group experiences.

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​Design Lab with guests Nina Chaopricha and Sebnem Ozkan from Cornell's Global Hubs initiative

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​Design Challenge

​Nina and Sebnem from Cornell's Global Hubs initiative are planning a 2-day virtual network meeting for leaders and colleagues from 20 partner universities around the world. The event has been moved online, and they need it to work across time zones, mix async and sync content, and leave 200 people feeling inspired to collaborate on concrete next steps.

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​How it Works

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​1:30 PM — Backstage opens

​Meet other attendees, connect with the guest, and set intentions for the session.

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​1:45 PM — Livestream

​Observe the live coaching and consulting session.

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​2:40 PM — Backstage conversation

​Stay for questions, reflection, discussion, and application to your own work.