Experiences. Transformation. Consciousness.

I am Barbara Neuhofer.

I am a Professor of Experience Design, a Transformation Coach, Speaker, Trainer, and Co-Founder of the Experience Design Summit Year Zero.

My life’s calling is to spark, empower and guide you on your journey of transformation to unlock your highest Self and purpose in the world.

Transformation design is about unlocking a journey to your highest Self. Unbecoming everything you are not. Becoming everything you were always meant to be.

About me

My name is Barbara Neuhofer. My life’s calling is to be an educator and spark transformation, which I am humbled to do in multiple settings. I work as a Professor of Experience & Transformation Design and Head of Experience Design at the Department of Innovation and Management in Tourism at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. I am a Transformation Coach, Speaker and Trainer. I am also the Co-founder of the award-winning Experience Design Summit Year Zero, a transformational event. My own life experiences and research focus on the intersection of experience design, human transformation and consciousness. I integrate psychology and design to understand, intentionally create and guide beautiful experiences that unlock glimpses of consciousness and initiate journeys to our highest Self.

 

Areas of Expertise

My current research focuses on experience design for transformation. Through insights from my own personal journey of transformation and my scientific research, I research human transformation, digital transformation and value co-creation. The intersection of psychology, technology and design gives us a unique lens to intentionally design and guide transformative experiences that elevate our human consciousness and bring value and positive change to our personal lives, workplaces and natural ecosystems on Planet Earth.

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Speaking

Words spark inspiration and transformation.

I have the honour to share my personal journey of transformation, scientific insights from research and foresight of the trends on experience design and transformation as a speaker. I am frequently invited as an international keynote speaker and have shared my insights and wisdom at over 100 scientific conferences, global industry summits and business events around the globe.

Coaching

To guide others means to transform ourselves first.

As a Transformation Coach, I work with individuals, thought leaders, executives and designers to empower and guide them on their own personal journeys of transformation and personal growth. I help individuals navigate the challenges of transformative experiences, unlock their true potential and create the highest version of their conscious Self. As an Experience and Transformation Design Consultant, I work with businesses and organisations to help them create, design and guide human, digital and transformative experiences that elevate our human consciousness and make a positive impact in the world.

Teaching

Education brings transformation to the world.

It is a great honour for me to be part of the educational journeys of so many wonderful human beings. I teach experience design and transformation design at several international universities. I train companies and consulting firms with design methods on next level experience and transformation design to help them change the world of their clients and guests.

Humans I worked with say…

“Barbara makes every minute and every second interactive. Her class is not just about learning theories; she brings in activities and business partners to really allow us to learn from practical cases. Barbara is also very open-minded. She always goes the extra mile and helps us on both professional and personal levels!”

“Barbara is a mentor who introduced me to the world of Experience Design, while leading me on a transformative journey of my own. Throughout the last two years, Barbara has guided me to not only implement this principle into my projects, but also for me as a person, to constantly expand my skills, goals and horizon.”

“Dr. Barbara Neuhofer is a diligent, caring, and life-changing Professor. She creates transformative experiences for students that guide them to personal and professional development. She is inclusive and creative in her teaching methods. She changes the lives of the students she teaches, she and will continue to do so in the future.”

Stories from Barbara

Research Paper
03/04/2023

Destination Design of the Future: Digital, Intelligent and Sustainable Experiences

What will destinations of the future look like? In a recent book chapter publication by FH-Prof. Dr. Barbara Neuhofer and Lukas Grundner, MA, destinations of the future are explained at…
Photo by Peggy Anke on UnsplashResearch Paper
21/03/2023

Travel While Working Remotely A Topological Data Analysis of Well-Being in Remote Work Trip Experiences

What does your work environment look like? Do you work from a(n) (home)office? And is this office always at the same spot? Or are you perhaps travelling and working at…
ConferenceResearch Paper
09/02/2023

Never-Ending Tourism: Tourism Experience Scenarios for 2030

Along with recent technological developments, the tourism industry is standing on the verge of a new era. Particularly the rise of the Metaverse has stirred up new opportunities as this…

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