Caitlin Krause

About

Caitlin Krause is an experience designer, author and keynote speaker fostering metaverse fluency. Founder of the XR studio and consultancy MindWise, her thought leadership thrives at the intersection of technology, innovation, and wellbeing. She teaches about digital wellbeing and flourishing in a tech-rich environment at Stanford University. In 2021 she authored the book Designing Wonder: Leading Transformative Experiences in XR. Caitlin has advised global organizations including Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Oracle, TED, Evernote, ETH, and the U.S. State Department. She has created and run numerous collaborative experiences in social XR, fusing presence, storytelling, meditation, and emotional intelligence. She is a writer and designer for digital therapeutic applications that incorporate haptics and biofeedback. She holds an MFA from Lesley University and a BA from Duke University. After two decades of leadership experience, she wrote Mindful By Design (Corwin Press, 2019) helping individuals and teams navigate complexity and change in the future of work, prioritizing mindful wellbeing, design, and imagination.