RECLAIMING VALUE:
SACRED VALLEY DESIGN IMMERSION
Peru | June 15-19, 2026
Co-curated with Empathy, and offered in partnership with the Institute of Design, Murmur Ring has curated a four-day immersion in Peru’s Sacred Valley.
A meaningful alternative to conferences, retreats, and offsites, this immersion is your chance to exchange ideas, reflections, and best practices with a global cohort of designers in the real world.
Meet the cohort
ALBERT SHUM
Design innovator, former Corporate Vice President of Design at Microsoft
JEN ALSTAD
Health design innovator, Founder of bswing business innovation
JOSÉ MANUEL DOS SANTOS
Enterprise transformation executive, former Head of Design & User Experience at Signify US
GRACE EBERT
Writer, editor, and curator, co-founder of Joy Machine contemporary art gallery
HEGLE SARAPUU-JOHANSONS
Chief Innovation Officer at Trinidad Wiseman
TONY BYNUM
Director of ID Executive Academy and Associate Professor at Institute of Design
BRYANA BIBBS
Artist and educator with representation in collections across the United States
CHRISTOPHER JOBSON
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Colossal art magazine
VALERIE CRAIG
Design and tech innovator, currently leading Brand Experience at ActiveCampaign
ARLEIGH TRUESDALE
Science, Climate, and Technology Communicator
CARMEN MORALES
Health design innovator, Founder of bswing business innovation
LEIGH-ANN BUCHANAN, ESQ.
President and CEO of MDIA and Founder of Nyah Project
KEECIA JAMES
Founder of Lynn James, a national executive search consultancy
STEVEN WHITE
Innovation and strategy design leader
HARRY NEIRA
CEO & Founder of Neira Café Lab
Want to learn join these leaders in Peru? Contact us.
“Behind each of the models we’ve seen is a human story that is central to the value exchange. We can think about economic impact of global knowledge exchanges, but the exchange of humanity, emotion, tenderness is also vital. One cannot exist without the other.”
Masha Safina, Service Design Director at Accenture Song
2025 Reclaiming Value immersion participant
What you’ll gain
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Participants will find inspiration at the confluence of traditional and contemporary practices while collectively considering pathways to sustained growth that benefit the region and preserve its resources.
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Strategic discourse will address the cohort’s most pressing challenges and result in frameworks to inform effective collaboration and scaling goals upon return to the office.
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We will use nature as a teacher, connecting biological systems to our human-designed platforms, setting the foundation for a sustainable future in our communities and personal practices.
Our Team
ASHLEY LUKASIK
Immersion Co-Host
Murmur Ring Founder and CEO
RODRIGO ISASI
Immersion Co-Host
Empathy Managing Partner
ANIJO MATHEW
Immersion Partner
Institute of Design Dean and Professor
DIEGO VALDEIGLESIAS
Immersion Partner
PUCA Co-Founder and Executive Director
DYLAN CHANDLER
Immersion Photographer and Videographer
ALEJANDRA OROSCO
Immersion Photographer and Videographer
ALEXANDRA BISHOP
US Immersion Program Lead
GRACIA CHAMOCHUMBI
Peruvian Immersion Program Lead
