Why Human Experience Metrics Matter?

Breakfast panel exploring why human experience metrics in buildings matter—and how neuroscience can help improve wellbeing and performance.

What does it really mean for a building to “work” for people?

In this breakfast panel hosted by ANFA x DIALOG, we’ll explore why human experience is becoming a critical metric in design, and how emerging tools from neuroscience and environmental psychology can help us measure it.

Join cognitive scientist David Kirsh (UC San Diego, ANFA), real estate leader Russell Whitehead (CBRE), architect and scientist Nour Tawil (Center for Environmental Neuroscience at MPI for Human Development), and architect Julia del Rio (ANFA) for a lively conversation moderated by designer Susan Carter (DIALOG).

Together, they’ll share perspectives from science, practice, and industry on:

• Why human experience metrics matter for wellbeing, performance, and economic outcomes
• How evidence-based approaches are changing decisions in real estate, healthcare, and civic projects
• What it looks like to bring psychological testing and POE tools into real-world design workflows
• How you can get involved in the upcoming Measuring Human Experience workshop in June

You’ll leave with fresh language and a clearer sense of where this field is headed.

Who should attend

This event is designed for:

• Architects, designers, planners, and engineers
• Healthcare and higher-education leaders
• Real estate and workplace strategists
• Researchers and students in neuroscience, psychology, design, and urban studies
• Public sector leaders and policy makers interested in healthier, evidence-informed environments

No prior technical knowledge is required—just curiosity about how design and science can work together.

For more information, please visit our website at: measuringhumanexperience.com