Designing for Coherence: Event Brief for Maximizing Wyrd Impact
Based on the Model of Pragmatic Information (MPI)
Prepared by the Wyrd Research team for Partners using Wyrd Technologies such as the Wyrdoscope and Wyrd Light.
[Image: Craig Hamilton at Integral European Conference 2025 facilitates a meditation with strong “letting go” focus, which correlates with peak in Wyrd data, 1:250,000 that it was chance.]
Purpose
This brief outlines how to design and facilitate events to maximise meaningful coherence and the likelihood of registering significant anomalies in Wyrd tech outputs (Wyrdoscope, Wyrd Light, etc.), based on insights from the Model of Pragmatic Information (MPI).
1. Treat the Event as a Temporarily Entangled System
- Create a closed experiential container: Ensure participants feel emotionally, energetically, and psychologically held within the event.
- Minimize external distractions: Reduce access to phones, media, or unrelated tasks that might fragment attention.
- Integrate the Wyrd device as part of the system: The Wyrd tech is not detecting something “external”—it should be treated as part of the group field. Include it in the organisational closure through a connection ritual (see section 10).
2. Emphasize Emotional and Symbolic Coherence
- Intentionally craft the arc of experience: Use rituals, music, storytelling, and shared intention to build resonance.
- Facilitate shared meaning: Align the group around a central theme or intention, evoking emotional engagement.
3. Allow for Spontaneity and Flow
- Integrate unstructured time: Wyrd peaks often occur during breaks or informal connection—don’t over-script.
- Honour the emergent: Let facilitators follow the energy of the moment rather than rigid agendas.
4. Avoid Instrumentalisation of the Tech
- Do not fixate on “getting a result”: Inform participants that Wyrd tech is a mirror of coherence, not a meter to be “controlled.”
- Discourage checking in real-time: Let the tech run quietly; review data afterward to preserve coherence.
5. Include Ritualised Start and Close
- Mark entry and exit clearly: Opening and closing circles, collective breaths, or symbolic actions help create system boundaries (organisational closure).
6. Choose the Right Spaces
- Favor locations with minimal energetic interference: Natural environments or dedicated retreat centers often support coherence better than conference halls.
- Protect the sacred frame: Ensure the space is treated with intention throughout.
7. Encourage Deep Presence, Not Performance
- Invite inward focus: Practices like meditation, heart coherence, and guided journeying support non-instrumental engagement.
- Discourage performative or outcome-driven behaviours: These tend to collapse the system’s coherence.
8. Document Key Experiential Touchpoints
- Maintain a detailed event timeline with local timestamps for:
- Shared meditations, rituals, peak emotional moments
- Unexpected synchronicities or intuitive insights
- Breaks or informal conversations (often fertile periods!)
This helps correlate peaks in Wyrd data with moments of coherence.
9. Let Go of Control, Invite the Mystery
- The most powerful Wyrd effects emerge not when they are forced, but when the conditions are ripe and the system is allowed to self-organise.
- Curate for coherence. Then trust the process.
10. Perform a Connection Ritual with the Wyrd Device
- Involve the Wyrd tech in your ritual space: Place the Wyrdoscope or Wyrd Light in a central location, such as a ritual plate in the center of a circle.
- Acknowledge it as part of the group: Treat the device not as a tool but as a participant—invoke a sense of relationship.
- Evoke emotional resonance: Express shared excitement that the tech might reflect the impact of the ritual.
- Intention matters: If the course leader is trained in intention-setting, even a private moment of connection may suffice.
- Experiment with absence: For comparison, try omitting the connection ritual entirely in some sessions to observe whether coherence still emerges or diminishes.
Contact & Support For templates, timeline trackers, or support with post-event analysis, contact: support@gowyrd.org.