Solarpunk Brain | Tech Stress keynote
Using tech to build a more human life.
We're surrounded by tech. The question isn't whether to use it. It's what stays human, what tech can carry, and what doesn't need either of you.
Four lanes.
Lane 1
Keep it Human
Anything that needs trust, judgment, or real connection.
Lane 2
Share it
Tech drafts or suggests, and you decide. Brainstorming, planning.
Lane 3
Hand it off
Repeatable stuff that drains you. Reminders, scheduling, sorting.
Lane 4
Drop it
Doesn't need you or the tech. The mindless swiping.
Where it comes from, and how the session flows.
When Stephanie sets up a CRM for a client, the first call is two hours long. They know their business. She knows the technology. Together they negotiate what should stay human and what the tech can take off their plate. This talk teaches your people to run that same negotiation on their own lives.
01
Understand
What AI actually is, how long it's been around, and what it's good and bad at.
In the room: a quick myth check.
02
Identify
Everyone sorts their own work and life into the four lanes.
In the room: the four-lane sort, live.
03
Practice
Tools for cognitive offloading: voice journaling, planning tomorrow, building the task list.
In the room: a tool-or-crutch check, and why swiping isn't rest.
Your audience walks away with
Their own four-lane sort
A simple offloading routine for busy days
A check for when tech is helping vs. doing their thinking
Why swiping isn't rest, and what to do instead
Best for
Teams adopting AI, leadership retreats, tech and innovation events, and anyone feeling the tech overload. Taught by someone who builds the tech, so it's pro-tech and pro-human.
How we work together
step 01
Connect
A discovery call to hear what's really going on with your team, not just what the request says.
step 02
Scope
A workshop, a consulting engagement, or both, shaped around your people and your timeline.
step 03
Follow-through
Tools and follow-up so it sticks after Stephanie leaves the room.
Formats and Logistics
Length
45 to 60 minutes, plus Q&A
Formats
Keynote, breakout, annual meeting, virtual
Location
Based in Spokane, WA (GEG). Available nationally and internationally.
Pricing
Starting at $3,000 (on a sliding scale)
Trusted By
From the room
What people say after.
"I had a feeling you were the right fit for that room, and it sounds like the women confirmed it. That's exactly what I was hoping for when I made the recommendation, so hearing that it landed the way it did means a lot. I appreciated our time together the week before too. It was clear you came prepared and thoughtful, and I think that showed."
Monica W. — Excellent Women in Laundry Planning Committee
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Stephanie High is a leading voice in Washington State on performance psychology, community resilience, organizational systems, women's mental health, and trauma-informed leadership.
Based in Spokane, WA · Open to Travel
