Dr Live! Esther Hammelburg

Esther Hammelburg is a researcher, speaker and creative practitioner whose work explores how digital media and technology shape culture, communication and shared experiences. Her focus is on hybrid realities: the ways online and offline life increasingly overlap, from live events and journalism to social media and public life. She develops practical approaches to help creators, event organisers and cultural institutions understand and design these experiences.

Her Hybrid Experience Canvas is a research-based tool for planning and evaluating hybrid audience experiences, and she is testing it through workshops ahead of a planned publication in 2026. Esther also contributes to research and resources on civic social media, including a roadmap, design principles and toolkit for creating online communities. Her work includes keynotes, lectures, workshops, interviews and media commentary on topics such as live-event experiences, media literacy, misinformation, social platforms and digital technology.

She has spoken at conferences and festivals, appeared in podcasts and news programmes, and works with academic, cultural and media organisations to encourage thoughtful engagement with technology and its social effects