At a Glance
Event: Festival of Curiosity
Hosted by: Curiosity of Linz (Tourism Organization)
Location: Tabak Fabrik, Linz, Austria
Scale: 130+ activities (keynotes, workshops, interactive experiences)
Audience: International participants, expats, locals
Languages: German and English (including Austrian dialects) Team Size: 2 people managing Snapsight
Key Result: Generated months of social media content instantly
The Challenge: Information Overload at Scale
The Festival of Curiosity wasn’t just another event—it was Linz’s ambitious debut into large-scale innovation programming. With 130 different activities spanning AI, sustainability, food innovation, and creative arts, the challenge was immediate: how do you capture audience attention across such diverse content?
For Andreas and his team at Curiosity of Linz, the problems were compounding:
No Benchmarks, No Roadmap
“You don’t have any experience. You don’t know where it’s going,” Andreas explains. “You have to see things for the first time and then you can have a benchmark of what’s good, what’s not, what’s working, what’s not.”
Attention Fragmentation
With 130 concurrent activities, communicating value to diverse audiences—from AI enthusiasts to sustainability advocates—became nearly impossible. “It’s very hard to present this in a small bite,” Andreas notes. “You can really transport what’s happening there because it’s so much.”
Multilingual Complexity
Linz’s growing international tech scene, including major companies like Apple and Dynatrace, demanded real-time bilingual support. The event needed to serve both German speakers and English-speaking expats seamlessly.
— Andreas, Festival of Curiosity
The Traditional Alternative: Weeks of Manual Work
Without Snapsight, capturing and structuring content from 130 sessions would have required:
- Multiple transcription teams for German and English+
- Weeks of post-event editing and content compilation
- Manual connection of ideas presented hours apart
- Extensive quality control for Austrian dialects and slang
- Delayed content delivery when momentum had already faded
“To be honest, most people would not do it in this quality and in this outcome,” Andreas admits. “You would need so much time.”
The Snapsight Solution: Real-Time Intelligence
| Capability | Impact |
| Real-time bilingual transcription | German and English support with Austrian dialect recognition |
| Automatic speaker identification | Accurate attribution even in panel discussions |
| QR code access | No app downloads, instant attendee engagement |
| Idea clouds & key takeaways | Digestible insights within 4-5 minutes of session start |
| Real-time editing | Quality control and accuracy improvement during sessions |
“It understands Austrian dialect and slang—this works really well,” Andreas explains. “After four or five minutes, the program starts with key takeaways and idea clouds, and you can edit everything.”
Execution: A Lean Two-Person Operation
Despite managing 130 activities, the team operated efficiently:
Andreas: Session initiation and technical oversight
Selena: Real-time transcription editing and quality control
Preparation: Internal rehearsals in their office to familiarize with the interface
Moderator Brief: Speakers asked to state names and roles for accurate attribution
Live Demonstration: Screen sharing to show attendees how to interact with idea clouds
“We were two, a team of two… After one, two, three hours you get deep in it and you’re used to it,” Andreas describes. “It’s user-friendly.”
Results: Content That Keeps Delivering
Immediate Impact
- Real-time summaries available via QR codes immediately after sessions
- Structured insights connecting ideas presented hours apart
- Bilingual reports generated automatically in German and English
Long-term Value
- Months of social media content for LinkedIn and other platforms
- Contextual material linking discussions from different time slots
- Accessible content for attendees who missed sessions
— Andreas, Festival of Curiosity
The Bottom Line
Time Saved: Weeks of manual transcription and editing eliminated
Quality Gained: AI-powered context and connection of ideas across sessions
Accessibility Improved: Real-time bilingual support for diverse audiences
Content Multiplied: Single event generated months of reusable material
“You get more results out of it with really low effort,” Andreas concludes. “It’s just so much helping because otherwise you would need so much time.”
Looking Forward
The Festival of Curiosity demonstrated how intelligent event technology can transform content challenges into competitive advantages. While the team identified one technical improvement needed (session reboot capability), the overall impact was transformative.
For event organizers managing complex, multilingual programming, the results speak clearly: what used to require weeks of post-event work now happens in real-time, creating immediate value for attendees and lasting assets for organizers.
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