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INSIDE THE STORY LAB
Tech evolves. Stories endure. Creativity is timeless.
Inside the Story Lab
One of the most knowledgeable and forward-thinking analysts I know.
The most connected and knowledgeable person that I have had the pleasure to encounter in digital content creation.
Her analysis has been cited in
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She contributed directly to the velocity with which we reached unprecedented milestones.
A master at communications. It's always a great pleasure working with Wanda.

For the curious. One thoughtful newsletter.

Ideas, stories and what's coming next. Free.

We're on a mission

To support curiosity, inspire creativity and guide growth that turns ideas into impact.

Inside the Story Lab is a home for that work: the ideas worth paying attention to, the people bringing them to life, and the stories that connect them. Every insight, every intersection reflects back to the stories we share.

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How we work

01 · Ideation

Curiosity comes first. We look beyond the horizon for patterns and ideas before they go mainstream.

02 · Creation

Ideas matter once they're made real. We turn research into stories and frameworks people can use.

03 · Collaboration

No one builds the future alone. We connect the people and ideas that belong in the same room.

Storylines

The latest moves across media, games, film and technology, and why they matter.

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AI & Creativity

The newest Storylines on AI and creativity

 Deals & Investment

Where the money is moving

 Games

What's happening in games

 Film & Streaming

What's happening in film and streaming

Lab Notes & The Dispatch

Longer analysis and the newsletter, from Substack.

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New podcast · season one in production

Inside the Story Lab, the podcast

Conversations that open up the notebooks behind creative work: the drafts, dead ends and breakthroughs behind games, film, music and the artistic corners in between.

The first episodes are on their way. Sign up and you'll hear the moment episode one drops.

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Season one presented byLOFT. The Operating System for AI Production

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Every Storyline is filed under one of these topics.

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AI & Creativity

How new tools are changing the way we make things.

Stories & Worlds

Ideas that travel across every screen and medium.

Play & Curiosity

How the next generation learns, plays and creates.

Sardinia & Place

Heritage, myth and the stories places tell.

Hi, I'm Wanda

I've always been drawn to the place where new ideas meet the very old human need to tell stories. I've worked as an analyst, advisor and strategist alongside companies like Intel, Sony, Disney, Epic Games and Unity.

I'm based in San Diego, with deep roots in Sardinia, where my father's family is from. That island shows up in my work too.

More about me
Wanda Meloni

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Keynotes, panels and conversations that leave audiences curious, inspired and ready to act.

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