Amsterdam Netherlands 2007-06-22 The field of user experience is too young to be caught up in trade secrets and intellectual isolation. To help advance the field, Adaptive Path promotes its ideas at public workshops around the world, and send them out as free essays in our newsletters. Adaptive Path is leading the way to user-focused design by placing emphasis on how design affects the user. For those who adhere to the tenets of user-centered design, Adaptive Path assures dividends. This is UX Intensive defined. This workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. The workshops of UX Intensive are for experienced designers and their managers who are looking to learn new ways to provide leadership within their organizations through design and research. Workshop participants leave each day with more sophisticated understanding of their field and a new set of tools to put that understanding to good use. The workshops are taught by leaders in the field. These designers and researchers are the folks to whom Google, Sony, Greenpeace, The United Nations, and Intel turn to when they need to reconsider their customers’ interactive experiences: • Dan Saffer, author of the bestseller ‘Designing for interaction,’ leads the workshop on Interaction Design. • Chiara Fox, senior information architect for Adaptive Path, has developed information architectures for companies such as PeopleSoft, AT&T, and Hewlett-Packard, to name only a few • Todd Wilkens is an accomplished writer and lecturer on the topics of user research methods and social science theory. • Brandon Schauer is a Design Strategist who’s desire to understanding the unmet needs of customers has led him to diverse environments, from the homes of cancer patients to tunnels beneath Walt Disney World. 222 Netherlands This workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. 2007-06-18 false http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/2007/jun/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/222 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/222/070511_-_Logo_Adaptive_Path.gif design research, design strategy, information architecture, interaction design, user experience Sunnyvale USA 2008-03-02 Instructor Steve Portigal Steve is the founder of Portigal Consulting, a boutique agency that helps clients discover and act on new insights about themselves and their customers. He has conducted hundreds of ethnographic interviews in homes, public spaces, and work places, interviewing families, hotel maintenance staff, architects, rock musicians, home automation enthusiasts, and radiologists. This course will provide first-hand knowledge and training in core design research methods. At its root, design research emphasizes learning about people and using the insights gained to inform and inspire design. We will focus on exemplary models of what research is, what it looks like, its role in concept generation, and what it produces. Students will develop their own design research philosophy, learn how to think about people, behavior, and culture, as well as the importance of being open to new perspectives. They will also learn tactical skills they can immediately put into practice: how to conduct observations and interviews, find research participants, and interpret and synthesize results as fodder for design and storytelling. As with all Involution Master Academy courses, this class is limited to nine students. This guarantees each student significant interaction with Steve and a unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and put these ideas into practice with the recognized industry expert on this topic and your eight classmates. It also means that there are very few seats available, so sign up today! 397 CA This course will provide first-hand knowledge and training in core design research methods. 2008-03-01 false http://involutionstudios.com/?p=108&cat=8 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/397 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/397/logo_involutionstudios.jpg design, design research, research methodology, user research Minneapolis USA 2008-06-20 This intermediate-to-advanced workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. Workshops are led by Adaptive Path's team of experts, including: Dan Saffer, Chiara Fox, Brandon Schauer and Todd Wilkens. Use Discount Code UXIM for 15% off the early bird discount. Early Bird Pricing (until May 31) Single Day: US$650 All 4-days: US$2,195 Regular Pricing Single Day: US$745 All 4-days: US$2,495 475 MN This workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. 2008-06-16 false http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/2008/jun/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/475 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/475/AP_MX_blog120x90_v4b.gif adaptive path, design research, design strategy, information architecture, interaction design San Francisco USA 2008-11-08 A half-day conference with five distinguished members of the Bay Area’s UX community discuss advanced topics in UX and user research. Talks include: "How to Lie with Design Research" Dan Saffer - Author, “Designing for Interaction" "Research and Design: Ships in the Night?" Steve Portigal - Portigal Consulting "How Mental Models Helped Teams Do What They Dreamed" Indi Young - Author, “Mental Models: Aligning User Strategy with Business” "The Autodesk Web Research Truth" Maya Pacheco - Senior Product Manager, Autodesk "Ten Years of Wasted Research" Nate Bolt, El Presidente, Bolt | Peters Also, you'll hear each speaker answer this question with a straight face: "Is research for scared, safe people?" Stay afterwards for a drink-and-schmooze with a crowd of UX luminaries, professionals, and amateurs alike! Space is limited, so learn more and register at userresearchfriday.com today! 555 CA A half-day conference with five speakers discussing advanced UX topics. Learn the answer to the question, "Is research for scared, safe people?" Come for the talks, stay for the drinks! 2008-11-07 false http://www.userresearchfriday.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/555 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/555/urf.png autodesk, dan portigal, dan saffer, design, design research, drinks, friday, halfday conference, indi young, maya pacheco, mental models, nate bolt, schmoozing, usability, user research, ux, web research Berlin Germany 2009-05-16 Park Inn Berlin-Alexanderplatz Alexanderplatz 7 10178 Berlin, Germany Early Bird pricing (until Jan 31) $1,795 four days $595 single day Regular pricing $2,695 four days $895 single day Day One - Design Strategy The most stellar design will fail to succeed unless it supports an underlying business strategy. Yet a business strategy is nothing but a plan until it connects with compelling solutions that actually appeal to the target customer. Whether you're a manager or an enterprising practitioner, this workshop provides you with the tools you need to put your designs into business. And vice versa. Day Two - Design Research To get through to your customers, you need to know exactly what makes them tick. And that means learning more than just the usual superficial characterizations. What do they want? Need? Crave? What are they really trying to do, and why? With the research frameworks and methods covered in this jam-packed workshop, you'll discover how to unearth deep, practical insights about the people you want to reach most. Day Three - Information Architecture All the design strategy, user research and interaction design in the world isn't going to get customers to the information they need without a sound architecture to guide them. This lesson features an array of practical techniques to help you analyze, model and describe the content on your site. Day Four - Interaction Design Once you've developed a strategy and completed your research, how do you make a product or service that both engages users and works well? It's up to you to transform the research data into an effective design, and then get that design built. In this session, you'll not only learn how to design for better interactions, you'll also learn how to become a better interaction designer. 604 Germany This four-day workshop series examines the key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. 2009-05-12 false http://adaptivepath.com/events/2009/uxi/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/604 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/604/uxi-logo.png adaptive path, design research, design strategy, information architecture, interaction design, uxi, workshop San Francisco USA 2009-06-19 Hotel Kabuki 1625 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Early Bird pricing (until Jan 31) $1,695 four days $495 single day Regular pricing $2,595 four days $795 single day Day One - Design Strategy The most stellar design will fail to succeed unless it supports an underlying business strategy. Yet a business strategy is nothing but a plan until it connects with compelling solutions that actually appeal to the target customer. Whether you're a manager or an enterprising practitioner, this workshop provides you with the tools you need to put your designs into business. And vice versa. Day Two - Design Research To get through to your customers, you need to know exactly what makes them tick. And that means learning more than just the usual superficial characterizations. What do they want? Need? Crave? What are they really trying to do, and why? With the research frameworks and methods covered in this jam-packed workshop, you'll discover how to unearth deep, practical insights about the people you want to reach most. Day Three - Information Architecture All the design strategy, user research and interaction design in the world isn't going to get customers to the information they need without a sound architecture to guide them. This lesson features an array of practical techniques to help you analyze, model and describe the content on your site. Day Four - Interaction Design Once you've developed a strategy and completed your research, how do you make a product or service that both engages users and works well? It's up to you to transform the research data into an effective design, and then get that design built. In this session, you'll not only learn how to design for better interactions, you'll also learn how to become a better interaction designer. 605 CA This four-day workshop examines the key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture 2009-06-15 false http://adaptivepath.com/events/2009/uxi/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/605 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/605/uxi-logo.png adaptive path, design research, design strategy, information architecture, interaction design, uxi, workshop Washington USA 2009-11-06 L'Enfant Plaza Hotel 480 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, DC 20024 Early Bird pricing (until Jan 31) $1,695 four days $495 single day Regular pricing $2,595 four days $795 single day Day One - Design Strategy The most stellar design will fail to succeed unless it supports an underlying business strategy. Yet a business strategy is nothing but a plan until it connects with compelling solutions that actually appeal to the target customer. Whether you're a manager or an enterprising practitioner, this workshop provides you with the tools you need to put your designs into business. And vice versa. Day Two - Design Research To get through to your customers, you need to know exactly what makes them tick. And that means learning more than just the usual superficial characterizations. What do they want? Need? Crave? What are they really trying to do, and why? With the research frameworks and methods covered in this jam-packed workshop, you'll discover how to unearth deep, practical insights about the people you want to reach most. Day Three - Information Architecture All the design strategy, user research and interaction design in the world isn't going to get customers to the information they need without a sound architecture to guide them. This lesson features an array of practical techniques to help you analyze, model and describe the content on your site. Day Four - Interaction Design Once you've developed a strategy and completed your research, how do you make a product or service that both engages users and works well? It's up to you to transform the research data into an effective design, and then get that design built. In this session, you'll not only learn how to design for better interactions, you'll also learn how to become a better interaction designer. 606 DC This four-day workshop series examines the key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture 2009-11-02 false http://adaptivepath.com/events/2009/uxi/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/606 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/606/uxi-logo.png adaptive path, design research, design strategy, information architecture, interaction design, uxi, workshop