Dallas USA 2007-10-20 Registration now available!!! Classic business models are threatened—the economics of competition have changed. Quality, efficiency and price are quickly matched. Being different requires flexibility—it’s squishy. Squishy seems to imply risk. Such is the conundrum of the balance between science and art—a balance readily facilitated by Design Thinking, fundamentals for strategic business differentiation. This is THE event to gain a purview of the design landscape across major DFW businesses. Join important conversations in a Half-Day-Plus exchange of ideas. Featured Speaker Chris Bernard, Microsoft User Experience Evangelist http://chrisbernard.blogs.com/design_thinking_digest/ Open to the public Hosts: DFW Usability Professionals Association (DFW UPA) and the Lone Star Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) Sponsors: IMC2, Microsoft, Usability Sciences, Cox & Hall Cost $40 Prepaid | $50 Day of | $25 Hosts, Sponsors $25 Evening Only | $15 Students | Logo Design: Norm Cox, Cox & Hall 327 TX Be part of 'different'. Be part of an experiment. Be part of a conversation. Join us... 2007-10-19 false http://designthinkingexec.backpackit.com/pub/1239101 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/327 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/327/DT_07_Fullcolor.png design, design thinking, dialog, strategy Chicago USA 2007-11-08 The conference will address User Experience Design and our shifting role as creator, contributor, observer and collaborator. These ideas will be brought to life at the conference as: * guest speakers push our understanding of "experience" in the context of current design frameworks * tutorials extend our skill sets beyond the confines of the monitor, and * presentations of carefully selected papers bring together the worlds of industry & academia to form new narratives Conference Program http://dux2007.com/attend/program.php Tutorials http://dux2007.com/attend/tutorials.php Invited Speakers http://dux2007.com/attend/speakers.php?list Sponsoring Societies: AIGA + ACM SIGCHI & SIGGRAPH 328 IL Conference on Designing for User Experience 2007-11-05 false http://dux2007.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/328 design thinking, user experience design, user research, ux Dover USA 2008-03-27 Topic: Expanding User-Centered Design in the 21st Century or Why Design Thinking is the Next Big Thing. When: Refreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. Meeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish Where: Liberty Mutual 150 Liberty Way Dover, NH 03820 Parking Directions: Park in the front lot. License and plate number needs to be presented at security desk. RSVP required (see below). Abstract: What is design thinking? Why is it important? What does design thinking mean to the field of user centered design? This talk is an overview of how design thinking is finding its place in companies worldwide, and how user-centered design is being applied across many fields, from organizational design to product design. About Sarah Bloomer: Sarah Bloomer has designed user interfaces for 20 years. In 1991 she co-founded the interaction design company The Hiser Group. With Hiser, she helped establish the field of user-centered design in Australia. Upon returning to the USA in 2002, Sarah was a senior interaction designer for The MathWorks before starting Sarah Bloomer & Co, a consulting practice focusing on collaborative design facilitation. Sarah has delivered papers, tutorials and workshops at user interface design conferences in Australia and the USA. Her tutorial, Successful Strategies for Selling Usability into Organizations, became a CHI classic. Sarah also led the conceptualization and development of The Hiser Element™ toolkit, a user-centered design methodology created to help companies rapidly set up usability teams. Sarah holds an MS from New York University in interactive software design, a BA from Smith College, and served as masters supervisor at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. RSVP: You must RSVP to attend, as security is tight at Liberty Mutual. Please send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org. + + + Stay informed about NH UPA meetings and events by joining the NH UPA Yahoo! group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nh-upa/. + + + 423 NH Please join us for the NH UPA March Meeting featuring Sarah bloomer, Sarah Bloomer & Co. 2008-03-26 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/423 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/423/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg design, design thinking, usability, ux