Thriving in Chaos:
Strategies for Good Design

Risk and business needs are where design projects start. While methods and objectives might differ, we all share the bottom line. Implementing the best designs takes more than specs and code.

Selling, negotiation, and response to risk are skills we need in real world. Delivering great user experiences in the face of organizational politics, market drivers, and IT constraints takes skills rarely taught in school.

How can business needs and strategic language best be translated into design requirements? How does good user experience design address threat and risk? How do trust and transparency in team communication impact ROI? Join CHIFOO for panel discussions, talks and workshops offering tactical know-how to thrive amid chaos.

There are three categories of focus in this year's speaker series: Design for Security(Orange), Design for Growth in Business/Education(Blue), and Design for Health and Care (Green). Each category has been assigned a color so that it can be followed throughout the year more easily.

Please note: CHIFOO wants to make sure that each meeting is a great experience for everyone. If you need an accommodation to help you better enjoy CHIFOO meetings and events please let our CHIFOO Programs Chair know how we can help a few days prior to CHIFOO event.

2017 Speakers and Events

2017 Speaker Series

How can business needs and strategic language best be translated into design requirements? How does good user experience design address threat and risk? How do trust and transparency in team communication impact ROI? Join CHIFOO for panel discussions, talks and workshops offering tactical know-how to thrive amid chaos ...
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CHIFOO Meeting Details

Each CHIFOO event consists of CHIFOOd, a no-host dinner at 5pm, and then the CHIFOO program that starts at 7pm in downtown PDX. CHIFOO meetings are free for CHIFOO members and $5.00 for non-members ...
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CHIFOO Annual Bowling Party
August 2, 2017

CHIFOO Annual Bowling Party Come join us for the annual CHI-Bowl to enjoy some indoor sports. Dig out your bowling shirt and bowl a few games, or just hang out and socialize with your friends and colleagues. Families are welcome, too! ...
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Launching an Innovation Team
Sept 6, 2017

Erik Goodfriend, Humanity Innovation Labs “We’ve got a great idea, now we need a team to make it happen.” ...
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Designers Stop Learning Code;Coders Stop Learning Design
Oct 4, 2017

James Stone, James Stone Consulting Most designers may have heard something like, “learn to code like your life depends on it” ...
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Now That’s Risky Business
Nov 8, 2017

Andrew Sweany, TripwireSoftware Providing good software to the folks keeping our data safe is much more important than one click shoe shopping ...
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Innovating from Within
Jan 18, 2017

Patricia Colley | Matt Smith How do you drive innovation from within the ranks, when innovation processes aren’t well established, or don’t have a clear executive champion? ...
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Embrace the Chaos
Feb 1, 2017

Engage the client in disruptive and engaging workshops early in website development process to elicit input from key stakeholders who might not otherwise be able to verbalize it ...
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Inclusion Before Diversity
March 1, 2017

Ivana McConnell, Senior UI/UX Designer at Customer.io Why tech companies should focus on achieving inclusion first, attending to employees’ specific self-care needs in order to create a platform for diversity to flourish, and better software made ...
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Bottom Up Security
April 5, 2017

Chris Berg, Firemaple Industries Everyday we hear more about another big hack. First Target, then the DNC, then the NSA. Secure software and infrastructure seems impossible, so what can we do? Come to this session to learn how to make security more accessible by making it part of the software ...
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Caring Technologies Designing for Trust and Care
May 3, 2017

Amelia Abreu, UX Night School How can we design services, along with products and systems, to support care? ...
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How to Get Buy In and Be on the Same Page
June 7, 2017

Getting buy-in from project stakeholders is often the most critical piece of the design puzzle. Learn how to successfully collaborate with your stakeholders so everyone is on the same page from the start ...
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CHIFOO Book Sale
June 7, 2017

Get ready for CHIFOO's upcoming Book Sale at the next CHIFOO meeting on June 7th. All sales will go toward funding upcoming CHIFOO events ...
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Storytelling Versus Specifications
July 12, 2017

Colin Bay, Thug Design | Dwayne King, Pinpoint. | Chris Tobias, Technology Association of Oregon Come check out CHIFOO's panel of seasoned troublemakers to learn how you too can become a force for change within a large team and still keep your job ...
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