2017 Speaker Series
2017 Speaker Series
Thriving in Chaos: Strategies for Good Design
Your Own Home via Zoom
OR, United States
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.
Innovating from Within: Activating Creative Resiliency and Change Agency in Teams
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesPatricia Colley | Matt Smith, January 2017
How do you drive innovation from within the ranks, when innovation processes aren’t well established, or don’t have a clear executive champion?
Embrace the Chaos: Client Workshops and Getting the Insights You Seek
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesAlicia Nagel, February 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.
Inclusion Before Diversity: Creating a Culture of Learning and Encouraging Getting it Wrong
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesIvana McConnell, March 2017
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.
Bottom Up Security: Doing Your Part to Secure the Future
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesChris Berg, April 2017
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?
Caring Technologies Designing for Trust and Care
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesAmelia Abreu, May 2017
Technology has the potential to shape the way that we give and receive care and the conditions in which the work of care is done.
How to Get Buy In and Be on the Same Page
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesMary Shaw, June 2017
Learn how to successfully collaborate with your stakeholders so everyone is on the same page from the start.
Storytelling Versus Specifications
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesColin Bay, Thug Design | Dwayne King, Pinpoint. | Chris Tobias, July 2017
Innovation is all the rage today. But how do you actually get your crazy, life changing ideas turned into real products when you work for a large, complex organization?
CHIFOO Annual Bowling Party
AMF Pro 300 Lanes (Powell Bowl) 3031 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR, United StatesCome 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!
Launching an Innovation Team
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesErik Goodfriend, September 2017
“We’ve got a great idea, now we need a team to make it happen.”
Coding is for Coders
New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United StatesJames Stone, October 2017
Most designers may have heard something like, “learn to code like your life depends on it”. This advice is misguided. Bad for you, bad for your team, and bad for your organization.
Now That’s Risky Business: Selling UX to the Security Techies
Andrew Sweany, November 2017
Software for tech savvy system admins and security analysts doesn’t need to be easy to use, right? Wrong.