Embrace the Chaos: Client Workshops and Getting the Insights You Seek

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Alicia 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.

Bottom Up Security: Doing Your Part to Secure the Future

New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United States

Chris 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 States

Amelia 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 States

Mary Shaw, June 2017
Learn how to successfully collaborate with your stakeholders so everyone is on the same page from the start.

Storytelling Versus Specifications

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Colin 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 States

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!

Launching an Innovation Team

New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United States

Erik 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 States

James 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.