Empathy, Design and the Future of AI
Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, ORCrystal Rutland, September 2019
Ms. Rutland will speak on the power of empathy in the process of innovation as well as what we can learn from history about how to profoundly alter the way we approach AI as a design industry.
Humans FTW
Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, ORRebecca Priebe, October 2019
Using empathetic design approaches we can create a world of intelligent environments that give us human-centric, adaptable information and control – making each and every individual’s life more enjoyable and productive no matter what we choose to do with our time – work, play, live.
AI meets PC: Building the Next Wave of Personal Computing
Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, ORMelissa Gregg, November 2019
The PC industry is poised between legacy and emergent business opportunities: the established market for desktops and laptops and the new computing experiences enabled by connected, sensor-based voice and vision technologies.
Calm Technology: Designing for the Next Generation of Devices
Mozilla Portland Offices 1120 NW Couch St #320, Portland, ORAmber Case, February 2020
How can you design technology that becomes a part of a user’s life and not a distraction from it? You’ll learn how to design products that work well, launch well, are easy to support, easy to use, and remain unobtrusive.
Democracy is a Design Problem
Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, ORDana Chisnell, March 2020
Design directly affects every person in the nation. Join Dana as she explores the design of our democracy and how to make better design decisions that do not have as many unintended consequences for our democracy.
The Long Nose of Innovation
The point is, it’s Hard to Extrapolate from a Point
Connective DX
2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR
Bill Buxton, April 2020
Using examples from the Buxton-Microsoft Collection, the argument is made that knowing our history is as important to UX designers as it is to architects, musicians or any other creative discipline.
Participating in Public: Municipal Software for Online Dialogue and Decision-making
Your Own Home via Zoom ORTravis Kriplean | Arthur Smid, May 2020
We’ll consider how design can facilitate consensus rather than division. Let’s explore this together and build the practices and software to support democracy.
Life & Death Design: What Life-Saving Tech Can Teach Everyday Designers
Your Own Home via Zoom ORKatie Swindler, June 2020
Apply new techniques presented to your work in any field to create clear, intuitive experiences that effectively guide the behavior of your users, no matter their state of mind.
The Coming Extinction Level Event for Brands & Companies
Your Own Home via Zoom ORNathan Shedroff, July 2020
UX developers of all kinds bridge the distance between our clients/companies and our customers and we can have as big an impact on strategy as anyone else in the company.
August Social Zoom Trivia Night
Your Own Home via Zoom ORUX focused Trivia contests via the Kahoot app, led by our Vicefoo and resident Game Master, Robert LaCosse!
Learning to live together: Community-based approaches for design and research
Your Own Home via Zoom ORAmelia Abreu, September 2020
Explore the history of participatory design movements and highlight community-based action tactics and creative inquiry approaches with Amelia Abreu at CHIFOO's September event.
Something You Know, Something You Have, Something You Are
Designing Better Authentication to Make the Web Safer
Your Own Home via Zoom
OR
Stacy Taylor, October 7, 2020
Come learn about password alternatives, two factor authentication, and biometric authentication, and leave with few simple steps you can take to make your data more secure. (The secret code for this meeting is 123456.)