Bottom Up SecurityApril 5, 2017

Doing Your Part to Secure the Future 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...

Caring Technologies Designing for Trust and CareMay 3, 2017

Amelia Abreu, UX Night School For humans, care is ubiquitous. Most of us perform and benefit from care on a daily basis, including operational care, companionship, child and elder care, routine assistance and accommodation. Technology has the potential to shape the...

How to Get Buy In and Be on the Same PageJune 7, 2017

Mary Shaw, UX Consultant 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. Hint: like any good UX design, it...

Storytelling Versus SpecificationsJuly 12, 2017

The Politics of Introducing New Design in a Large Organization Colin Bay, Thug Design | Dwayne King, Pinpoint. | Chris Tobias, Technology Association of Oregon Innovation is all the rage today. But how do you actually get your crazy, life changing ideas turned into...

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.” The journey from product ideation to launch is full of challenges. Meeting those challenges requires an innovation team structured for success; able to combine...