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Design Thinking With Yoda

[email protected] | Rich Nadworny
post authorRich Nadworny

Rich Nadworny

Rich is an Innovation Lead at Hello Future in Sweden. Previously he was design drector and co-founder of Savvy Design Collaborative. At present, Rich works with large Swedish institutions to help build and foster cultures of design-driven innovation and human-centered ways of working.

Between 2015-2018 Rich was the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center. He trained African entrepreneurs in the YALI program through his course Design Driven Entrepreneurship.

He has a background in digital marketing and service design through his firm Digalicious and as partner, digital strategist and creative director at the brand agency Kelliher Samets Volk.

Rich teaches human-centered design at the Royal School of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.

He was a commentator on Vermont’s National Public Radio station (VPR) between 2009-2018 and blogged at Huffington Post. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth, an M.S. from Boston University and studied design/innovation at the California College of Arts.

How to Champion HCD and Design Research to Stakeholders

[email protected] | Sara Fortier
post authorSara Fortier

Sara Fortier
Sara Fortier is the CEO of Outwitly Inc., a woman-owned UX and service design consultancy based in Canada that helps clients create better products and services across diverse sectors. Sara has 12+ years of experience in UX design and research including 4 years in Silicon Valley. She has grown Outwitly into a multi-million-dollar organization and has delivered exceptional experiences serving big government and Fortune 500 clients including Apple, Microsoft, Telus and AT&T.

Human-Centered Design Dies at Launch

[email protected] | Jesse Weaver
post authorJesse Weaver

Jesse Weaver
As an experienced product leader and designer, Jesse spent seven years as the Director of Product and UX for Gaia.com, guiding the company's product ecosystem as it scaled across thirteen platforms. Jesse currently directs the Entrepreneurial Design Studio at the University of Colorado Boulder and is the Founder of Design Like You Mean It, a product design consultancy working with companies of all sizes.

Why We Need to Design Dialogue… Now

[email protected] | Fred Dust
post authorFred Dust

Fred Dust

Fred Dust is the founder of Dust&Co. and author of Making Conversation: The Seven Essential Elements of Meaningful Conversation. Fred works at the intersection of business, society and creativity. As a designer, author, educator, consultant, trustee, and advisor to social and business leaders, he is one of the world’s most original thinkers, applying the craft and optimism of human-centered design to the intractable challenges we face today. Using the methodology in his book Making Conversation, he has been working as the Senior Dialogue Designer with The Rockefeller Foundation to explore the future of pressing global needs; and with The Einhorn Collaborative and other foundations to host constructive dialogue with leaders ranging from David Brooks, Reverend Jenn Bailey, and Vivek Murthy to rebuild human connection in a climate of widespread polarization, cynicism and disruption. He is also proud to be faculty at the Esalen Institute. As a former Global Managing Partner at the acclaimed international design firm IDEO, Fred worked with leaders and change agents to unlock the creative potential of business, government, education, and philanthropic organizations.

Resilience Is the Design Imperative of the 21st Century

[email protected] | Jesse Weaver
post authorJesse Weaver

Jesse Weaver
As an experienced product leader and designer, Jesse spent seven years as the Director of Product and UX for Gaia.com, guiding the company's product ecosystem as it scaled across thirteen platforms. Jesse currently directs the Entrepreneurial Design Studio at the University of Colorado Boulder and is the Founder of Design Like You Mean It, a product design consultancy working with companies of all sizes.

How Good User Experience Design Can Help to Solve Some of the Most Troubling Matters in Our Relationship with the Internet

[email protected] | Robin Fransz
post authorRobin Fransz

Robin Fransz

I'm a designer and creative problem-solver at heart who currently works as a Global Customer Experience Strategist at MSD. A never ending curiosity has resulted in a degree in UX & VR, a large variety of roles throughout the digital landscape and I have worked in companies of all shapes and sizes. In my current role my main objective is to bring the customer into the organisation and help local markets across the world in their digital transformation. In my free time I enjoy creating whatever comes to mind in Blender, a 3D software where complete ownership of the creative process is what I enjoy most.

Nova: A Modern Publication for the Sexy Nerd

[email protected] | Jennifer ODonnell
post authorJennifer ODonnell

Jennifer ODonnell
Jennifer ODonnell is UI/UX Designer based in Boston, MA with a background is in Psychology, Landscape Design and Entrepreneurship. She loves to study the dynamic relationships between people and the environment, and how we can use those relationships for good. She is an Environmentalist, Death Positive, and forever curious, passionate about using her skills to Humanize technology.

The 3 Ingredients You Need to Set Up and Run a Remote-First UX Team

[email protected] | Martijn Zwart
post authorMartijn Zwart

Martijn Zwart

Design Leader and corporate innovator currently working at ABN AMRO Bank, the Netherlands as Head of Innovation Design. The Innovation Design team of ABN AMRO enables internal start-ups to generate and execute bold ideas by tapping into our UX / UXR and Experiment Design expertise and staying focused on the end-user and their behaviour to create the future of banking together. With a background in Industrial Design Engineering, UX Design, as start-up founder and University lecturer, I’m able to connect the dots needed within a corporate innovation setting to create positive impact together.

In the Garden of Hyperautomation

[email protected] | Henry Comes-Pritchett
post authorHenry Comes-Pritchett

Henry Comes-Pritchett

Henry is a burgeoning philosopher and graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Linguistics and published an undergraduate thesis titled Risky Simulations. He hopes to illuminate the intersections between computational linguistics, metaphysics, and user experience to reveal things interesting about the world, ourselves, and the awakening era of conversational intelligence. Henry is driven by the mysteries of the mind and language and finds endless motivation in the strangeness.

Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs)

[email protected] | Charles Adjovu
post authorCharles Adjovu

Charles Adjovu

Recently admitted attorney looking for opportunities in intellectual property, privacy and data security, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, and legal technology. Researching the legal implications and applications of emerging technologies is one of my passions, and I am always looking for new projects and collaborators that work in this intersection. Other than researching the legal implications of emerging technologies, I am also studying the use of emerging technology to help the legal profession (i.e., legaltech), with my favorite use so far being Casetext's CARA. I currently actively manage Ledgerback, a member-driven digital platform for research, analytics and education in blockchain, decentralization, and cooperativism. I and my other co-founders decided to start Ledgerback to help Nevadans learn about the benefits of blockchain technology, and actively grow the literature in the field (with my interests generally falling on the legal and utility applications of blockchain).

How to Evaluate Design Quality

[email protected] | Erik Messaki
post authorErik Messaki

Erik Messaki
Hi there! I am currently actively working on building and growing Outcrowd as a co-founder and CEO. Also, always looking for opportunities to start great start-ups and initiatives. Playing basketball in my spare time in between building companies and saving the world 😉

The State of UX Design in 2022: What Lies Ahead

[email protected] | Grand Studio
post authorGrand Studio

Grand Studio

Grand Studio is a Chicago-based digital product and design consultancy with a storied history of helping some of the country’s most prominent organizations (​​Amazon, McDonald's, Allstate, JPMorgan Chase, and J&J) to define, design, and release successful digital products.  With deep expertise in creating definition in ambiguous problem areas, Grand Studio probes on what matters to which users and understands behavioral elements and habits that contribute to the success of your product or service.Want to learn how we can collaborate on a project and build clarity out of complexity? Click here to connect!



The Importance of IA in UX Design

[email protected] | Alanna Bent
post authorAlanna Bent

Alanna Bent
I am a UX designer and founder of the design consulting firm, Drie Design. I create designs that blend both style and function for the new generation of users. I specialize in helping startup companies find their unique identity within the designs I create. My designs are based on extensive research and behavioral psychology. I share my designs and research with the community on my blog on Medium @alannabent.

Human-Centered Design Is Broken. Here’s a Better Alternative

[email protected] | Jesse Weaver
post authorJesse Weaver

Jesse Weaver
As an experienced product leader and designer, Jesse spent seven years as the Director of Product and UX for Gaia.com, guiding the company's product ecosystem as it scaled across thirteen platforms. Jesse currently directs the Entrepreneurial Design Studio at the University of Colorado Boulder and is the Founder of Design Like You Mean It, a product design consultancy working with companies of all sizes.

Speculating ‘Metaverse’ Interactions With Eliza – The Ghost in Every Machine

[email protected] | Viraj Joshi
post authorViraj Joshi

Viraj Joshi

Viraj is a designer, technologist, and futurist, who produces both design and fiction with great affinity towards our technological futures. His work explores physical-digital interactions, speculative design and futures, and emerging technology, and has received several international accolades, including an exhibition at the Science Museum, London; and another with the United Nations DPPA. He works at Fjord, London after 2+ years at Fjord, Stockholm. He is also a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art. He has graduated from Royal College of Art (MA), and Imperial College, London (MSc) in 2018.

Is OneReach AI The Tesla Of Conversational AI?

[email protected] | Cobus Greyling
post authorCobus Greyling

Cobus Greyling

Cobus Greyling holds 4 tertiary qualifications, including a Post-Graduate diploma from the University of Pretoria in GIS. Over a period of more than 20 years he has visited 19 countries, and has worked in 5 countries, with 8 GSM networks, and more than 18 companies. Being involved with self-service in 14 languages on various platforms relating to IVR (inbound, outbound, ASR and Speech Synthesis), Voice Biometrics, Conversational Interfaces (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Chatbots), Cognitive Computing, Linguistic Analysis and Ambient Computing. Cobus has experience in the areas of training, development, project management, and executive overviews and presentations.

How to Design for Human Aging: 5 Methods for Inclusive Digital Experiences

[email protected] | Alina Karl
post authorAlina Karl

Alina Karl

Alina Karl is an Experience Designer based in Munich. For her bachelor thesis, she worked together with frog to transform this research into an app that enables people in later life to store actions they frequently use on physical NFC tags. This convergent product supports seniors to solve difficulties in their daily lives independently by assessing the tags in situations they experience age-related limitations.

“You are not the user!!!”- Really?

[email protected] | Roshan Raju
post authorRoshan Raju

Roshan Raju

A designer with a passion for Enterprise Software Design. I love understanding complex systems, breaking it down and presenting it in a form that can be understood and used by all. My current line of work is in the Semiconductor industry where I am designing software for Management and Analysis of huge chunks of measurement data.

Designing Design Meetings: Overhauling a DesignOps Process Using Design Thinking

[email protected] | Maria Fakhruddin
post authorMaria Fakhruddin

Maria Fakhruddin

I am a visual thinker with an ability to combine the creative, innovative and emotional aspects of design with key analytical insights to drive business goals. I have 10+ years of experience applying Design Thinking methods to bring UX and digital strategies to life. Trained as a Graphic Designer, I hold an MBA in Business Design, and a Masters in Global Affairs (MGA) from the University of Toronto.

Critical Success Factors for Digital Transformation

[email protected] | Sukanya P
post authorSukanya P

Sukanya P
Senior Vice President & Tech Area Lead, Group Digital Transformation Swiss Re Global Business Solutions (GBS) India Private Limited Bangalore, India Sukanya is currently a Senior Vice President and Tech Area Lead in Group Digital Transformation for Swiss Re Global Business Solutions Centre in India where she is responsible, along with her counterparts, to help accelerate Swiss Re's competitiveness in the market by excelling in core business capabilities and enabling transformation through R&D-focused initiatives, innovation and differentiation. She has over 20 years of technology experience in the software product industry with expertise in solution architecture, product strategy, program management, customer engagement and team management. An MBA from IIM Bangalore, Sukanya has proven track record of setting up and leading Technology Centers of Excellence and managing global stakeholders in senior leadership roles. Prior to joining Swiss Re, she had an entrepreneurial stint in the field of Digital Transformation where she contributed towards building and grooming truly agile organisations. She has International exposure in the areas of Strategic Management, Systems Thinking, European Business Models & Entrepreneurship from University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Understanding Narrative Design

[email protected] | Dave Vronay
post authorDave Vronay

Dave Vronay

I have worked in the computer field basically forever, since about 1982, from academic research to gaming start-ups to Fortune 10 software companies. My first computer was a Bell Labs CARDIAC. I still have it! I have extensive experience in China. I lived there for more than five years and am very knowledgeable about the software and interaction design industry there, particularly around mobile. I have worked for most of the large tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google in a variety of innovation-focused roles, including social research, finance, and healthcare. I have formed several companies, including the social networking application Heard and the children's creative play company ImaginEngine. I also have done extensive consulting on UX design and architecture for many large and small companies including DeviantArt and Riot Games. In my down time I have a lot of hobby activities including fiction writing, performance poetry, Search & Rescue, and cinema.

Human-Centered Prototyping Starts With Respect For Human Capacities

[email protected] | Alastair Somerville
post authorAlastair Somerville

Alastair Somerville

I work with global brands, cutting-edge design studios and conferences helping people understand how to use ultra human centered design with new technologies to deliver value in emerging and existing markets, internationally. With a background in Accessibility and inclusive design, I facilitate workshops, for all types of participant, on understanding how our individual senses and perception affect the use of new products and services from a human perspective. Helping staff understand more about themselves to enable them to work collaboratively developing complex and commerically viable products. I embed skills into teams so they can make beautifully engineered products which create emotional and human connections to new users and customers.

Dealing with Impostor Syndrome as a User Researcher

[email protected] | Nikki Anderson
post authorNikki Anderson

Nikki Anderson
Nikki is a User Research Lead and Instructor with 8 years of experience. She has worked in all different sizes of companies, ranging from a tiny start-up called ALICE to the large corporation, Zalando, and also as a freelancer. During this time, she has led a diverse range of end-to-end research projects across the world, specializing in generative user research. Nikki also owns her own company, User Research Academy, a community and education platform designed to help people get into the field of user research, or learn more about how user research impacts their current role. User Research Academy hosts online classes, content, as well as personalized mentorship opportunities with Nikki. She also writes as a contract writer at dscout and Dovetail. In addition to writing about user research, she writes psychological thrillers and fantasy novels.

Operator Overloading: An Approach To Ideation

[email protected] | Nahush Farkande
post authorNahush Farkande

Nahush Farkande

I am an aspiring UI/UX/Product designer pursuing my Masters in Human Computer Interaction at Indiana University. I worked as a front end engineer for around 6 years before switching to design as my primary field. "Design is intelligence made visible". This quote by Alina Wheeler perfectly encapsulates my outlook on design. I believe that good design can not only be effective in solving problems but also in helping businesses grow. In my free time I like to sing, sketch and accumulate dad jokes.

How Systems Thinking Unlocked More Creativity Than I Could Ever Dream Of

[email protected] | Robin Fransz
post authorRobin Fransz

Robin Fransz

I'm a designer and creative problem-solver at heart who currently works as a Global Customer Experience Strategist at MSD. A never ending curiosity has resulted in a degree in UX & VR, a large variety of roles throughout the digital landscape and I have worked in companies of all shapes and sizes. In my current role my main objective is to bring the customer into the organisation and help local markets across the world in their digital transformation. In my free time I enjoy creating whatever comes to mind in Blender, a 3D software where complete ownership of the creative process is what I enjoy most.

5 Ways to Design Better EdTech Products with UX

[email protected] | Nicole Gallardo
post authorNicole Gallardo

Nicole Gallardo
I help founders create successful and equitable digital products with UX. I improve the way design is applied within new organizations in order to make companies grow and communities soar. I've spent the last decade building Gallardo Labs, a digital product design agency that is known for its user experience and design system expertise. I've pioneered a culture here where different is better, mistakes are opportunities, and the design process is rooted in compassion. Prior to co-founding Gallardo Labs, I gained experience as an accomplished creative director, UX/UI designer, e-commerce entrepreneur, and team builder for industry icons including Publicis Sapient, Quicken Loans, and Norwegian Cruise Line. Throughout my career, I've designed over 80 digital products for Fortune 500s and industry leaders.

AI predictions trending in 2022

[email protected] | John Hrzic
post authorJohn Hrzic

John Hrzic
Growth Marketer by trade, with more than 18 years experience, I have been on the front lines of the digital market takeover, the mobile app revolution, social media's impact, programmatic marketing, blockchain/crypto, and more recently artificial intelligence, predictive Intelligence, machine learning, and big data. Proven global product, brand builder and business leader. Strategic thinker coupled with innovative ability to balance ideation and analytical problem-solving. Built a consistent track record of results through innovation, collaboration and hands-on execution. Deep experience executing strategic and campaign level marketing processes and navigating teams through complex cultural and digital operations.

Digital Transformation — What Exactly Is It?

[email protected] | Sukanya P
post authorSukanya P

Sukanya P
Senior Vice President & Tech Area Lead, Group Digital Transformation Swiss Re Global Business Solutions (GBS) India Private Limited Bangalore, India Sukanya is currently a Senior Vice President and Tech Area Lead in Group Digital Transformation for Swiss Re Global Business Solutions Centre in India where she is responsible, along with her counterparts, to help accelerate Swiss Re's competitiveness in the market by excelling in core business capabilities and enabling transformation through R&D-focused initiatives, innovation and differentiation. She has over 20 years of technology experience in the software product industry with expertise in solution architecture, product strategy, program management, customer engagement and team management. An MBA from IIM Bangalore, Sukanya has proven track record of setting up and leading Technology Centers of Excellence and managing global stakeholders in senior leadership roles. Prior to joining Swiss Re, she had an entrepreneurial stint in the field of Digital Transformation where she contributed towards building and grooming truly agile organisations. She has International exposure in the areas of Strategic Management, Systems Thinking, European Business Models & Entrepreneurship from University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Why I’m Launching a Co-Design Community of Practice

[email protected] | Emma Blomkamp
post authorEmma Blomkamp

Emma Blomkamp
Dr Emma Blomkamp is a facilitator, researcher and strategic designer, who specialises in co-design for public and social innovation. Founder and Convenor of the Co-Design Community of Practice (CoDesignCo), she is also an Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne and Associate of Innovation Unit. Emma has been leading participatory design and social innovation projects with public purpose organisations since 2014. Born and raised in New Zealand, with experience teaching in Cambodia and France, she now lives on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne (Australia). Emma has a PhD in urban cultural policy and continues to collaborate on academic research and publications on policy design and public innovation. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and enabling meaningful participation to improve collective decision-making.

YOU GOT THIS: An App Designed to Connect, Educate and Empower People Through Their Loss

[email protected] | Jennifer ODonnell
post authorJennifer ODonnell

Jennifer ODonnell
Jennifer ODonnell is UI/UX Designer based in Boston, MA with a background is in Psychology, Landscape Design and Entrepreneurship. She loves to study the dynamic relationships between people and the environment, and how we can use those relationships for good. She is an Environmentalist, Death Positive, and forever curious, passionate about using her skills to Humanize technology.

Conversational Design

[email protected] | Sudarshan Sahu
post authorSudarshan Sahu

Sudarshan Sahu
A Senior Product designer who combines Design thinking and Agile methodology to develop empathetic design strategies that transform complex problems into elegant solutions, Specialization in Enterprise Application Design (SaaS), Data Visualization, User Experience, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Conversational / Voice UI, Web Technologies, Digital Marketing & Communication. My background is visual and interaction design, but my passion towards understanding the human needs and their behavior help me to craft digital experiences, that empower users and boost business growth within the periphery of technical constraints. I believe planning, organizing and optimizing are the three core pillars of design along with human empathy.

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