In the winter of 2021, I gave the closing keynote at Chicago Camps, remotely. Many teams who have remained wholly or partially remote have found more balance since this time, but the importance of finding new ways to connect remains.
Read More3rd Edition Underway!
Russ and I are working on the 3rd edition of A Project Guide to UX Design. And boy, have things changed.
Read MoreIt's Hard to Work Human
A GCE student tells the story of her concept during an end-of-course presentation.
We took "Adventures in Experience Design" to a local high school and held a 6-week course. Surprisingly, we found the hardest part for students wasn't generating new ideas, or choosing and forming the best ones. It was something that touched the core of their fears and insecurities.
Read MoreMaking Mindfulness a Part of Education
Last year, I was honored to participate in UX for Good, an organization that brings leading User Experience Designers together to focus on complex social challenges. In last year's challenge we partnered with the Dalai Lama Center in Vancouver in order to explore this question:
How can we make mindfulness training part of the education of every child?
Read MoreTwo Student Perspectives
Two students from the fall quarter Applied Interaction Design class talk about their experience with the craft practitioners and mentors who visited, as well as their instructor.
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