How to Make Sense of Any Mess: Information Architecture for Everybody

Dear all,

We have a book, a venue and sustenance. Will you come along and have an engaging discussion about all things UX?

We're in a spring clean kinda mood. It's the new year and we're starting up the book club again. To complement this we have chosen Abby Covert's book How to make sense of any mess (http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg7fZBWYW2B82R664QRjgW8qC87H56dCYBf5sjxsC02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FHow-Make-Sense-Any-Mess%2Fdp%2F1500615994&si=6353521815584768&pi=402589e7-7472-477e-e650-64d5019bb1e5).

Everything is getting more complex. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of information we encounter each day. Whether at work, at school, or in our personal endeavors, there’s a deepening (and inescapable) need for people to work with and understand information. Information architecture is the way that we arrange the parts of something to make it understandable as a whole. When we make things for others to use, the architecture of information that we choose greatly affects our ability to deliver our intended message to our users. We all face messes made of information and people. I define the word “mess” the same way that most dictionaries do: “A situation where the interactions between people and information are confusing or full of difficulties.” — Who doesn’t bump up against messes made of information and people every day? This book provides a seven step process for making sense of any mess. Each chapter contains a set of lessons as well as workbook exercises architected to help you to work through your own mess.

Where:

Pivotal Labs (http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg7fZBWYW2B82R664QRjgW8qC87H56dCYBf5sjxsC02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fpivotal.io%2Flocations%2Flondon&si=6353521815584768&pi=402589e7-7472-477e-e650-64d5019bb1e5) are kindly hosting in their Old Street offices (5 mins walk from the tube). 4th Floor, Bentima House, 168-172 Old Street, London, EC1V 9BP

And a second major thank you to them for providing dinner and drinks.

When:

Tuesday the 23rd of February, congregating at 6:30pm for food and then 7pm for some juicy chat.

Excited you see you all again, Martina and Aoife

A note on suggestions:

We have taken note of all of the suggestions that are on this meet-up page. We are keen to hear your reading suggestions. Our decisions will be made in order to support our aim: to equip London's UX community with knowledge and discussion that will help them solve their day to day challenges and interests.