Feb. 7: Advancing Design Capacity

Our next meetup is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2019. For this edition, we'll be branching into Design territory and talking about what it takes to level up the design practice within your organization.

We've got a great line up of speakers so reserve your seat now to guarantee your spot!

Agenda:
5:30 - Doors open and light refreshments
6:00 - Introduction
6:15 - Presentation 1
7:00 - Break
7:15 - Presentation 2
8:00 - Book swap and networking

Speakers:
Chris Caldwell, Creative Director at gskinner
"Designers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus"
Getting designers and developers on the same page is a critical step in your team's journey towards producing inspiring, award-winning, work. In this talk, Chris will share some of the work he does to bridge the designer/developer gap and discuss the role of award-winning work in business.

Sheldon Bauld, Assistant Director, User Experience at Government of Alberta
"Design maturity and its impact on practicing user-centered design"
Working in a more user-centered way is something we all want but getting there can often be a bit tricky. This talk will explain how to get a read on your organization's design maturity level, and explore ideas to help you create an environment where user-centered design can thrive.

Book swap:
Bring a UX-related book and swap it out for another! Bring more than one book if you like. First choice goes to those who bring books.