What we’re about
CapCHI (Capital Human-Computer Interaction) is a social and professional community of design, user experience (UX), and human-computer interaction (HCI) enthusiasts, researchers, students, engineers, and educators from in and around Ottawa. We are also an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI).
From September to May, we meet every third Tuesday of the month.
Our meetups come in many different shapes and sizes. We invite speakers to give talks, organize panels and showcases, provide space for networking and socializing activities, and sometimes even go on fun fieldtrips.
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Upcoming events
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•OnlineCan AI and UX Research Co-exist?
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Join us for an informative and interactive lunch and learn with Meena Kothandaraman, co-founder and strategist at twig+fish. a cutting-edge progressive UX Research microagency in Boston.
By attending Meena’s lunch and learn, you will leave with knowledge and practical tips on:
- Qualitative learning process language, and how AI can be inserted into it.
- About AI and qualitative research: where can it flourish? and where will it hurt?
- Perspectives and rationale to share with stakeholders to help them decide on the most appropriate AI approach for the organization, team and particular product as it relates to the research context.
About Meena Kothandaraman
Co-founder and strategist at twig+fish
With 35 years of experience, Meena Kothandaraman has elevated the strategic role of qualitative research in informing product, space, and service design.
As co-founder of twig+fish, she advances credible and transparent approaches that integrate human stories into organizational decision-making. She has also led organizations in operationalizing anti-racism and DEI principles, as well as meaningful AI integration within their research practice.
Meena is a founding Lecturer in Bentley University’s Human Factors in Information Design graduate program, where for 25 years she has guided practitioners in building meaningful research capabilities.
She actively mentors African American, LatinX, and Indigenous professionals, believing that diversifying who conducts research leads to more equitable design outcomes.
She holds an M.S. from Syracuse University and a B.Com from the University of Ottawa
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Our Sponsors
We are extremely grateful to these organizations for their generous support of CapCHI and the local design, HCI and UX community.
Design Centered Co.
We use design to enable organizations deliver value by focusing on opportunities that align with their purpose, understand the people they aim to serve, and define processes that are sustainable and impact focused.
DFFRNT
We’re an exceptional team of highly experienced behavioural researchers and design strategists. We apply a fundamental understanding of human behaviour, strategic design and human-computer interaction to deliver product and service design value.
Jumping Elephants
A full-service, consulting group based in Ottawa and specializing in user-centred solutions design and business process management for the public and private sector.
Nokia
At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. We put the world’s people, machines, and devices in sync to create a more sustainable, productive, and accessible future.35 attendees
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