CHIFOO

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Portland, OR, US

1,880 members · Public group

What we’re about

CHIFOO (pronounced ‘ky - FOO’), Computer-Human Interaction Forum Of Oregon, a local professional chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, serves practicing professionals, academics and students in the Oregon and Southwest Washington region through lecture series, workshops and networking in the areas of User Experience, Usability and Interaction Design. CHIFOO’s Executive Council meets every other month to drive initiatives, manage chapter business and maintain the long-term health of the chapter. Interested in career development? Being an officer of the chapter is a great addition to your resume even as you learn the ropes of running a small non-profit. Elections are held in November each year. Consider nominating yourself. CHIFOO depends on its members to do all that it does. Whether you want to help maintain the website, assist with an event, write a book review, usher dignitaries to their speaking engagement, participate as a speaker or liaison with other professional societies in the area, CHIFOO has opportunities for you to participate. Read more about getting involved. Not yet a member? It’s easy to join. Read about the benefits of CHIFOO membership. Still have questions? Feel free to contact the CHIFOO secretary.

Featured event

The Design of Change: How Heroes, Monsters, and Rituals Shape Transformation

Thu, Nov 6 · 6:30 PM PST

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The Design of Change: How Heroes, Monsters, and Rituals Shape Transformation

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Thursday, November 6 (note: not our usual Wednesday!)

Transformation has a shape, and we’ve been playing it for millennia.
The Rite of Passage is an ancient yet cutting-edge, cross-cultural design for navigating change and generating transformation. We can find it anywhere there is human change (including in the design of tabletop role-playing games). Whether you’re launching a product, shifting your creative purpose, or leading through uncertainty, there is a common framework for mapping our world from what was to what’s next while helping us create meaning in the space between.

We will explore:

Why understanding and systemically applying the Rite of Passage is critical for us to successfully navigate and influence, with agency, a constantly evolving, Al-saturated world.
Examples of Rites of Passage found in all areas of human change, including within groups, social movements, and transformative innovations
How the tabletop role-playing game, as a microcosm of the Rite of Passage, acts as an experiment for transformation that can be applied to the actual world.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Thor Madsen helps people and organizations navigate meaningful change, whether creative, structural, or personal. He has worked across tech, media, and education, and recently completed a graduate thesis at Reed College exploring how rituals and role-playing games reflect and rehearse actual-world transformation. Through his firm, ThinkResults LLC, he blends strategic advisory with immersive design and cultural research.

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