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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.
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Are we having fun yet? Finding Joy in Your Design Career (remote)
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for a provocative workshop using Rodney Echols’ BRIGHT framework—a practical methodology for cultivating joy and preventing burnout in design work. Using his experiences and experiments, he transformed his UX expertise into wellness tools that address the unique challenges creative professionals face, offering actionable techniques that go beyond typical self-care advice.
This interactive session blends design methodology with mental health strategies, featuring Rodney's signature humor and proven techniques for maintaining creative passion. You'll learn to apply UX principles to your own wellbeing through real-world case studies and contribute to discussions about sustainable creativity, walking away with frameworks you can implement immediately.
About Rodney Echols
A curious creative entrepreneur and certified Design Thinking facilitator, Rodney also holds a certification as a remote meeting humor professional from the same instructor who teaches humor psychology at Stanford University's post-graduate program.In 2021, he founded a project called workgameperk.com as an outlet for his work-life neglect during the pandemic. A very busy minded UX and product designer the project has kept him busy as thought leader for wellbeing for creatives. Some highlights include the "Wellmade Podcast" - a series setting boundaries for self-care, he created digital projects (such as the biggest Self-care activity list on the internet, the BRIGHT framework for boredom, and "Do you know Joey": methods for joy at work) remote workshops. Now the project focuses on combining his longtime dream of being on a TV game show with his love for gamification and virtual events.
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