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Content strategists, content designers and UX writers from Southern California meet regularly, share success stories and best practices, and plot to take over the world with process, collaboration, and thought leadership. All content strategists, content managers, content creators, and other friends of content are welcome. Join us as we work together to make content better for our users, companies, and ourselves.
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The following Code of Conduct applies to all Attendees (in-person and virtual), Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers, and Staff (“Participants”), paid or otherwise, at all CSLA/UX & Content LA-related events.
This group is a gathering place of practicing professionals. As such, you agree to treat all Participants with professionalism and respect.
Our events are a drama-free zone (unless the drama is part of a presentation). You agree to learn cool stuff and have a good time while doing so.
By sharing knowledge, opinions, viewpoints, and ideas, we learn from others and others learn from us. Debate is not only welcome, it’s encouraged! Personal attacks of any kind, however, are not allowed. You agree to never verbally or physically attack, invalidate, belittle, ridicule, or otherwise assault Participants or Participants’ beliefs.
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Covid Update:
- Mask wearing is totally optional at CSLA/UX & Content LA events.
- You agree not to shame anyone for their choice to wear a mask, or in any way belittle someone for their personal beliefs and practices regarding their health and well-being. Violation of this agreement will result in expulsion from the event(s) and the group, with no refund, although you will retain access to all session recordings.
Upcoming events
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How to make AI create what you want, rather than what it wants
·OnlineOnlineHow to make AI create what you want, rather than what it wants
AI is an autocomplete engine that tries to please everyone with generic copy, cookie-cutter designs, and mediocre slop.
Whether you write content or design products, the work that defines the Al's output begins before you write your first prompt. And by skipping that step, we waste more time than AI is supposed to save us, because we end up negotiating with its own interpretation of our ideas.This talk flips the creator-AI relationship: instead of AI providing the answers directly, Amir will demo the Discovery Sprint, an AI workflow that interviews you and your market research (interview transcripts, surveys, meeting notes) at the beginning of each project using Amir's 4C framework (Context, Challenge, Cure, and Criteria). The AI digs past surface answers, pushes back on vague ones, and then creates a comprehensive brief that grounds and guides whatever you create next: website copy, blog post, or app prototype.
You will see before/after examples of what AI creates from typical prompts versus discovery briefs, and you'll leave with the framework and the exact setup that Amir uses to create the best app prototypes and marketing content on the first shot.
About the Speaker:
Amir Khella is an entrepreneur, product designer, and startup advisor based in Los Angeles. He is currently serving as Founder and CEO of ScanKeep, which provides lost-and-found services via anonymous-messaging QR codes, and Disical (stealth), which is focused on merging digital and physical realms through AI and interactive media.
He is perhaps best known for creating Keynotopia, a UI prototyping toolkit for Keynote, which he grew from a single blog post into a business with over 100,000 users. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Maryland.By attending this event, you'll agree to our Code of Conduct. Our Code of Conduct is under the Content Strategy Los Angeles' Meetup About section.
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