Product Edmonton - "Change" Edition

For this session, we will have a great talk from Sheldon Bauld about how to assess your organizations UX maturity and make space for improvement, and we will also have an interdisciplinary panel weighing in on change management in organizations from three different perspectives (accessibility, UX, and what it takes to acquire and integrate another company.)

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.

Panelists -
Brett Kosinski - Senior Director, Product Line Management @ INVIDI
Agnes Czegus - Senior Product Designer @ Jobber
Sheldon Bauld - Assistant Director, User Experience at Government of Alberta

Doors and hang out time: 5:30
Talks begin: 6:00 sharp

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ FAQ👇

A: What is Product Edmonton about?
Q: We are a group dedicated to collectively increasing the skill-level and connectedness of the entire Edmonton Product Community, with a focus on Product Management. 📈

Q: When do you meet and what do you do?
A: Product Edmonton formats will iterate and evolve as needed, and the constant will be a regular bi-monthly Meet Up (with killer presentations) at Startup Edmonton on the first Monday of every second month. On top of that, there will also be other events like...
- workshops and tutorials 🎓
- panel discussions and topic-specific deepdives 🔬
- collaborations with other like-minded meetups and organizations 🤗
- some good, old-fashioned nerding out over a 🍺or two

Q: Who should go to this? Is this just for Product Managers?
A: Our name is specifically open-ended, due to the wide number of disciplines that this all relates to. Whether you are a product leader, product manager, designer, developer, strategist, business analyst, project manager, UX enthusiast, account manager, content strategist, marketer, data person, etc., we all have things to both offer and learn. 👍

Q: I'm thinking of getting into Product but I have no experience. Am I welcome at this event.
A: Yes, you are especially welcome here.🏅

Q: Do you have a Slack Channel for Product-related/Product Manager chatting, job postings, favourite articles, advice, etc.?
A: Of course we do, and we would be stoked if you join it: https://goo.gl/forms/XFeBbI7d44uJWgu02 🙏