Name: Beyond Usability: Design for Adoption
Start: 2025-11-26T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-11-26T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Volta

You deliver a flawless product, built on user needs and tested, only to watch users quietly ignore it. Sounds familiar? The design isn’t the problem. The transition is. Even the best human-centred process can’t guarantee success if people aren’t ready for change.

What if your work truly solved a problem? What if your products were wholeheartedly welcomed? **Kedar Kadam**, our November speaker, believes the key is guiding people through change during digital transformations and product development.

We’ll explore ways to make products (and product changes) stick, not just get them launched. We'll dive into running change management alongside human‑centred design from day one to turn user resistance into fast and lasting "yes" and "thank you".

Join us for a discussion on improving user adoption and rediscovering that sense of satisfaction when your work genuinely makes a difference.

**\> Agenda**
**7:00 PM** Doors open, networking time
**7:15 PM** Introductions from the event hosts, Nata and Ruby
**7:20 PM** **Beyond Usability: Design for Adoption** with Kedar Kadam
**7:50 PM** Q&A
**8:15 PM** Networking and wrap-up
**8:45 PM** Doors close

**\> Speaker Bio**
**[Kedar Kadam](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kedarkadam/)** is a UX leader with over two decades co-creating award-winning healthcare solutions that drive adoption and improve patient outcomes. Former Director of Product Experience at ResMed/MatrixCare, he scaled high-performing design teams, embedded AI into human-centered workflows, and delivered solutions that significantly reduced fall rates and enhanced risk detection across long-term care communities. Author of 1 granted and 16+ published innovation patents in AI/ML-enhanced UX, Kedar now serves as Sr. Business Consultant at Mara Consulting, supporting digital health transformation initiatives across Canada and aligning Human-Centred Design with change design to turn user resistance into seamless, 100% adoption.

**\> How to find us at Volta \(Halifax\, Nova Scotia\)**
Enter at 1800 Argyle St. Proceed up the stairs or use the accessible ramp to the left of the stairs. Take the elevator to the 8th floor. Go through the doors ahead. Volta is on your right. Proceed across the space. Take a left down the hallway after the projection wall. The room is ahead, to the right.

**\> Acknowledgements**
Thank you enormously to **Volta** for sharing their space with us. With this venue, we can continue to grow and scale our meetups for larger audiences.

**\> Support us**
We are solely volunteer-run and always looking for sponsors. Besides, if you liked the event, please spread the word on social media and bring a friend next time!

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