Adam Polansky Will Teach Whiteboarding at CanUX 2019

The renowned UX strategist will address a critical design skill.

 WORKSHOP T2: The Hardest Part is standing up: Whiteboards will change the way you work
} Oct 31, 2019   1:00pm – 4:30pm

Whiteboards are everywhere!
But do people really know how to take advantage of them? Everyone has used a whiteboard to gesture their way through an idea or take a quick note. But is that really the extent of their use?

Whiteboards are a medium like paper or canvas with their own unique properties. You can conceptualize, organize, facilitate, verify and so much more. The fact that they’re usually in a public place opens up a whole world of collaboration. It requires technique and practice just like any tool but those skills are within easy reach.

In this workshop Adam Polansky will show you how to develop a set of basic skills unique to whiteboards that you can use all across a project to communicate clearly, quickly, and successfully. You don’t need to know how to draw to get the most out of this workshop. Just bring yourself and a willingness to try.

What we’ll cover:
– A set of guidelines to characterize the uniqueness of whiteboards
– A technique toolbox that everyone can use
– The importance and benefits of working publicly
– Changing the way you facilitate meetings

You won’t just be watching either. This is an active workshop. Everyone will be given a personal whiteboard and marker so they can draw along with the examples and join-in the fun.

*Note: tickets for workshops must be purchased separately from the main conference program

 Speaker Bio: Adam Polanski

Adam Polansky works in Dallas, Texas at Bottle Rocket Studios. The office walls are 80% whiteboard and on those walls the concepts for major hotel chains, international airlines, fast-food giants and large healthcare providers were born. As a Lead Experience Design Strategist, Adam connects business objectives with the things real humans want and need to do and defining great outcomes to satisfy both.

Adam is a long-time member of the worldwide UX community, and his background in design and business for both internal and public facing efforts gives him a broad perspective when it comes to solving problems and creating understanding. He is often interviewed and quoted in books as well as being a contributing author to Usability Success Stories: How Organizations Improve by Making Easier-to-Use Software and Websites, 2006.

For more info, you can follow Adam on on Twitter @adamtheia

Prior Presentations:
BLURRED LINES: CONSIDERING PHYSICALITY IN DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN (CanUX 2016)
Nov 12, 2016 9:00am / 40 min

*Image credit: CanUX & Elida Arrizza