OTTAWA, CANADA: OCT 1-4, 2025
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CANUX 2018 PROGRAM
THU NOV 1, 2018
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
Workshop tickets must be purchased individually, and are not included in the cost of the 2-day conference passes
| } 8:30 AM Doors Open: FULL DAY WORKSHOP REGISTRATION |
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} 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Full Day Workshop: MIKE MONTEIRO | @monteiro Mule Design ( San Francisco, CA ) W0: DESIGN ETHICS (ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT!) DESIGN ETHICS $299 |
| } 12:00 PM Scheduled break: LUNCH BREAK – Lunch is included for W0 (full day workshop) attendees. |
FRI NOV 2, 2018
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
Workshop tickets must be purchased individually, and are not included in the cost of the 2-day conference passes
| } 8:00 AM Doors Open: MORNING AND FULL DAY WORKSHOPS REGISTRATION |
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} 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Full Day Workshop: ANDREW HINTON | @inkblurt State Farm ( Atlanta, GA ) W1: UNDERSTANDING CONTEXt: A RADICALLY HUMAN-CENTERED WAY TO DESIGN ANYTHING (SOLD OUT) IA RESEARCH $299 |
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} 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Half Day Workshop: ALBERTA SORANZO | @albertatrebla Lloyds Banking Group ( London, UK ) W2: DESIGNING HAPPY DESIGN TEAMS ORG DESIGN STRATEGY $199 |
| } 12:00 PM Scheduled break: LUNCH BREAK – Lunch is included for W1 (full day workshop) attendees only. |
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| } 1:00 PM Welcome: AFTERNOON WORKSHOP REGISTRATION |
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} 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Half Day Workshop: JIM KALBACH | @jimkalbach MURAL ( Jersey City, NJ ) W3: USING JOBS TO BE DONE TO CREATE HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES STRATEGY PLANNING $199 |
SAT NOV 3, 2018
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
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} 8:45 AM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) WELCOME |
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} 9:00 AM Opening Keynote: JESSE JAMES GARRETT | @jjg Adaptive Path ( San Francisco, CA ) DESIGNING THE DESIGNER Design Career |
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} 9:50 AM Presentation: VIVIANNE CASTILLO | @vcastillo630 WW ( New York, NY ) Ethics & Power: The Role of Shame in UX Research Research Ethics |
| } 10:20 AM Scheduled break: COFFEE BREAK (SPONSORED BY GOOGLE) |
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} 11:05 AM Presentation: ALBERTA SORANZO | @albertatrebla Lloyds Banking Group ( London, UK ) Our Eternal (Digital) Afterlife Design Ethics |
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} 11:40 AM Short presentation: A.J. KANDY | @ajkandy Hitachi ID Systems ( Calgary, AB ) Android and Antifascism: Tracing the Roots of Material Design in Postwar Germany UX Design |
| } 12:00 PM Scheduled break: LUNCH BREAK (SPONSORED BY HANDRAIL) |
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} 1:40 PM Short presentation: MARION-ISABELLE MUSZYNSKI & CLAUDEL RHEAULT | @miszynski @realcheval National Bank of Canada & Havas ( Montreal, QC ) Design consistency: let’s be honest, it’s hard Slide deck (PDF) UX Design |
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} 2:00 PM Presentation: DALIA EL-SHIMY | @bowiesicecream Shopify ( Montreal, QC ) TURNING ANECDOTES INTO INSIGHTS: MIXED METHODS RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DESIGN Slide deck (PDF) Research Methods |
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} 2:30 PM Presentation: SIMON KING | @simonking IDEO ( Chicago, IL ) A/B, Creativity or Design: Deciding How to Make Product Decisions Design Strategy |
| } 3:00 PM Scheduled break: COFFEE BREAK (SPONSORED BY JUMPING ELEPHANTS) |
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} 3:40 PM Short presentation: NUFF | @designbynuff Independent ( Toronto, ON ) The Discomfort Zone: From Interfaces to Installations Slide deck UX Design |
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} 4:00 PM Presentation: MOLLY WRIGHT STEENSON | @maximolly Carnegie Mellon ( Pittsburgh, PA ) A Short Talk on The History of AI and Design Design AI |
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} 4:30 PM Keynote: Jim Kalbach | @jimkalbach MURAL ( Jersey City, NJ ) Peace is Waged With Sticky Notes Design Research |
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} 5:15 PM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) CLOSING REMARKS |
| } 5:30 PM Networking time: CANUX HAPPY HOUR |
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| } 6:30 PM Dinner / Free time: ON YOUR OWN |
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| } 9:00 PM Party time: OAG (Ottawa Art Gallery) ( 10 Daly Avenue (Daly Avenue Entrance) ) CANUX AFTERPARTY |
SUN NOV 4, 2018
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
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} 9:00 AM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) WELCOME BACK |
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} 9:15 AM Keynote: GRETCHEN ANDERSON | @gretared Independent ( San Francisco, CA ) SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION Slide deck (PDF) UX Design |
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} 9:50 AM Short presentation: TANYA SNOOK & CORNELIUS RACHIERU | @canuxconf CanUX ( Ottawa, ON ) CANADIAN STATE OF UX REPORT UX Statistics |
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} 10:10 AM Presentation: ANDREW HINTON | @inkblurt State Farm ( Atlanta, GA ) DESIGNING A FUTURE WE WANT TO LIVE IN Slide deck IA Strategy |
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} 10:40 AM Presentation: MARK BOTTOMLEY | @canuxconf CSC ( Ottawa, ON ) It’s Just a Door: Door Control in a Prison Slide deck (PDF) UX Design |
| } 11:05 AM Scheduled break: MUNCH BREAK (SPONSORED BY CANADA POST) |
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} 11:55 AM Short presentation: KAREN WOODS | @woolseynarrows WCS ( Ottawa, ON ) Changing the Nonprofit Service Landscape through Journey Mapping Slide deck (PDF) UX Design |
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} 12:15 PM Short presentation: KEVIN DEEVEY | @karmaboy DV[ux] ( Ottawa, ON ) Standing up for UX Slide deck (PDF) Design UX |
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} 12:35 PM Panel: HOST: BOON SHERIDAN | @boonerang Featuring: Jennifer Fraser, Dominira Saul, Jane Motz-Hayes Automattic ( Boston, MA ) DESIGN LEADERSHIP PANEL UX Design |
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} 1:05pm Closing Keynote: MIKE MONTEIRO | @monteiro Mule Design ( San Francisco, CA ) How To Build An Atomic Bomb Design Politics |
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} 2:05 PM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) CLOSING REMARKS |
| } 2:30 PM CMH Resource Centre CANUX JOB FAIR |
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