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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
} 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
} 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
} 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.
  } 1:00 PM   Welcome:
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
} 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 )

} 8:45 AM   Emcee:
ROB WOODBRIDGE   |   @robwoodbridge
Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON )
WELCOME
} 9:00 AM   Opening Keynote:
JESSE JAMES GARRETT   |   @jjg
Adaptive Path ( San Francisco, CA )
DESIGNING THE DESIGNER
Design Career
} 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)
} 11:05 AM   Presentation:
ALBERTA SORANZO   |   @albertatrebla
Lloyds Banking Group ( London, UK )
Our Eternal (Digital) Afterlife
Design Ethics
} 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)
} 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
} 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
} 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)
} 3:40 PM   Short presentation:
NUFF   |   @designbynuff
Independent ( Toronto, ON )
The Discomfort Zone: From Interfaces to Installations
Slide deck
UX Design
} 4:00 PM   Presentation:
MOLLY WRIGHT STEENSON   |   @maximolly
Carnegie Mellon ( Pittsburgh, PA )
A Short Talk on The History of AI and Design
Design AI
} 4:30 PM   Keynote:
Jim Kalbach   |   @jimkalbach
MURAL ( Jersey City, NJ )
Peace is Waged With Sticky Notes
Design Research
} 5:15 PM   Emcee:
ROB WOODBRIDGE   |   @robwoodbridge
Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON )
CLOSING REMARKS
  } 5:30 PM   Networking time:
CANUX HAPPY HOUR
  } 6:30 PM   Dinner / Free time:
ON YOUR OWN
  } 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 )

} 9:00 AM   Emcee:
ROB WOODBRIDGE   |   @robwoodbridge
Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON )
WELCOME BACK
} 9:15 AM   Keynote:
GRETCHEN ANDERSON   |   @gretared
Independent ( San Francisco, CA )
SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION
Slide deck (PDF)
UX Design
} 9:50 AM   Short presentation:
TANYA SNOOK & CORNELIUS RACHIERU   |   @canuxconf
CanUX ( Ottawa, ON )
CANADIAN STATE OF UX REPORT
UX Statistics
} 10:10 AM   Presentation:
ANDREW HINTON   |   @inkblurt
State Farm ( Atlanta, GA )
DESIGNING A FUTURE WE WANT TO LIVE IN
Slide deck
IA Strategy
} 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)
} 11:55 AM   Short presentation:
KAREN WOODS   |   @woolseynarrows
WCS ( Ottawa, ON )
Changing the Nonprofit Service Landscape through Journey Mapping
Slide deck (PDF)
UX Design
} 12:15 PM   Short presentation:
KEVIN DEEVEY   |   @karmaboy
DV[ux] ( Ottawa, ON )
Standing up for UX
Slide deck (PDF)
Design UX
} 12:35 PM   Panel:
HOST: BOON SHERIDAN   |   @boonerang
Featuring: Jennifer Fraser, Dominira Saul, Jane Motz-Hayes
Automattic ( Boston, MA )
DESIGN LEADERSHIP PANEL
UX Design
} 1:05pm   Closing Keynote:
MIKE MONTEIRO   |   @monteiro
Mule Design ( San Francisco, CA )
How To Build An Atomic Bomb
Design Politics
} 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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