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My Rejected Submission to Interaction11: What Lessons Can We Learn From Soap Operas For Designing Experiences

September 2nd, 2010 · 6 Comments · Conferences

Rejection emails from IxDA’s Interaction11 conference have begun to circulate this morning.
There were 300 submissions for the lightning sessions and only 30 slots, and no doubt rejecting 90% of the speakers was an extremely tough task. I don’t take it personally at all that I was included among them.
Many people in the industry whom [...]

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Whit Hour – Week 12

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the 35 people who showed up for the twelfth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me.
Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour (new location!).
Whit [...]

An Event Apart Minneapolis 2010

July 31st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Conferences

I had the distinct pleasure of presenting at An Event Apart 2009 in Boston and Chicago (read about my experience), so imagine my delight when Jeffrey and Eric asked me to reprise my talk this year in Minneapolis and San Diego!

AEA attendees are a tough crowd — they’re already smart, successful and very well-informed on [...]

Evaluations of my STC Summit 2010 talks

July 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Conferences

A few months ago I wrote about my experience presenting at STC Summit in Dallas — my first time speaking at an event outside of UX and web design.
Yesterday I received the evaluations of my two talks — 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design and Evangelizing Yourself — and I’m quite pleased with [...]

Whit Hour is back! Week 9

June 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Whit Hour

After an eight-month hiatus due to a lack of decent live broadcast platforms, Whit Hour is BACK and now hosted by Justin.tv.
Whit Hour is my weekly video-based “office hour” in which I answer any and all questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you wanna throw at me.
Tune in every Monday night from [...]