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Tent Talks Featuring: Alec Levin
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - April 13, 2024 20:57 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingShift in Researcher Activities: Researchers are becoming more involved at the executive level, driven by organizational changes and the impact of new technologies like AI. Effective communication and business understanding are crucial for researchers to influence executive decisions and strate...
Tent Talks Featuring: Colin MacArthur
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - April 08, 2024 17:18 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIntegrating AI into Design Workflow: LLMs have significantly shifted Colin's approach to design, especially in the ideation phase, by accelerating the move from idea generation to discernment and filtering. AI's capacity for generating diverse ideas helps bypass the initial, often time-consumi...
Tent Talks Featuring: Nathan Curtis
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - March 13, 2024 00:39 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCritical Processes in Design Systems: Emphasis on building from a library of UI components and visual language. Importance of collaboration between designers and developers. The notion of a design system as a product serving products, requiring evolution, roadmap, support, and marketing. Str...
Tent Talks Featuring: Christine Perfetti
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - March 05, 2024 19:10 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSession Overview Christine Perfetti dives into the concept of "Strategic Rallying" as a team-based, collaborative approach aimed at setting and executing a strategy and product vision with a focus on understanding and involving both external users/customers and internal team members of an organ...
Tent Talks Featuring: Danielle Barnes
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - February 27, 2024 05:39 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFinding Your Voice: Danielle is still on a journey to discover what she wants to share with the world, using her experiences with Women Talk Design and the process of writing "Present Yourself." She aims to empower others to amplify their impact, believing in supporting others to do their best...
Tent Talks Featuring: Christine McGlade
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - February 24, 2024 21:14 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSession Overview In this episode of Tent Talks, Christine McGlade, a sessional lecturer on digital futures at OCAD University, shares her insights on designing tomorrow with a focus on ethics and AI. Christine discusses the importance of futures thinking as a design discipline akin to systems t...
Tent Talks Featuring: Alison Gretz
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - February 22, 2024 06:14 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this insightful Tent Talks episode, Alison Gretz, a seasoned leader in the design industry, shares her unique leadership philosophy and how it has positively impacted her team dynamics and conflict resolution. Alison emphasizes the importance of viewing leadership roles as partnerships and co...
Tent Talks Featuring: Sunni Brown & Liya James
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - February 14, 2024 23:47 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of Tent Talks, Sunni Brown and Liya James share their insights on the creation of a virtual community centered around contemplative practices at the Center for Deep Self Design. They emphasize the impact these practices have had on their lives, enabling them to live more authenti...
Tent Talks Featuring: Yaddy Arroyo
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - January 17, 2024 06:43 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSession Overview In this enlightening Tent Talks session with Yaddy Arroyo, we dove into the intricate world of AI UX design leadership. Yaddy shared valuable insights on the differences between traditional UX design leadership and AI UX design leadership, emphasizing the importance of a divers...
Tent Talks Featuring: Jane Ruffino
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - December 20, 2023 00:47 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe session with Jane Ruffino explored the often overlooked yet crucial role of content in technology and design. Jane, a content strategist, discussed how content acts as a foundational infrastructure in digital products and services, likening it to the integral but usually invisible components...
Tent Talks Featuring: Tim Frick
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - December 05, 2023 18:08 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of Tent Talks, Tim Frick delves into the evolving landscape of digital sustainability, a topic that's gaining traction but still relatively niche. Tim discusses recent regulatory changes, like the EU's Climate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Biden's executive order on AI, ...
Tent Talks Featuring: Steve Portigal
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - November 22, 2023 02:15 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe session with Steve Portigal, discussing the second edition of his book "Interviewing Users," delved into how the field of user research has evolved over the past decade. Steve highlighted significant shifts, including changes in societal norms, the rise of remote work due to the pandemic, an...
Tent Talks Featuring: Haley Stracher
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - November 08, 2023 02:23 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHaley Stracher shared her expertise on user onboarding, emphasizing the criticality of the initial user experience. Her practical, three-step method for effective onboarding—introduction, cognitive load management, and retention through rewards—highlights the significance of a user's first inter...
Tent Talks Featuring: Jesse James Garrett
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - October 25, 2023 01:04 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this insightful session, Jesse James Garrett, a visionary in the field, delves into the intricacies of design leadership amidst the dynamic interplay between executive expectations and team aspirations. He reflects on the evolution of design leadership, the spectrum of design maturity, and pr...
Tent Talks Featuring: Carmen Medina
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - October 24, 2023 00:51 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCarmen Medina, a former CIA officer, shared her experiences and insights on being a 'rebel' within a bureaucratic setting during the Tent Talks session. Medina spent 32 years at the CIA, starting her rebellious journey in the mid-90s when the digital revolution sparked her interest. Despite faci...
Tent Talks Featuring: Donna Lichaw
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - October 18, 2023 00:21 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this Tent Talks session, Chicago Camps engages in a rich conversation with Donna Lichaw, discussing the essence of leadership impact and how leaders can assess and enhance their impact within their organizations. Donna shares insights from her new book and her experiences coaching leaders, em...
Tent Talks Featuring: Amy Bucher
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - October 04, 2023 14:53 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHere are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Amy Bucher titled, “Personalizing Behavior Change: The Intersection of AI, Ethics, and Team Collaboration:” Session Introduction: Amy Bucher discusses personalization in behavior change. Highlights the importance of tailoring communica...
Tent Talks Featuring: Shannon Leahy
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - September 28, 2023 23:52 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingShannon Leahy explores the importance and versatility of using common office tools for UX deliverables. She shares her experience as a self-taught designer, the benefits of democratizing design processes, and tips for effective team collaboration. She also offers a candid perspective on the eve...
Tent Talks Featuring: Billie Mandel
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - September 03, 2023 20:55 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBillie Mandel focuses on the well-intentioned yet harmful behaviors people exhibit in tech workplaces that contribute to toxicity. She outlines the top 5 such behaviors and offers tangible solutions for each, from avoiding complicit bystander tendencies to fostering transparent communication. T...
Tent Talks Featuring: Jenae Cohn
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - August 25, 2023 02:44 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHere are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Jenae Cohn titled, “Design for Learning:” Design Philosophy Jenae emphasizes that learning should center on the needs, motivations, and concerns of the learners, not just content delivery. Variety in learning methods, social interaction...
Tent Talks Featuring: Janelle Ward
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - August 18, 2023 04:29 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDetermining Organization Maturity: Start assessing during interviews. Consider the clarity of decision-making in research paths. Supporting Research Team Growth: Align with goals, involve in maturity determination, foster collaboration, and share insights. Handling Hybrid Lead/Manager Role: Re...
Tent Talks Featuring: Dan Brown
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - August 11, 2023 00:22 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHere are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Dan Brown titled, “The Information Architecture of Products:” Embracing Change in Design Acknowledges the inevitability of change in design and the importance of flexibility. Emphasizes the alignment of understanding within a team, eve...
Tent Talks Featuring: Billy Carlson, Leon Barnard, & Michael Angeles
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - August 04, 2023 18:51 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIntroducing Wireframing to Everyone: Wireframing is a technique often reserved for designers, but a new approach seeks to make it accessible to everyone, including product people, developers, managers, entrepreneurs, and non-designers. The goal is to teach these individuals not only to visualize...
Tent Talks Featuring: Andrea Mignolo
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - August 02, 2023 20:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHere are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Andrea Mignolo titled, “Getting Started in the Coaching Leadership Style”: Evolution of Coaching Leadership - Emphasizes deepening the practice, moving from having answers to embracing uncertainty. - Encourages curiosity, creativity, pla...
Tent Talks Featuring: Lou Rosenfeld
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - July 26, 2023 18:04 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHere are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Lou Rosenfeld titled, “The Rosenfeld Media Approach to Curating High-Quality Content”: Role of IA and UX in Content Curation: Lou Rosenfeld highlights that his approach is to use IA and UX skills in an untraditional manner to curate high...
Tent Talks Featuring: Natalie Dunbar
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - July 19, 2023 02:32 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHere are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Natalie Dunbar titled, "Health, Wellness, and Self-Care: Maintaining a Strong UX Practice Core": Health, Wellness, and Self Care in UX Design: Natalie defines health in UX design as how a system is performing, similar to the way heuristi...
Tent Talks Featuring: Jonathan McFadden - It’s Okay to Be Inflexible in Content Design
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - April 13, 2023 16:52 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn Tuesday, April 11th at 5:00pm CDT, Jonathan McFadden joined us for a live Q&A session: “It’s Okay to Be Inflexible in Content Design.” Jonathan McFadden Jonathan McFadden is a senior content designer at Shopify, where he partners with a team of designers to create better experiences for ...
Tent Talks Featuring: Joie Chung - Hey New Design Manager
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - April 10, 2023 15:02 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn Thursday, April 6 at 5:30pm Central, Joie Chung joined us for a live Q&A session “Hey New Design Manager.” Joie Chung Joie Chung is a senior product design leader based in Austin, TX, who’s passionate about mentoring future leaders and helping designers achieve their best work. With over...
Tent Talks Featuring: Ian Smile - Leadership & Community
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - March 13, 2023 02:08 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn Friday, March 10 at 5:00pm Central, Ian Smile joined us for a live Q&A session “Leadership & Community.” Ian Smile Ian Smile is a Principal UX Designer at Veritone in Orange County, CA working with AI in the Enterprise Synthetic Voice and Ad Tech spaces. A lifelong learner, teacher, thinker...
Tent Talks Featuring: Christina Goldschmidt - Key Business Concepts Design Leaders Need to Know
Tent Talks by Chicago Camps - March 09, 2023 20:01 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTent Talks Featuring: Christina Goldschmidt On Wednesday, March 8th 3:00pm CST, Christina Goldschmidt joins us for a live Q&A session: “Key Business Concepts Design Leaders Need to Know.” Join this live session for free and take part in the conversation with Christina. We’ll have our questions...
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