22-23 February 2013
An event dedicated to bring all product and service design disciplines together, from research, marketing, design, technology and the business to name a few, who are interested and passionate about designing great experiences for people and business for a better world for all.See Ticket Price »
All Discussion Groups and Workshops are now full.
Please contact us info@uxhongkong.com if you wish to attend UXHK 2014
Speakers
Get inspired by experienced international speakers and local professionals.
SPEAKER | COMPANY |
Michael Davis-Burchat | Nokia |
Jeff Gothelf | Neo |
Tim Loo | Foolproof |
Will Evans | Semantic Foundry |
Marcel Takagi | JobsDB |
Josh Seiden | Neo |
Workshops
Choose 2 half day workshops to brush up your UX skills.
Get Connected
Network with the invited speakers and with the local Asian UX community.
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Program
Day 1 – Presentations & Discussions
Friday 22 February 2013
8:00am | Registration at reception |
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9:00am |
Welcome & Presentations
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1:00pm | Lunch |
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2:30pm |
Discussion Groups
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4:30pm | Drinks, fun, networking! at reception |
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7:00pm | End of day 1 |
Day 2 – Workshops
Saturday 23 February 2013
9:00am |
Workshop 1Lean UX – building a shared understanding to get out of the deliverables business FULLJeff GothelfThe days of heavy specifications and documentation are numbered. The new currency of web and software development is shared understanding within nimble, small, dedicated teams. In this workshop, Jeff Gothelf will teach you the collaborative, cross-functional ideals behind Lean UX and demonstrate the… |
Workshop 2Designing regional experiences in Asia FULLMarcel TakagiAsia has large differences in all aspects of culture and lifestyle across countries. As a result, designing great experiences that work for users across different cultures in Asia includes many challenges.
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Workshop 3Design Management and continuous design FULLJosh SeidenDesign managers and executives who structure the delivery of design services increasingly work in a new context. Agile Software Development and Continuous Deployment have emerged as the new gold standard for software development teams. Big bang releases are largely a thing of the past: a product in… |
1:00pm | Lunch |
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Workshop 4UX Strategy – redesigning business FULLTim LooCreating a UX strategy The first part of the session will work through the 7 steps we take our clients through to create a coherent, compelling UX strategy:
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Workshop 5Design Studio – using structured creativity for product innovation FULLWill EvansWe’ll identify four creativity templates that are designed to expose in any product, “codes embedded in the product itself and in trends observed in its evolution,” and then walk through the process giving ample operational instruction for each template. The session will use the following process: … |
Workshop 6Design Research, The hidden life of a conversation FULLMichael Davis-BurchatSocial Media, Smart phones, Feature phones, Tablet devices, Messaging applications and Media of all kinds are becoming more conversational than their computational precursors. Moore’s law continues to make processing speeds faster while conversational UI patterns remain obstinately slow or buggy-whi… |
6:00pm | End of day 2 |
Who
Speakers
Michael Davis-Burchat
Nokia
Twitter: @otherswise
Michael Davis-Burchat is a product-portfolio Manager at Nokia, working in its mobile phones, Business Unit toward the broader aim ‘bringing web-based services to the next billion’.
In product-portfolio management, design-research plans, portfolio studies, and work practice innovation projects all …View Bio »
Workshop: Design Research, The hidden life of a conversation FULL
Will Evans
Semantic Foundry
Twitter: @semanticwill
Will Evans is the Director of User Experience Design and Research at The Library Corporation as well as TLCLabs, the enterprise innovation lab. At TLC, Will is responsible for working across the organization to create extraordinary user experiences and new product innovations…View Bio »
Workshop: Design Studio – using structured creativity for product innovation FULL
Jeff Gothelf
Neo
Twitter: @jboogie
Jeff Gothelf has spent a 14 year career as an interaction designer, Agile practitioner, user experience team leader and blogger. He is one of the leading voices on the topic of Agile UX and Lean UX. In addition, Jeff is the author of the upcoming O’Reilly book (2012), Lean UX: Applying lean principl…View Bio »
Workshop: Lean UX – building a shared understanding to get out of the deliverables business FULL
Tim Loo
Foolproof
Twitter: @timothyloo
Tim is a UX strategist and Partner at Foolproof, Europe’s largest experience strategy & design consultancy.
Tim leads Foolproof’s UX strategy practice, developing and deploying their user experience strategy framework, methodologies and skills across a range of global clients.
He strongly believe…View Bio »
Workshop: UX Strategy – redesigning business FULL
Marcel Takagi
JobsDB
Twitter: @m11i
With more than 13 years of implementing rich online experiences, Marcel Takagi combines sound technical knowledge with a high awareness for user needs.
During his career he has worked in many roles including project management, information architecture and web development for complex, internationa…View Bio »
Workshop: Designing regional experiences in Asia FULL
Josh Seiden
Neo
Twitter: @jseiden
Josh is a user experience designer and design manager with deep expertise in bringing rapid and responsive design and strategy to entrepreneurial environments, whether for startup or the enterprise. Previously he was program director for LUXr’s New York City practice, was on the leadership team at C…View Bio »
Workshop: Design Management and continuous design FULL
Discussion Groups
Patti Hunt
Heathwallace
Twitter: @hyper_bole
Patti is Head of Strategic Design at HealthWallace, a global agency providing premier UX, Service Design and Strategic Design services for organisations and businesses. She is a strong advocate for using design thinking and practice to spark and facilitate meaningful change. Patti believes that desi…View Bio »
Discussion Group: Designing Business – moving design out of the studio and into the boardroom FULL
Michael Lai
Twitter: @miketlai
Michael Lai is an interaction designer, brand strategist and design educator. He is passionate about designing meaningful experiences by creating products and services with a noble purpose. Currently, he teaches at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, speaks at conferences in Hong Kong and China, c…View Bio »
Discussion Group: A Great UX practitioner in Asia FULL
Jake Andrew
JobsDB
After 10 years of corporate advisory in investment banking, Jake got real and has spent several years in the dotcom industry.
Jake acknowledges he is pretty bloody awful at usability! However he is passionate about thoroughly understanding user needs and problems, and then getting them fixed. He…View Bio »
Discussion Group: My organisation doesn’t understand UX! How do I make them listen? FULL
Annette Priest
Revel Insight
Twitter: @AnnettePriest
Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Japan… Annette Priest has helped teams in these countries and around the world understand customers and focus on the right things to design better interfaces and experiences. Watching and listening as people across the globe stru…View Bio »
Discussion Group: Global design team therapy FULL
Jo Wong
Apogee & Reach
Twitter: @igiwong
Jo is co-founder of Apogee and Design Researcher with over 14 years experience. She grew up in a multi-cultured environment – born in China (with a Chinese Burmese father and Chinese Indonesian mother) and grew up in Hong Kong since the age of six. She has experienced changes in Hong Kong during the…View Bio »
Discussion Group: International Design Research – risks & opportunities FULL
Andrew Mayfield
Optimal Workshop
Twitter: @andrewfantastic
Andrew is CEO of cutting-edge usability software provider Optimal Workshop. His innovative online usability testing tools are used by information architects, designers and user experience consultants around the world.
Optimal Workshop began as the ‘tools workshop’ for leading usability consultancy…View Bio »
Discussion Group: Making a user centered product company FULL
Dr. Jose A Rueda
SCAD Hong Kong
Twitter: @jarueda
Dr. Rueda is a Professor of Interactive Design and Game Development at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Hong Kong. He has over 18 years of experience in R&D and commercialization, particularly in interactive and data networking products and services. As an entrepreneur and scientist he focus…View Bio »
Discussion Group: Video games in the design of every day things FULL
Where
InnoCentre
72, Tat Chee Avenue,
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
http://www.innocentre.org.hkSubway MTR Kowloon Tong Station, Exit C2