Past Virtual Seminars

Tools and Methods for Learning, Navigating and Making a Name for Yourself in the UX Landscape

Are you new to the world of user experience and find yourself grappling with terms and jargon? Or are you a more seasoned UX professional who is looking for ways to increase the impact you have within your organization and the UX community at large? This talk offers some simple, creative approaches to understanding and navigating the sea of methods and concepts that make up the UX practice, while embedding yourself as a player in the UX industry.

Showing the Value of UX: Connecting User Experience to Business Value

Many of the UX professionals we work with have mastered the design of user experiences, only to find that what limits their success and their career is the ability to frame their work as clear wins for the business. This online seminar is for these managers of user experience, interactive marketing, usability, or any accomplished UX professional aspiring to improve their strategic role within their firm.

How To Be a UX Team of One: Tips and Tricks for Successful User Experience Design With or Without a Team

The clear and easy path to a compelling user experience can be blocked by internal challenges great and small, and our stock tools aren't always effective at doing the hard work of building support and elevating the profile of user experience. This seventy-five minute virtual seminar explores the challenges faced by individuals or small groups doing UX inside organizations, and provides practical tools for working more creatively, efficiently, and collaboratively.

Mobile User Experience: What Web Designers Need to Know

Recent innovations are causing an inflection point for the mobile internet, enabling new and exciting opportunities for mobile user experience. The opportunity for user experience professionals to deliver on the promise of the mobile internet is ours for the taking. But how do folks who are well versed in creating PC-based internet experiences begin to engage with mobile?

Design Strategy on a Shoestring: Tips and Tricks from the Trenches

Good design alone isn’t enough to get great experiences out into the world. You need to be smart about how you start and finish as well. That’s where design strategy comes in to play- ensuring that the design of products and services meets business needs, leverages your design opportunities (and abilities) and delivers real customer value.

Attracting and Retaining New Users: Sparking a Crush

Getting people to fall in love with your site is never easy. For "people-powered" services, from Yahoo! Answers to MySpace, attracting and retaining a critical mass of active participants is essential. Fortunately, you don't have to sit back and hope for passionate users to come along. There are steps you can take to make yourself more "crush-worthy.