Past Events
Recordings, handouts, everything we were able to capture from our past events is here!
Portfolio Review
STLX Meetup - October 29, 2020
Service Design Book Club - Thinking In Services
STLX Meetup - April 1, 2020
Several members of the STLX community answered the call to share their experiences with working from home as many of us were making the transition to remote work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of three sessions, we covered the basics of remote work, some insights into staying connected with your team, and some specific recommendations for doing your UX work while remote.
March 2020 Event
Remote Workers Workshop
sponsored by WWT
When it comes down to it, the work you need to do is basically the same whether you are in the office or remote. But, as the saying goes, context matters and your physical environment plays a big part in the context of your daily activities. In this session we will share tips for creating your own personal work context and take your questions and suggestions based on your own experience. Featured Speakers: Ken Moire of Spry Digital and g BRETT miller of DSA, Inc.
The key to successful remote and distributed work is the concept of working out loud, also known as observable work. Depending on how “out loud” your company works at the office, the transition from in-person to remote work may require anything from a radical change (if you rely on a lot of face to face communication and share files on local network drives) or not much of a change (if you are already working out loud by using digital tools for your communication and sharing). Either way, this session will help you make sure that you and your team(s) have the capabilities you need to work out loud and be successful while working remotely. Speakers: Martha Valenta of 1904 labs & Brian Schwartz of Centric Consulting
The first two sessions provided insight into the where and the how of successful remote work. This final session gets to the heart of remote work, namely the work itself. In this session we will look at how you can keep your team(s) organized and on task and discuss some of the tools you can use in support of your design & research work. Speakers: Nathan Lucy of Booz Allen Hamilton and Holly Schroeder of STLX
STLX 2019 Conference
Susan Weinschenk & Guthrie Weinschenk - The Future of Human-Technology Interaction
STLX2019 - Shanae Ullman - Train the Trainer: Teaching UX in Corporate Environments
STLX2019 - William Schmidt - Anti-Usability: Harnessing the Power of Bad Design
STLX2019 - Roberta Moore - What is Emotional Intelligence and Why Should I Care About it?
STLX2019 - Chris Feix - Make A Difference Tomorrow: Forms Chris Feix is @chrisfeix on Twitter
STLX 2019 - Rebecca Nathanson & Grace Kyung - Designing for Humans: Lessons from City Planning
STLX2019 - Andy Vitale - The Changing Face of Ethical Design: Why Responsible Intent Matters More Than Ever
STLX2019 - Mark Cruth - The Power of Storytelling in UX Design
October 2018 Meetup
Journey Mapping Workshop
by Shift
Jake Truemper and Keith Pelkey of Shift, conducted an in-depth and interactive presentation on Journey Mapping at the October 2018 STLX Meetup.
To see what you missed check out Shift’s blog with slideshare.
September 2018 Meetup
Comedy in Design
by Chris Feix
Chris Feix of Culture and Spirit cracks up the crowd on Monsanto’s campus with a review and open discussion about how and when humor is employed effectively in experience design.
Then follow along with the video below.
Chris Feix walks us through the usage of comedy and what it can do for your designs.
July 2018 Meetup
Advanced UX
by Dr. Carol Righi
The July 2018 meetup was a double-header, featuring Dr. Righi speaking to the cognitive psychology of ambiguity in design and the skills that help professionals in UX careers.
Dr. Carol Righi is the Human Centered Design Practice Lead at 1904labs. She is co-author of User-Centered Design Stories and User-Centered Design: An Integrated Approach. Carol has engaged in over 350 HCD projects for customers such as Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, IBM, Scottrade, Wells Fargo, BJC, Fidelity, Mapquest, MetLife, and many others.
July 2018 Meetup
Creating More Effective Visualizations
by Eric Vallo
Visualizing data is an effective tool to communication and driving decisions. Watch Eric Vallo explore what makes a chart, graph, dashboard or other visualization not only beautiful, but effective.
Eric Vallo is the CEO and Chief Architect at EV Technologies, the leading BI consultancy in town. Eric is a SAP Mentor and co-host of the Diversified Semantic Layer Podcast Network. He's also the co-author of the book "SAP BusinessObjects BI System Administration", published by SAP Press.
April 2018 Meetup
28 Black Designers
by Timothy J. Hykes
At the April 2018 meetup Timothy J. Hykes spoke about diversity in the design industry and his nationally acclaimed project, 28 Black Designers.
Watch the video to see what you missed.
This is the second presentation in the STLX ACCESSIBILITY, INTERSECTIONALITY, INCLUSION series.
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