Sunday, Nov 11
5pm – 7pm
Registration & Opening Reception
Avoid the lines Monday morning and pick up your conference materials early.
Then, join us for some early networking at the opening reception. No worries
if you can’t make it, registration opens again on Monday.
Monday, Nov 12
7:30am – 8:30am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am – 5:30pm
Full-Day Workshops
Here are three amazing full-day workshops to choose from. They’ll change the way you think about design:
You’ll get beverage breaks and snacks throughout the day.
On Monday, lunch is on your own. We’ll provide a list of
great spots to try out.
Tuesday, Nov 13
7:30am – 8:30am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am – 5:30pm
Featured Talks Day
Tuesday is our Featured Talks day. Prepare for a day to have your mind expanded, as you explore the different touchpoints of design with every UI23 speaker.
8:30am – 9:25am
Lean vs. Agile vs. Design Thinking
with Jeff Gothelf
Learn how teams can work across methodologies—from Agile to Design Thinking— and collaborate to build better products.
Tackling Thorny Collaboration Problems
As companies evolve to adopt, integrate, and leverage software as the defining element of their success in the 21st century, a rash of processes and methodologies are vying for their product teams’ attention. In the worst of cases, each discipline on these teams—product management, design, and software engineering —learns, embraces, and insists upon a different model.
Jeff will reconcile the perceived differences in Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and Agile software development in this tactical talk by focusing not on rituals and practices but on the values that underpin all three methods.
Jeff will show you how to:
- bridge the gaps between product, design, and engineering to build better products.
- lead your team with evidence-based decisions that prioritize the customer success over short-term wins.
- view obstacles as an opportunity to educate and collaborate with your team to make continuous improvements.
9:30am – 10:25am
Bringing Back “Human-Centered” Design
with Kim Goodwin
Define relevant metrics and bring human-centered design principles back into the conversation to support business and user experience goals.
Make Better Design Decisions With Metrics
Metrics, as Kim Goodwin explains, are like sharp knives: they can kill you or cure you, depending on how you use them. When the drive to meet business goals results in decisions that compromise the user experience, how can we find common ground by integrating human-centered design principles?
Kim shares how teams can develop a framework to guide their decisions from a project management and user experience perspective. By identifying relevant metrics, teams can support both business measures and the user experience.
Kim will show you how to:
- measure what matters and not just what’s easy.
- reframe the team conversation around metrics to drive the quality of the user experience.
- build common ground with project managers.
- articulate and act upon your professional values.
10:25am – 10:45am
Break
10:45am – 11:40am
The Language of Data
with Brian Suda
Learn how to navigate the language and tools of data visualization and find the right solutions for your audience.
Creating Memorable Experiences With Data
Data visualizations have been around for a long time — since humans began etching marks on clay tablets. Now we have sophisticated tools that can explore data in powerful visualizations, virtual and augmented reality experiences, as well as simpler solutions like charts and graphs. Where do you start? Which is the right solution for you?
Brian explores the language and tools of data visualization, from complex maps and experiences to the simple elegance of Edward Tufte. Data is never neutral, says Brian, from its collection to representation, and even the colors we choose. All data representations have inherent biases and values that we should uncover.
Brian will show you how to:
- find new ways to represent your data.
- make the right data visualization choices based on your situation.
- defend the data visualization choices you make.
- prioritize accessibility, sharing, maintainability, and creation at all costs.
11:40am – 12:45pm
Join us for Lunch
Talk with your peers about what you’ve learned so far at UI23 over a delicious lunch. Discuss the challenges your organization is facing. Share your experience with others who are struggling with similar problems you’ve faced throughout your career.
12:45pm – 1:40pm
Advancing Your UX Career
with Cyd Harrell
Take the next step from mid-level UX professional to a senior-level position with tips from mentoring to building a solid resume and portfolio that will get you there.
Taking Your UX Career to the Next Level
It’s easy enough to find a mentor when you are starting out. But as you grow into a mid-level UX role, it can be difficult to find senior leadership who can advise you on taking that next step.
Moving into a senior-level position can be intimidating and daunting, as you begin to own teams, budgets, practices, and even philosophies. Cyd is here to offer advice on how to transition successfully into a senior role while keeping your edge as a design practitioner.
Cyd will show you how to:
- keep your design edge as a UX lead or manager.
- use coaching and mentoring as a core part of your work.
- fill out the “Talks and Publications” section of a senior resume.
- embrace social work (meetings and politics at work) and make it count.
- open up your team’s design practice in order to advance it.
1:45pm – 2:40pm
Democracy is a Design Problem
with Dana Chisnell
This talk will show how every great designed experience starts with the stories of individual humans.
It’s Time to Start Designing for Democracy
Dana will take you on a behind-the-scenes tour. She spent five years slogging through research-based methods to reveal a view of voters no one had seen before. It’s a time-tested story of how research transcends common wisdom, and her team emerged victorious.
After hearing from Dana, you’ll have a solid understanding of the continuous work it takes to embrace a wicked problem and map it out. And why eight research participants are never enough.
Dana will show you how to:
- design experiences that start with the stories of individual humans.
2:40pm – 3pm
Break
3pm – 3:55pm
Documenting Components
with Nathan Curtis
Build and architect an effective component page in your library with this primer on how to address your audience, content, and organization.
Architect An Effective Library
High-quality component documentation is a hallmark of an effective design library. But where do you begin? How do you name and describe components? What do teams need and how can you best architect your library?
In this talk, Nathan Curtis provides a robust explanation of documenting UI components. Good documentation takes planning, effort, and process. You need the right skills to create examples and guidelines that make a difference. An effective library will drive your design decisions and speed-up development time.
Nathan will show you how to:
- create documentation that serves specific audiences.
- include descriptive content, such as an introduction, examples, design and code references.
- equip teams to use components efficiently and effectively.
- architect an effective component page.
4pm – 5:15pm
Keynote Presentation
The Evolution of a New UX Design Revolution
with Jared Spool
Pull back to an organization level, working to connect applications and other services together.
Design Works on Many Levels
Looking at design through different levels of resolution helps us answer some important questions. Is there a difference between UX and UI, and if so, how does that change how teams should operate? What is the relationship between product design and service design? How do we start preparing for what comes next?
In this entertaining talk, Jared explores the relationships between these new levels of resolution. He’ll introduce you to a level of design beyond the organization level and show you why we need to design beyond organizational boundaries. He’ll introduce you to the pioneers of this new design area explain how designers everywhere will need to develop their expertise.
Jared will show you how to:
- avoid the dangerous trap of thinking too narrowly about your career.
- understand the relationship between pioneers, settlers, and town planners, when it comes to design craft.
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Conference Reception
Enjoy a drink and some great munchies while interacting with fellow designers
and influencers.
Wednesday, Nov 14
7:30am – 8:30am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am – 5:30pm
Daylong Workshops
Here are three more amazing workshops to choose from. Each workshop shows you new techniques and practices to push the boundaries of your craft.
On Wednesday, you’re on your own for lunch. We’ll provide a list of great spots to try out.