Radical Research Summit 2018
We are pleased to announce that the Radical Research Summit will be held on Friday, September 28th, 2018 at the Emily Carr University of Arts and Design, Vancouver, BC.
The Radical Research Summit is a one-day event that brings together over 200 researchers, UX practitioners, ethnographers, product managers and businesses. The day will focus on issues and topics that directly impact user research practice today.
Attendees will connect and learn from thought leaders in user experience research, emerging technology practitioners and world-class academic researchers. The day will provoke and inspire your team with new ideas while gaining practical and actionable insights to be more effective influencers and deliver research that has impact.
Take your research practice from good to great!
Keynote Speaker
Indi Young
Indi is a freelance researcher who writes and speaks about cognitive empathy, demographic assumptions, and software design. She is the wonder twin to data scientists.
Keynote Presentation:
Paying Better Attention to the Problem.
Summit Speakers
KATHRYN BROOKSHIER
Premera Blue Cross
MICHELLE CHUA
Microsoft / Mystery Dish
VIVIANNE CASTILLO
Weight Watchers
KELLY FRANZNICK
Blink UX
JENNIFER GIBLIN
ITHAKA
LAURA HEBERT
Government of British Columbia
STEVE HERBST
UI Traps
BEN KERTMAN
Independent Consultant
SVETLANA KOUZNETSOVA
UX + Accessibility Consultant
LASZLO LAUFER
Uber
SAM LADNER
Ontario College of Art and Design
ANGIE MARIN
UX researcher for robotics and vr/ar games
MICHAEL MEDLOCK
UI Traps
ANISH NANGIA
eBay, Inc.
BRIAN PERONE
SMRITI SHAKDHER
Government of British Columbia
VERONIKA SIPEEVA
Premera Blue Cross
Schedule
8:30 am
Opening Remarks:
TBD
8:40 am
Keynote Presentation:
Paying better attention to the problem
Indi Young (Independent Qualitative Data Scientist)
10:05 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am
Skip the actionable insight: get straight to the action
Jennifer Giblin (ITHAKA), Veronika Sipeeva and Kathryn Brookshier (Premera Blue Cross)
11:05 am
Ethics & power: understanding the role of shame in UX research
Vivianne Castillo (Weight Watchers)
11:40 am
Prototyping and evaluating new devices, experiences, and behaviours
Michelle Chua (Microsoft / Mystery Dish)
12:00 pm
Integrating behavior change science into human centered design
Ben Kertman (Independent Consultant)
12:35 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Accessibility in UX - presentation from a deaf professional
Svetlana Kouznetsova (UX + Accesibility Consultant)
2:05 pm
Rapid design and evaluating AI & voice experiences through advanced wizard of Oz prototyping
Kelly Franznick (Blink UX)
2:55 pm
Designing for data’s potential
Smriti Shakdher and Laura Hebert (Government of British Columbia)
3:40 pm
Robots for humanity: the role of user experience research in robot development
Angie Marin (UX research Consultant)
3:55 pm
Coffee Break
4:10 pm
UI tenets & traps: 100 years of research in the palm of your hand
Michael Medlock (Facebook Reality Labs) and Steve Herbst (UI Traps)
4:45 pm
Being Cassandra: how to speak truth to power without losing your mind
Sam Ladner (Ontario College of Art and Design)
5:30 pm
Closing Remarks
TBD
5:45 pm
Reception - Beer, Wine and Appetizers
Sponsors
We are very grateful for the support of our confirmed sponsors whose contributions make this event possible.
Premium Sponsors
Standard Sponsor
Venue Sponsor
Food and Beverage Sponsors
Community Sponsors
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship is an excellent opportunity for companies to connect with leaders in user experience research, engage with potential new talent and share your work in the fast changing space of user experience research, design and strategy.
Venue
Emily Carr University of Art + Design is a learning community devoted to excellence and innovation in visual arts, media arts, and design. It's vision is to be a worldwide centre of excellence in art, design, and media education and research.
