Tent Talks by Chicago Camps

Here are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Lou Rosenfeld titled, “The Rosenfeld Media Approach to Curating High-Quality Content”: Role of IA and UX in Content Curation: Lou Rosenfeld highlights that his approach is to use IA and UX skills in an untraditional manner to curate high-quality content. Considering the User's Journey in Event Planning: Rosenfeld emphasizes the importance o...

Here are the main points from the Tent Talks session with Natalie Dunbar titled, "Health, Wellness, and Self-Care: Maintaining a Strong UX Practice Core": Health, Wellness, and Self Care in UX Design : Natalie defines health in UX design as how a system is performing, similar to the way heuristic evaluations are done. Wellness involves having the freedom and control to accomplish tasks without unn...

On Tuesday, April 11th at 5:00pm CDT, Jonathan McFadden joined us for a live Q&A session: “It’s Okay to Be Inflexible in Content Design.”   Jonathan McFadden Jonathan McFadden is a senior content designer at Shopify, where he partners with a team of designers to create better experiences for users on the Shop app. Outside of his daytime gig, he runs his own content writing business, Jon Writes, an...

On Thursday, April 6 at 5:30pm Central, Joie Chung joined us for a live Q&A session “Hey New Design Manager.”   Joie Chung Joie Chung is a senior product design leader based in Austin, TX, who’s passionate about mentoring future leaders and helping designers achieve their best work. With over 17 years in the design industry, Joie has gained a deep understanding of what makes a great user experienc...

On Friday, March 10 at 5:00pm Central, Ian Smile joined us for a live Q&A session “Leadership & Community.” Ian Smile Ian Smile is a Principal UX Designer at Veritone in Orange County, CA working with AI in the Enterprise Synthetic Voice and Ad Tech spaces. A lifelong learner, teacher, thinker, and community builder, his purpose in life is to bring people together through design, education, cultur...

Tent Talks Featuring: Christina Goldschmidt On Wednesday, March 8th 3:00pm CST, Christina Goldschmidt joins us for a live Q&A session: “Key Business Concepts Design Leaders Need to Know.” Join this live session for free and take part in the conversation with Christina. We’ll have our questions to ask, and questions from attendees are welcome, as well. Christina answers the questions: Let’s start w...

Tent Talks Featuring: Emily Parcell On Thursday, February 23 at 5:00pm Central, Emily Parcell will join us for a live Q&A session “Design Management vs. Individual Contributor Leadership” and we’re very excited! Emily Parcell Driven by a passion to make the workplace more human, Emily’s work as a leadership coach and facilitator focuses on how strong leadership, process, and culture support teams...

On Wednesday, February 15th at 6:00pm CST, Fred Beecher joined us for a live Q&A session: “Getting Started in DesignOps.”  About Tent Talks Chicago Camps hosts irregularly scheduled Tent Talks with people from all across the User Experience Design community, and beyond. Who really likes limits, anyway--If it's a cool idea, we'd love to hear about it and share it! What is a Tent Talk?  That's...

On Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 at 5:00pm Central, Meena Kothandaramn joined us for a live Q&A session called “There is More to Research than Asking a Question.” Meena Kothandaraman With 30 years of experience, Meena has consulted to emphasize the strategic value and positioning of qualitative research in the design of product, space and service. Meena is fascinated by the complexity of human beh...

Tent Talks Featuring: Dani Nordin On Tuesday, November 29th at 5:00pm Central, Dani Nordin joined us for a live Q&A session called “Your Brain & Your Next Job.”  Dani Nordin  Dani Nordin works for athenahealth as the Product Design Architect for athenaClinicals. There, she uses her superpowers in user research, pattern recognition, and snark to help the organization unpack big, gnarly problems rel...

Lindsey Latiolais Lindsey will talk to anyone about anything at any time, which served her well in her decade-plus in UX research. She worked as a researcher with 6 different companies, from a giant multinational consultancy with offices worldwide to a tiny real-estate post-startup based out of Chicago. She recently transitioned to a product management role to have an impact on decision-making ear...

This podcast features Jared Spool , Founder of User Interface Engineering & Co-founder of Centre Center, and his Keynote, “Design is a Team Sport” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Jared Spool - Keynot...

This podcast features Eli Silva , Senior Product Designer at Pivotal Labs, and his Presentation, “Designing for Diversity in Organization Design” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Eli Silva - Presentation...

This podcast features Sofia Millares , Creative Director of Product Design, and Tami Evnin , Lead Product Designer, both of Nasdaq, and their Presentation, “World's Best Boss: Lessons Learned from a New Design Leader” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsa...

This podcast features Suzanna Bierwirth , Chief Creative Officer of The Mars Agency, and her Lightning Talk, “Managing Up, Down & Sideways” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Suzanna Bierwirth - Lightni...

This podcast features Kathi Kaiser , Co-founder and Partner at Centralis, and her Lightning Talk, “How to Design a Company” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Kathi Kaiser - Lightning Talk Co-founder and Pa...

This podcast features Dan Brown , Co-founder of Eightshapes and author of several key design books, and his Presentation, “Curiosity, Skepticism, Humility: Achieving the Right Mindset for Design Discovery in Teams” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq...

This podcast features Dr. Steve Julius , Founder and Chief Executive of HRCG and former Team Psychologist for the Chicago Bulls, and his Presentation, “Getting a Seat at the Table and Keeping It!” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone c...

This podcast features Jay Newton-Small , Co-founder of MemoryWell and author of "Broad Influence: How Women are Changing the Way America Works", and her Keynote, “Broad Influence - How Women are Changing the Way America Works” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Ba...

This podcast features Mike Davidson , Former VP of Design at Twitter, and his fireside chat from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 10th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Mike Davidson - Fireside Chat Former VP of Design at Twitter Mike most recently...

This podcast features Lisa Welchman , Author of Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by Design, and her presentation, “Governing with Intention” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 10th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Lisa Welchman - Presentation...

This podcast features Donna Lichaw , author of The User's Journey , and her presentation, “Making Moonshots” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 10th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Donna Lichaw - Presentation Author of The User's Journey Donna...

This podcast features Nicole Maynard , Head of User Experience at Hyatt, and her Lightning Talk, “Cultivating Happiness” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 10th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Nicole Maynard- Lightning Talk Head of User Experi...

This podcast features Julia Keren-Detar , UX Designer at Untame, and her Lightning Talk, “Usability Testing & Development on a Shoestring Budget” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 10th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Julia Keren-Detar - L...

This podcast features Carmen Medina , CEO of Normative, and her presentation, “Lead Above Mediocre Thinking” from the design leadership conference Prototypes, Process & Play on August 10th, 2017. Prototypes, Process & Play presentation podcasts are sponsored by Balsamiq - with Balsamiq Mockups, anyone can design great software. Carmen Medina - Presentation Heretic, Rebels at Work Carmen, a...