Event Schedule

11:30–12:30 Registration, Lunch, Networking

12:30–1:00 Welcome: Cone, Paula, Jackie, Elisa
Special Award: Gail McLaughlin
Design Thinking Introduction: Paula Thornton

1:00–2:00 Design Thinking: Door to Actionable Innovation
Chris Bernard, Microsoft User Experience Evangelist

2:00–2:30 Hidden Entrances
New roles are evolving/missing, organizational structures are changing.
Stephen Anderson, Sabre

2:30–3:00 Hesitant Exits
Existing roles are morphing or being replaced by others.
Jackie Damrau, STC

3:00–3:15 Afternoon Break, Sponsored by Usability Sciences

3:15–4:45 In The Room
Facilitated panel, discussing how organizations are changing and why.
Brian Sullivan, DFW-UPA VP
Paula Thornton, DFW-UPA Programs

Panel
Darin Marshall, Nokia
Michael Griffith, imc²
Scott Jones, Hotels.com
Pam Dearen, EDS
Eric Feige, Usability Sciences

4:45–5:00 The Reading Corner Introduction
Adam Polansky, Travelocity
Garrett Dimon, EMC², GarrettDimon.com

5:00–5:15 Overview for Walk-About
How imc² embodies Design Thinking
Lou Capone, imc²

5:15–5:40 The Walk-About: Tour imc² facilities

5:40–6:00 Evening Break, Sponsored by imc²

1-hour and 2-hour sessions, and open discussions
Some sessions show contact info to register. Other sessions are open.

The Reading Corner
Open discussions about books on sale
Grab some Design Thinking inspiration.
See Shelfari collection: http://www.shelfari.com/designthinkingdallas/shelf

Hosts: Adam Polansky & Garrett Dimon

In the Room II
Open discussion (join/leave as needed)
Continuation of panel discussion: opportunities and challenges to further Design Thinking concepts in your organization. Discuss ways to increase DFW company representation. Possible formats for sharing progress (annual reports?).

Hosts: Brian Sullivan, Paula Thornton, Darin Marshall

Silverlight, et. al.
2, 1-hour sessions, repeated by Chris Bernard, Microsoft
Learn how the intersection of design and technology is fundamentally changing how professional disciplines work together when creating digital experiences and rich Web applications. Gain in-depth perspectives on next generation concepts and platforms to enable enterprise and consumer experiences. Send email to reserve a space: designthinkingdallas@gmail.com

How Good are Your Experience Design Instincts?
2, 1-hour sessions, repeated by Scott Kincaid & Stacey Kirkpatrick, Usability Sciences
Spend an entertaining, fun-filled hour testing your Experience Design instincts and interactively learn how to sharpen these skills. Send email to reserve a space: DesignThinking@usabilitysciences.com

Influencing Change Through Presentations
2, 1-hour sessions, repeated by Travis Isaacs
Have you ever sat through a bad presentation? Me too! In this session we’ll see how a well designed presentation can be an invaluable tool for telling your story, incubating ideas, and making change in your organization. Send email to reserve a space: travis.isaacs@gmail.com

Axure: Design by Example
2-hour session by Kelly Rader, EDS and Hank Henry, EDS
Hands-on prototyping. Laptop required (or come to watch). Prior to attending, participants should send an email to kelly.rader@eds.com to reserve a space and install the free trial copy of Axure from www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. (Please note that there is currently no Mac version of Axure.)

Windows Help Files: Looking Back, Moving Forward
2-hour session by Darice Lang, STC Lone Star Community
In this two-hour class, we will take a quick look at the history of Windows help files, the structure of a Windows help file, and then I will share tips and tricks for creating and maintaining Windows help files. No computers are required for this class. Information about help files will not be directed to a specific help generation tool; it is simply informational about help files in general. Send email to reserve a space: dlang@asset-intertech.com

FrameMaker Tips and Stuff I Found Useful
2-hour session by Mike Hiatt, STC Lone Star Community
Mike will provide varioius tips he’s learned over the years (and last week) about using Frame as well as some methodologies he’s developed for creating and managing documents with shared content. He will also provide information on some plug-ins for Frame he’s found useful over the last ten years of using Frame, as well as provide suggestions for looking for additional plug-ins. As time allows, he is willing to answer questions about specific issues attendees may have and possible solutions. Attendees who want to bring a laptop should already have FrameMaker installed on their computers or have downloaded the latest FrameMaker 30-day trial version from www.adobe.com. Send email to reserve a space: mikeghiatt@tx.rr.com