BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T020000 RDATE:20141102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141222T183328Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150221T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150221T090000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141222T183328Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141222T183328Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250467524 DESCRIPTION:WORLD IA DAY - ARCHITECTING HAPPINESS THROUGH DESIGN THINKING - FREE! \;\n \;\n \;\nOur world is increasingly made of inform ation\, yet so much of that information is not as clear or accessible as it could be to those it is intended for. Every organization out there s eems to say that they want to make their users happy\, but who is really delivering on those promises? Who is really architecting for happiness? \;\n \;\nOn February 21\, 2015 we want to ask the world to help us uncover answers to questions we believe to be critical to the future of what Information Architecture is and how we practice it: \;\n \ ;\n \;\nCan information affect happiness? \;\nHow can we best arch itect structures for information that promote happiness? \;\nWhat wor k are organizations doing to bridge the gaps we face as we transition fr om a primarily analog to a primarily digital way of life? \;\nWhat do es Information Architecture actually mean? \;\n \;\n \;\nAgenda : \;\n \;\n9:00 - 10:00 Spencer Williams\, Architect and City Plan ner\, Futurewise \;\n \;\nSocial Architecture and City System Desi gn: Integrated\, Iterative And Intuitive Placemaking \;\n \;\nIn t his talk\, we'll examine why current city systems have the designs they do and what kind of information is required to plan for people. Informat ion Architecture and Architecture itself are synonymous. What makes bein g in a building\, a city\, a community\, or a body so rewarding is how t hat information is communicated and the response gleaned from those expe riencing it. This talk covers information-as-architecture\, cities that are more than a collection of just these objects (sidewalks\, intersecti ons\, etc) and what we can learn about this planning process that can be applied to nearly any industry. \;\n_______________________ \;\n1 0:00 - 11:00 Thubten Comerford\, Co-Founder of Pitchlandia\, Founder &a mp\; CEO of WePost Media \;\n \;\nOptimal Sequencing - Human Inter action Design \;\n \;\nDesigning success in life and business thro ugh the strategic sequencing of interpersonal communication. \;\n____ ___________________ \;\n11:00 - 12:00 Jose Caballer Chief Education O fficer\, The Skool + Director of Digital Strategy\, Blind and Chris Do Co-Founder\, The Skool + CEO and Creative Director\, Blind \;\n \; \nDesigning Powerful Facilitated Work Sessions \;\n \;\nBrainstorm ing doesn't work. This talk is focused on how to design powerful\, effec tive work sessions\, which result in high-fidelity team interaction and create happiness for all involved. The most important takeaway will be h ow the design of the agenda extends beyond the work session\, which will reveal techniques you can use right away. For example\; shifting from f ollow-up design tasks to design experiments can be seen as a happier way of producing more innovative solutions. We will explain the best ways t o document and track your ideas to help them become reality by engenderi ng ownership from each team member and instill confidence across all sta keholders. \;\n_____________________ \;\n1:00-2:00 Sara Stowe\, PH R\; Talent Acquisition Manager\, Smarsh \;\n \;\nCulture Fit: More Than A Feeling \;\n \;\nA bad hire is costly—financially as well as the impact on happiness and morale within the team. When we look back to understand what went wrong\, it’s unlikely that the person wasn’t qu alified or had the necessary skill set. More often\, it turns out that t hey weren’t a “fit.” How can you really predict if someone is going to f it in and be successful? Does success at one company mean success at you rs? Interview teams struggle to properly assess fit\, and often rely on their “gut feeling.” Intuition is hard-wired for our survival\, yes\, bu t we’re also fallible human beings who have history\, culture\, experien ce\, context which creates bias and\, in hiring\, makes the talent pool even more shallow. Understanding and articulating your company’s culture is at the crux of developing an approach to identify culture fit and th e potential for success. It is the foundation of a structured approach t o assessing talent\, employer brand\, engagement\, talent development an d performance feedback. Sara will walk you through her experience at Sma rsh as they embarked on developing a program to assess fit\, where “not- a-fit” trumps experience every time. \;\n_____________________ \;\ n2:00-3:00 Rain Dove\, Androgynous Supermodel and Public Figure\, Major Model \;\n \;\nIdentity Design: Breaking The Binary Gender Code 3\;\n \;\nGenderqueer Supermodel Rain Dove will help audiences become more aware of identity design through a look at binary gender identity ('he' and 'she')\, its origins and why this form of social design is no longer relevant. This person will discuss implementation of a new system of gender identity\, which exposes the advantages of designing one's ow n identity and thus engagement with the world around them \;\n_______ ______________ \;\n3:00-4:00 Ken Rubin\,VP Culinary Training\, Rouxbe Online Cooking School \;\n \;\nNot Enough Cooks In The Kitchen: C urating Food Culture with Technology &\; Design \;\n \;\nHow do es technology and information design around food impact how we cook and eat? In a world marked by an increasing sense of culinary culture amnesi a\, cooking is a lost art and many have a fragmented and distant relatio nship to food. So\, the world needs more cooks - people who craft their world through a lens of food\, cooking and eating. Cooking is not only a potent symbol of empowerment\, it is among the most human of all acts t hat stands at the center of an opportunity for widespread social impact. An increase in cooking has innumerable positive outcomes for individual s\, communities and our planet. As an example\, cooking literacy is at t he core of how we will solve our public health and chronic illness crisi s. In designing learning technologies and educational experiences to bui ld confidence in the kitchen\, I am on a mission to (re)produce food cul ture through active participation and engagement with others. \;\n___ __________________ \;\n4:00-5:00 Joshua Burkhow\, Global Ops. Perform ance Management &\; Analytics\, Nike \;\n \;\nWe Need All The H elp We Can Get: Analytics For Happy People \;\n \;\nOne form of ha ppiness is having the confidence to make fact-based decisions\, but when there's so much data thrown at us\, how can we make sense of it\, regar dless of our professional industries? Believe it or not\, there is a sho rtage of Information Professionals and so we'll share what kind of valua ble work these people do\, how you can employ the best practices\, even if you're a solopreneur and how best to organize data research. We'll le ave you with key techniques that can be enacted before leaving this conf erence. \;\n_____________________ \;\n5:00-6:00 Cynthia Owens\, Se nior Consultant\, XPlane \;\n \;\nWhat the F*CK is IA?: Learn Abou t IA Through Visual Thinking \;\n \;\nAfter a day of sessions\, we will discuss some key visual thinking concepts and develop a PDX-specif ic answer to that compelling question. Learn how visual thinking will he lp make the practice of developing IA delightful. \;\n_______________ ______ \;\n6:00-7:00 Charles Adler-KEYNOTE Designer\, Co-Founder\, Ki ckstarter \;\n \;\nDesigning for the Unknown \;\n \;\nThe d esign of any system is an experiment. The design thinking and execution behind Kickstarter was no different. Yet everything has been done before \, so how do we cross the chasm of these two extremes? Using Kickstarter as an example\, we'll look into experimentation across multiple facets of the platform\, applied models from blogging\, web video and audio whi le also pressing the envelope with regard to collective fundraising\, co mmunity\, and transparency. Charles will share stories from the company' s genesis\, design decisions met along the way\, shaping Kickstarter int o what it is today - the largest funding platform for creative projects. \;\n______________________________________________________ \;\n&# 13\;\nABOUT WORLD IA DAY \;\n \;\nWorld Information Architecture D ay is a free one-day conference hosted annually by the Information Archi tecture Institute and held simultaneously in selected cities all over th e world. Each year\, a new theme is selected\, new cities are added\, an d our community continues to grow as more people from all across the wor ld join this truly global celebration of Information Architecture. \; \n \;\nhttp://www.2015.worldiaday.org/ \;\n \;\nABOUT IAI \; \n \;\nThe Information Architecture Institute is a non-profit organiz ation empowering local communities to shape the global practice of infor mation architecture by providing places to share and opportunities to le arn. \;\n \;\nhttp://iainstitute.org/ \;\n \;\n \;\nFAQs& #13\;\n \;\n*You can reach the organizers at global@worldiaday.org or portland@worldiaday.org \;\n*The conference\, food and drink are all free and open to the public\, but you must register! \;\n*The afterp arty is from 7-9 at our sponsor\, FINE's HQ (wearefine.com)\, located at 1140 SW 11th\, suite 200\, Portland\, OR 97205. This is a fair distance from the venue\, and we will have transportations options available \;\n*The raffle will take place at the afterparty\, it's also a free eve nt \;\n*Yes\, I need vounteers. Please email if you'd like to get inv olved! portland@worldiaday.org \;\n*All of the information shared at WIAD will be streamed live\, uploaded to youtube\, flickr and slideshare and available for free afterwards. \;\n*Doors at 8:30 \;\n \; \n \;\n \n\nTags: design thinking\, design\, information architecture \, ux\, ixd\, development\, build\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org /events/1250467524 URL:http://wiadpdx.eventbrite.com SUMMARY:World Information Architecture Day 2015 SOLD OUT\, but watchwiadp dx.com for livestream LOCATION:The Left Bank Annex\, Portland Oregon: 101 N Weidler\, PORTLAND Oregon 97227 US SEQUENCE:13 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR