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:20241103T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241021T202048Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241114T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241114T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241021T202048Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241021T202048Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250481349 DESCRIPTION:Delivering products\, services\, and experiences that truly d elight and inspire people requires human-centered designers\, researcher s\, and product managers to have a huge influence on the strategic busin ess decisions made by their leaders. Learn proven ways to draw C-suite a nd other key stakeholders into your design process at the right moments to help them build empathy and invest in innovations that maximize custo mer and business impact. Our session will use case study examples to int roduce techniques you can apply now to design for influence. \;\n \;\nAbout our speaker: \;\nJed Cahill has spent the majority of his c areer driving strategic initiatives at the intersection of business plan ning\, strategic design\, and innovation in both management consulting a nd corporate strategy leadership roles. With a passion for creating incl usive work environments that promote empathy\, creativity\, and future t hinking\, he empowers people across all backgrounds and organizational l evels to push the boundaries of what's possible. \;\n \;\nJed and his teams have led the strategic design of new experiences and digital p roducts rolled out to tens of millions of customers\, transformed busine ss operations to drive efficiency and better employee experiences\, and generated hundreds of patented inventions at the intersection of emergin g technology and human needs. A graduate of University of Oregon's Lundq uist College of Business (MBA)\, he now lives in SE Portland. \;\n 3\;\n*** \;\nIf you have any questions or would like to connect with other members of PDT\, join our Slack community. \;\n \;\nPDT is a volunteer-run organization\, and as you can imagine\, organizing events can be expensive. We rely on sponsors and donations to help us offset t hese costs. If you would like to help\, we accept donations through Venm o @PortlandDesignThinkers.\n\nTags: PDT\, ux design\, product design\, S trategic Design\, UX Community\, UXR\, pm\n\nImported from: http://calag ator.org/events/1250481349 URL:https://www.meetup.com/portland-design-thinkers/events/304130504 SUMMARY:Designing for Strategic & Organizational Influence LOCATION:Virtual: false SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR