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Ideaplatz offers design instruction that empowers today’s designers to build tomorrow’s experiences. Founder Cheryl Platz is an internationally recognized designer, speaker, and instructor. Our services are available for conferences, corporate training and individual coaching.
Choose from one of our established talks or workshops, or inquire about a brand new topic to match your conference’s thematic focus.
To inquire about bookings, contact us at info@ideaplatz.com
Top Talks and Workshops
Giving Voice to Your Voice Designs
In this full day workshop, learn what it takes to design a production-ready voice interface.
Designing for voice interaction can ...
Collaborative Creativity through Improv
Take a peek behind the curtain as two technologists who double as professional improvisors demonstrate some of the key principles ...
The Future of Voice
Far from HAL or Her, the current generation of voice interfaces represents an incredibly important step forward - but the journey ...
Latest News
Opti-Pessimism at Interaction Latin America 2019
November 2, 2019
Thank you to the volunteers, staff, and attendees in Medellin, Colombia for the warm welcome and for attending Cheryl's "Opti-Pessimism" keynote on November 2. The talk was updated to refle... 
Design Beyond Devices: Cheryl’s upcoming book for Rosenfeld Media
August 28, 2019
Exciting news: Cheryl has signed with UX industry stalwarts Rosenfeld Media to publish her first book, Design Beyond Devices, in late 2020.
In Cheryl's own words:
In Design Beyond De... 
Opti-Pessimism at UX Scotland 2019
June 12, 2019
It was an honor for Cheryl to kick off UX Scotland 2019 as their opening keynote speaker! Thanks for coming along as we explored elephants, dung, and worst case scenarios in a journey to di... As seen at
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