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14 Sep 2021

Video from Opti-Pessimism keynote at Interaction Latin America 2019

We're delighted to share after long last the video from Cheryl's very well-received keynote presentation at the largest design conference in the Southern Hemisphere, Interaction Latin America. Her 2019 "Opti-Pessimism" keynote inspired many local designers to start thinking and talking about their "run!" moments. Opti-Pessimism is one of the many frameworks covered in Cheryl's book, Design Beyond Devices, which is now available from Rosenfeld Media. Can't see the video embedded here? Click here to view it on Vimeo. NOTE: The video feed was used for the large LED screens behind speakers, so it does NOT contain slides. We recommend you…

10 Sep 2021

Book club talk: “What Comes Next” Slides from Design Spaces

Talksdesign beyond devices, multimodality, public, slides

On September 9, Ideaplatz founder Cheryl Platz joined the San Diego-based but nationwide community Design Spaces to discuss the content from her book Design Beyond Devices. As most attendees had read the material, this talk focuses on what to do with it: what steps come first in the process, and how to move forward with skeptical stakeholders. Browse or download the slides from the talk below, and check back here for a link to the video when available. For attendees looking to use the free resources referenced in the talk, visit the Design Beyond Devices page on this site. Ideaplatz-DBDNextSteps-DesignSpacesDownload

06 Sep 2021

Free fall talks with Ideaplatz

Books, Talksbook club, design beyond devices, multimodality, public, voice design, vui

On September 1, Cheryl launched her newest keynote, "The Carousel of Progress: Adapting to a (Post) Pandemic World" to an enthusiastic response from the CHIFOO practitioner community. (Recording available to CHIFOO members.) This keynote is available for booking at your conference or event - reach out to us for more information. Still to come in early Fall: September 9 at 12 PM PT --Design Spaces Book Club: Design Beyond Devices Cheryl talks with folks who are reading her book about next steps to take when applying the content in her book. She'll answer audience questions, go through some of the…

02 Sep 2021

New Keynote: Carousel of Progress

Talksdesign beyond devices, keynotes, multimodality

On September 1, 2021 Ideaplatz founder Cheryl Platz debuted her first entirely new keynote in 3 years: The Carousel of Progress: Adapting to a (Post) Pandemic World. ABSTRACT: Human progress leaps forward thanks to inciting incidents. Political, cultural, environmental... and sometimes pandemics like the Spanish Flu or polio. We now find ourselves facing another inciting incident: the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress is inevitable. Customer expectations and needs have changed drastically in the last 18 months. But what kind of progress, and how can you adapt? Your customers will expect a more hands-free technology environment, and will expect more flexible technology that…

17 Jun 2021

UX Salon: Slides, Video, and Follow-up

Talks

What a great international turnout we had for the UX Salon "UX Night: Design Beyond Devices with Cheryl Platz" event on June 16! Hundreds of folks tuned in live across both Zoom and YouTube from around the globe to hear Cheryl bring a new look at her book Design Beyond Devices, including: A detailed look at the four themes driving her book "Design Beyond Devices"An exploration of the Spectrum of MultimodalityA brief example of how to apply different multimodal interaction models to a single scenarioA look at the end-to-end multimodal design process and how the book's chapters map to that…

10 Jun 2021

2 public talks for June 2021

Talks

Our summer talk series is launching with 2 public talks and one academic talk in June! Future talks are coming in August and September - if you're looking to book Cheryl for an appearance, reach out at cheryl@ideaplatz.com or use our contact form. To get notified of upcoming appearances including talks, podcasts, and new public workshop opportunities, join the Ideaplatz mailing list. June 10, 2021: Carnegie Mellon HCII Guest Lecture [Private Event] Guest lecture for the Carnegie Mellon Human Computer Interaction Institute Masters' Program (available for current students only) - talk begins at 4PM EST; contact Skip Shelley for information.…

07 Jun 2021

New Workshop Series: Multimodal Design Fundamentals

Workshops

For the first time in four years, Ideaplatz has launched a new full-length workshop offering. Based on the content from Ideaplatz founder Cheryl Platz's new book Design Beyond Devices, our new workshop Multimodal Design Fundamentals walks participants through a wide range of concepts, frameworks, and techniques that will prepare them for delivering advanced multimodal and cross-channel experiences. Participants from our inaugural corporate class at a Big 4 consulting client were enthusiastic about the experience: Cheryl, thank you so much for a wonderful, memorable 3-day workshop! Looking forward to looking through all the content again. Thanks for an amazing workshop Cheryl!…

15 Jan 2021

Design Beyond Devices: Winter Tour 2021

Talks, Workshops

As this chaotic year comes into focus, so does a new series of talks and workshops in support of Cheryl's new book published through Rosenfeld Media, Design Beyond Devices: Creating Multimodal, Cross-Device Experiences. Whether you're looking to add a new multimodal skill to your design toolbox or simply looking for some lightweight techniques with which you can expand your user research, there's something here for you. All Winter 2021 tour dates are virtual and can be viewed from anywhere in the world. Voice Design Workshop - Jan 20-29Customer Context Workshop - Feb 2Multimodal Voice Design Workshop - Feb 12Design Beyond…

21 Nov 2020

November 2020 Talks: Slides Available

Talks

Thank you to everyone who attended my three talks this month as I (virtually) tour in support of the release of my new book, Design Beyond Devices, coming from Rosenfeld Media on December 1, 2020. (Order from the Rosenfeld Media website before November 30th to get 15% off plus free domestic shipping, or find it at your local Amazon distributor.) Presentation PDFs Of course, it's always a lovely sign when folks would like a copy of the talk slides to refer back to later. Here are this month's presentations for your reference: Opti-pessimism: Design, AI, and Our Uncertain FuturePuget Sound…

18 Nov 2020

Capturing Customer Context – Free Downloadable Worksheets

Books, Workshops

In Chapter 2 of Design Beyond Devices, Ideaplatz founder Cheryl Platz lays out the importance of going beyond surface inquiry when doing customer outreach for multimodal and cross-device experiences. But how do you bring your stakeholders along when they think they understand everything about your customers? These 4 downloadable FREE worksheets are designed to jumpstart your own explorations. Either have team members print and complete individually during a workshop, or use them solo as questions to prompt your own preparations. Shared Understanding Baseline: What do you already know, what are the constraints, and what has already been done?Visualizing Context: Use…