Special online event
Design for a better world
Don Norman
Special Guest
Professor, Author, Co-Founder, Nielsen Norman Group
In this first-ever event of its kind, the most prominent voices in UX will come together for an insightful conversation about the power of design in shaping the world around us. We chat with renowned scholar and author Don Norman (The Design of Everyday Things, Design for a Better World) and top leaders from the design world to reflect on the impact of design, and if now is the time to shift from human-centred to humanity-centred design.
Join us as our esteemed panel of design thinkers and leaders shine a light on our responsibility as designers.
In this hour-long, thought-provoking conversation, you will learn about:
- The role of design in understanding and navigating our current socio-economic challenges
- How to think about design and UX as humanity-centred versus human-centred
- How to harness the power of design in creating a better future for all of us
Panel:
Don Norman
Special Guest
Professor, Author, Co-Founder, Nielsen Norman Group
Brenda Laurel
Researcher, Writer, Consultant
Aarron Walter
Consultant, Podcast Host
Irene Au
Design Partner, Khosla Ventures
Gareth Dunlop
MC
Consultant, Speaker and Writer
More panelists to be confirmed
Details coming soon. Register now to secure your spot
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Meet the experts
Special Guest
Don Norman
Professor, Author, Co-Founder, Nielsen Norman Group
Don Norman is distinguished professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego where he was the founding director of the Design Lab. He is co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group and former Vice President of Apple. His books include Emotional Design, Design of Everyday Things, and Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered. He can be found at www.jnd.org.
Brenda Laurel
Researcher, Writer, Consultant
Brenda Laurel is an interactive media theorist and designer. Since 1976, she has worked in computer games, UX research and design, and virtual reality. She has also founded and led two graduate programs in media design. Her books include The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design (1990), Utopian Entrepreneur (2001), Design Research: Methods and Perspectives (2004), and Computers as Theatre, (1991, Second Edition 2014).
Aarron Walter
Consultant, Podcast Host
Author of Designing for Emotion, Former VP of Content at InVision, keynote speaker, and co-host of the Design Better podcast. Aarron has over twenty years of experience helping companies grow through innovative design.
Irene Au
Design Partner, Khosla Ventures
Irene Au is Design Partner at Khosla Ventures, where she works with early-, mid-, and late-stage startup CEOs. Irene has built and led the entire User Experience and Design teams at Google, Yahoo!, and Udacity.
MC
Gareth Dunlop
Consultant, Speaker and Writer
For 25 years Gareth has founded, led, grown and sold digital agencies. He currently speaks, writes and consults on innovation and UX design leadership.