A little over a year ago I was tapped by my friend Bill DeRouchey (from Ziba Design) to co-chair Interaction10, the Interaction Design Association's annual gathering. We both attended Interaction09 last winter in Vancouver, as observers more than participants: studiously jotting down notes about what worked and what didn't. It was there that we held our first planning meeting, excited to sink our teeth into the next chapter of the IxDA conference story, and more than a little daunted at the task before us.
Collaborating with a large team of designers, who all worked as volunteers, we decided to approach the conference experience as designers creating a service, taking every aspect of the experience into account. We thought through the lifecycle of the event, in light of the needs and motivations of the 600+ participants at the event, in their various roles from attendees and speakers to sponsors, volunteers, and conference staff.
Collaborating with a large team of designers, who all worked as volunteers, we decided to approach the conference experience as designers creating a service, taking every aspect of the experience into account. We thought through the lifecycle of the event, in light of the needs and motivations of the 600+ participants at the event, in their various roles from attendees and speakers to sponsors, volunteers, and conference staff.
- 3/26/2010
- by Jennifer Bove
- Fast Company
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