Portland Design Thinkers

Portland Design Thinkers is excited to announce our next event with Danielle Green: Where to Start with Strategic Product Research Strategic Product Research is in high demand, but Product and UX professionals are often set up to fail. What exactly does strategic research entail? And how does it differ from discovery research? Learn why showing conceptual designs to users doesn’t work and explore better ways to evaluate whether you are building the right product or feature. Geared toward product managers, designers, product leaders, and entrepreneurs, this framework empowers UX and Product professionals to make strategic decisions confidently. About our speaker: With a background in Cognitive Science, Danielle Green has nearly a decade of experience in UX Research and Product Strategy. As a consultant for high-growth businesses, she specializes in establishing scalable research processes and data-informed roadmaps. She is the proud Co-founder and Research Director of the UX Researchers' Guild, a community of independent researchers and strategists available for hire on-demand. Danielle is also an educator, coaching the next generation of UX professionals as the Director of the User Experience Master's Program in Applied Cognitive Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. Additionally, she is the founder and leader of the Games and Interactive Technology Lab, a non-profit UX Research laboratory focusing on apps for supporting mental health, cognitive accessibility, educational technology, and employee experience. https://lnkd.in/eg62-8SH *** If you have any questions or would like to connect with other members of PDT, join our Slack community (https://lnkd.in/gRCejCS4). PDT 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 these costs. If you would like to help, we accept donations through Venmo @PortlandDesignThinkers. #EventsinPortlandOR, #UserExperience, #UserResearch, #DesignThinking

Continuing the theme of strategy from our October meet, Portland Design Thinkers is excited to announce our next event with Jed Cahill: Designing for Strategic & Organizational Influence Delivering products, services, and experiences that truly delight and inspire people requires human-centered designers, researchers, and product managers to have a huge influence on the strategic business decisions made by their leaders. Learn proven ways to draw C-suite and other key stakeholders into your design process at the right moments to help them build empathy and invest in innovations that maximize customer and business impact. Our session will use case study examples to introduce techniques you can apply now to design for influence. About our speaker: Jed Cahill has spent the majority of his career driving strategic initiatives at the intersection of business planning, strategic design, and innovation in both management consulting and corporate strategy leadership roles. With a passion for creating inclusive work environments that promote empathy, creativity, and future thinking, he empowers people across all backgrounds and organizational levels to push the boundaries of what's possible. Jed and his teams have led the strategic design of new experiences and digital products rolled out to tens of millions of customers, transformed business operations to drive efficiency and better employee experiences, and generated hundreds of patented inventions at the intersection of emerging technology and human needs. A graduate of University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business (MBA), he now lives in SE Portland. ***  https://lnkd.in/g5RT3QQA PDT 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 these costs. If you would like to help, we accept donations through Venmo @PortlandDesignThinkers. #EventsinPortlandOR, #UserExperience, #UserResearch, #ProductDesign, #DDesignThinking, #ProductManagement

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP Portland Design Thinkers is excited to announce our next event with Danielle Green: Where to Start with Strategic Product Research Strategic Product Research is in high demand, but Product and UX professionals are often set up to fail. What exactly does strategic research entail? And how does it differ from discovery research? Learn why showing conceptual designs to users doesn’t work and explore better ways to evaluate whether you are building the right product or feature. Geared toward product managers, designers, product leaders, and entrepreneurs, this framework empowers UX and Product professionals to make strategic decisions confidently. About our speaker: With a background in Cognitive Science, Danielle Green has nearly a decade of experience in UX Research and Product Strategy. As a consultant for high-growth businesses, she specializes in establishing scalable research processes and data-informed roadmaps. She is the proud Co-founder and Research Director of the UX Researchers' Guild, a community of independent researchers and strategists available for hire on-demand. Danielle is also an educator, coaching the next generation of UX professionals as the Director of the User Experience Master's Program in Applied Cognitive Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. Additionally, she is the founder and leader of the Games and Interactive Technology Lab, a non-profit UX Research laboratory focusing on apps for supporting mental health, cognitive accessibility, educational technology, and employee experience. https://lnkd.in/g78f4hxm *** If you have any questions or would like to connect with other members of PDT, join our Slack community (https://lnkd.in/gRCejCS4). PDT 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 these costs. If you would like to help, we accept donations through Venmo @PortlandDesignThinkers. hashtag #EventsinPortlandOR, hashtag #UserExperience, hashtag #UserResearch, hashtag #DesignThinking

We are back from our summer break and are happy to announce our Portland Design Thinker's Co-Working Pop-Up will return in October. These are a great way to connect with the design community, exchange ideas, and maybe even get some work done. Date: Wednesday, October 9 Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Eastside Coffee 1315 SE 20th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 https://lnkd.in/gqJ67NZj Looking forward to seeing those who can make it! -the Portland Design Thinkers Stokers

PDT is thrilled to bring our community together for a special in-person event! Connect with fellow Design Thinkers for an evening of networking, engaging ideation activities, and the opportunity to share ideas in real-time, face-to-face.     Thursday, Sept 26th at 5:30 pm.   https://lnkd.in/gSWKDMjE #Design, #DesignThinking, #PortlandDesign, #ArchitecturalHeritageCenter

PDT is thrilled to bring our community together for a special in-person event! Connect with fellow Design Thinkers for an evening of networking, engaging ideation activities, and the opportunity to share ideas in real-time, face-to-face.     Thursday, Sept 26th at 5:30 pm.   https://lnkd.in/gSWKDMjE #Design, #DesignThinking, #PortlandDesign

It's not too late to register for PDT's upcoming virtual event with Line Morkbak: https://lnkd.in/eASGmdbW

Portland Design Thinkers is excited to announce our next event with Line Mørkbak, Co-Create Solutions: Tapping into Your Most Valuable Resource - Your People In this engaging and practical talk, we will explore how to harness the collective intelligence of your organization. Learn how to foster collaboration across teams and silos, enabling the co-creation of innovative solutions that would otherwise be impossible. By looking at Open Space Technology, LEAN Coffee, and a few of the Liberating Structures. Through these co-creative practices, we will try our self-organization to uncover hidden pockets of knowledge from individuals at all levels. Co-creation builds advocacy among all participants and encourages pushing beyond the familiar, avoiding the pitfalls of mere consensus. Join us to discover how to truly tap into your most valuable resource: your people. About our speaker: Line Morkbak describes herself as a Workplace Enthusiast. She is a curious soul who is passionate about co-creation, bold ideas, and quirky, less traditional ways to approach a collaboration challenge. She works with progressive organizations that are curious and ready to transform the way they work. She often supports hybrid, remote, and/or global teams in their collaboration. Line's work also includes partnering up with People & Culture Teams to design and implement new work practices within small to midsize organizations. With a global life and career, she honors her nomadic soul and has set up her work to be done from anywhere. https://lnkd.in/eASGmdbW *** If you have any questions or would like to connect with other members of PDT, join our Slack community. PDT 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 these costs. If you would like to help, we accept donations through Venmo @PortlandDesignThinkers #DesignThinking, #PortlandDesignThinkers, #CoCreate, #Design

Portland Design Thinkers is excited to announce our next event with Line Mørkbak, Co-Create Solutions: Tapping into Your Most Valuable Resource - Your People In this engaging and practical talk, we will explore how to harness the collective intelligence of your organization. Learn how to foster collaboration across teams and silos, enabling the co-creation of innovative solutions that would otherwise be impossible. By looking at Open Space Technology, LEAN Coffee, and a few of the Liberating Structures. Through these co-creative practices, we will try our self-organization to uncover hidden pockets of knowledge from individuals at all levels. Co-creation builds advocacy among all participants and encourages pushing beyond the familiar, avoiding the pitfalls of mere consensus. Join us to discover how to truly tap into your most valuable resource: your people. About our speaker: Line Morkbak describes herself as a Workplace Enthusiast. She is a curious soul who is passionate about co-creation, bold ideas, and quirky, less traditional ways to approach a collaboration challenge. She works with progressive organizations that are curious and ready to transform the way they work. She often supports hybrid, remote, and/or global teams in their collaboration. Line's work also includes partnering up with People & Culture Teams to design and implement new work practices within small to midsize organizations. With a global life and career, she honors her nomadic soul and has set up her work to be done from anywhere. https://lnkd.in/eASGmdbW *** If you have any questions or would like to connect with other members of PDT, join our Slack community. PDT 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 these costs. If you would like to help, we accept donations through Venmo @PortlandDesignThinkers #PortlandDesignThinkers, #DesignThinking, #CoCreate, #Design

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER Join us for our next PDT event! An evening with Stacey Murphy (https://lnkd.in/g7tkgJJ9) , as we explore "Regenerative Design: From Vision to Reality"Can your product, service, or corporation actively restore ecosystems and communities on the other side of the globe? Discover how to apply the holistic principles of Regenerative Design for you and your team to achieve the positive impact you desire. Tap into the regenerative mindset that’s not only helping the planet but also disrupting a $17 trillion market. You’ll enjoy mind-boggling real-world solutions that sound like science fiction. https://lnkd.in/giZFJBCF 📅 Date: Thursday, July 11th ⌛ Time: 5:30 pm Pacific 📍 Location: Virtual