UX is Sexy: How intelligent UX keeps users (and clients) coming back for more
How to distinguish UX from UI and why it matters: People often think a sleek, modern user interface alone, with punchy colors, smooth gradients, and elegant typography will win over users. But…
Pivoting Past Career Slumps – How to leverage what you have to move forward
This talk will go over how I formally pivoted into UX research from a traditional research background in a non-tech space, how I managed a 41% pay raise with one job move, and how I received offers…
Your (non) technical skills matter: Making the case for the human side of tech
We implement and use technology to make processes in work and daily life more automated and less complex, but the success of that technology relies heavily on people using it. This reliance requires…
Building your Brand by Creating your Signature Talk
Over the last three years, Innovation Women founder Bobbie Carlton has been a regular speaker at the Women in Tech Summit events. Her "No Excuses: How to Get Yourself on Stage" presentation has been…
The ABCs of A/B Tests: Design, Analyze, and Launch!
A growing trend is to launch new products and features through A/B tests where units are randomly assigned to treatment and control. While A/B tests are often referred to as the “gold standard” in…
The Remote Teams Toolkit: Tips on Leading from Afar
As of 2019, the number of companies with remote workforce is getting bigger — 66% of companies allow remote work and 16% are fully remote. In our digital world, managing a distributed and remote…
Basics of Setting up a Drupal Website
Drupal is becoming a content management system of choice for governments, academia, membership associations, and non-profit organizations because of its security, stability, and ease of integrating…
Match-making passengers and vehicles in ride-sharing
We will give an overview of the components of ride-sharing software systems, and dive into how match-making is performed for passengers and vehicles. We will also identify different metrics to…
Mastering EQ in the world of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation means employees are increasingly tasked with jobs only humans can do. As machines continue to master cognitive tasks, soft skills like problem-solving,…
AI Unlocks the Value of Data
AI is on track to drive nearly $16 trillion globally by 2030 – with its ability to reinvent productivity and personalization. It’s something that business of all sizes, across all industries are…
Pocket AI and IoT: Turn Your Phone Into a Smart Fitness Tracker
In this workshop, we engage beginner and intermediate participants interested in getting started with sensors, data acquisition, sensor analytics and IoT. We cut through the hype of these terms and…
Order From Chaos: Building the First Market Research Design System
Over the past year, my UX, Design, and UI teams have worked tirelessly together to build a React-based componentized design system from scratch. Meet Lucidium! In this session, I will present a case…
Let’s Do This: Strategic Planning Re-examined
Successful execution of an idea takes planning. After all, a goal without a plan is just a wish. In this session, attendees will learn that a strategic plan is not just an arbitrary formal document,…
Design Your Space with a Little Help from AR and Computer Vision
How useful would it be to see what your space looks like with different furniture or objects? How cool would it be if you could achieve that without having to lift more than a finger? Advancements in…