This talk highlights the evolution of the research function at Grubhub, from the days of a small and scrappy startup to the public company you know today. When getting a business off the ground, research is typically directed towards iterative product improvement. As the company expands (different markets, customer segments, and offerings), so does the […]

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Marc shares his story how their book This is Service Design Thinking lead to a software they used for their own service design projects and their consulting. Due to demand of their clients, “Smaply” became their first software startup in 2012, quickly followed by their second venture “ExperienceFellow” in 2013. In his talk, Marc will […]

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Animation is a crucial part of good micro-interaction design. How an interface evolves over time, defines how we understand it. Let’s talk about how we can use motion in meaningful ways and enhance, rather than break the experience.

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We are building a future of things that observe us and the environment, that learn and are trained to take decisions. A lot of them will be living with us in our homes. We will tap into the weird, awkward, and potentially ironic relationships that can emerge with an objects that knows partial, wrong or […]

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The current information age is marked by people drowning in ever-increasing amounts of data. While the focus has been primarily on technical solutions—more hardware, software, and engineers — the toughest issues are fundamentally design problems. By focusing on issues like audience and the context of use, we can find more human solutions to data problems. […]

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UX Oxford – Monthly speaker series on user experience. Inspiring talk + free drinks + meet friendly peers. uxoxford.co.uk Having come over from heading up a optimisation services team vendor-side and doing Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) for about 8 years. Tom is going to share with us his lessons learned from joining a start -up […]

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In a multi-device world where people start a task in one device and finish it on another, creating an effective and seemingless experience across devices is key not just for the user, but for business results. This talk covers the 4 dimensions that you need to get right in order to design a successful multi-screen […]

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What’s next for you? The interaction design world is growing and changing and there is an increasing number of opportunities within our profession. One option as you progress in your career is the move to management. But should you do it? I want to share with you the 4 big lessons I learned through my […]

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What is creative leadership? A Creative Director, dressed in black turtleneck, dictating every single detail? Cool! Would you work for that person? Creative leadership is more than finding a perfect form, much more than arriving at perfect concept. It is about creating a space and culture for creativity to happen. It is about fostering growth. […]

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