Sensemaking Lessons
Three lessons from the dark complexity caverns of capitalism, from an IA making sense of messes in the private sector.
I have been invited to speak at conferences and universities all over the world. Having developed and delivered hundreds of talks, I have created the below set of topics that show the range of subjects I speak about.
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Three lessons from the dark complexity caverns of capitalism, from an IA making sense of messes in the private sector.
The opening keynote for IAC20 on what it takes to tackle persistent problems in organizations.
As the inventor of WIAD, I offer a new perspective every year in an opening keynote.
We all have to deal with our messes, whether we like it or not. This talk offers information architecture as a tool set to rely on when facing messes made of information, content and data (which most are!)
We all have to deal with our messes, whether we like it or not. This talk offers information architecture as a tool set to rely on when facing messes made of information, content and data (which most are!)
Language is one of the most common used materials when collaborating with other people. This talk is about the language challenges that organizations face and ways to work with language as a material to combat the expected drama.
Dealing with people isn't always easy, however, to create something that serves people, we have to work with people. This talk introduces tools and techniques for practicing information architecture with other people collaboratively.
It's the job of Information Architects to manage the onslaught of content and data amassing daily. To do this work responsibly we have to know what to expect. This talk offers advice as we look to our future.
If the internet is a place and Search has become the way in. UX and Search Pros need to work together to make it the internet the best place. This talk connects the lessons of UX with the promise of SEO and SEM.
Everything that we work on will affect a larger ecosystem. This talk introduces a hierarchical taxonomy for understanding the concept of place for the purposes of placemaking.