About the Conference

• Gather in an innovative space to listen to experts present live, over the internet.
• Learn about listening, facilitation, negotiation and leadership: the people skills you need to supplement your design expertise.
• Parking will not be a problem! A free parking lot is adjacent to the building.
• Spend the day with some of the most creative people in the region.
• Get other work done during the day. Use the LaunchPad Incubation coworking space.
• Pay only $30, with breakfast and lunch included, thanks to many wonderful sponsors.
• Watch recordings afterwards to get even more out of the talks.

Schedule

• 8:00am: Doors open for checking in, breakfast (provided) and networking
• 9:00am: Welcoming, sponsor and community announcements
• 10:00am: Negotiation: Michelle Katz & Harry Max
• 11:45am: Facilitation: David Sibbet & Kevin M. Hoffman
• 1:15pm: Lunch (provided)
• 2:15pm: Listening: Julian Treasure & Steve Portigal
• 4:00pm: Leadership: Jennifer Pahlka & Kim Goodwin
• 5:30pm: Closing remarks

Topics & Experts

How to negotiate the best deals, where both parties win
Attorney Michelle Katz, legal advisor to start up companies, will explain how to play to your own strengths and understand who you are negotiating with. Harry Max, former VP of Product and Design at Rackspace, will discuss take-aways from Michelle’s presentation and add his own perspective on the role of negotiation in UX.

How to facilitate in ways that transform your meetings and organizations
David Sibbet, founder of The Grove Consultants International, will present lessons gleaned from facilitating some of Silicon Valley’s most important meetings. Kevin M. Hoffman, author of the forthcoming Meeting Design, will offer commentary on David’s presentation and add UX-specific stories of his own.

How to listen more effectively to your colleagues and customers
Julian Treasure, former drummer and author of Sound Business, will describe how conscious listening can help us become people that others love speaking to. Steve Portigal, author of Interviewing Users, will comment on Julian’s presentation and offer additional guidance to help us become better listeners.

How leaders come from all levels, using new approaches
Jennifer Pahlka, founder and Executive Director of Code for America, will share lessons learned from her non-traditional path to leading in a variety of different settings. Kim Goodwin, author of Designing for the Digital Age, will comment on Jennifer’s presentation and offer leadership guidance of her own, acquired in her years managing Cooper.

Learn more about the speakers at the Rosenfeld Media event page.

Sponsors (so far)

Buy tickets!

Individual tickets are now on sale for $30: 8 speakers on the topics of Listening, Facilitation, Negotiation & Leadership + Networking + Breakfast + Lunch.  May 27, 8am – 6pm, Nitschke Technology Commercialization Complex, University of Toledo. 

See: 

• user-experience.org/peopleskills2015 for more about the conference
• uxtr-peopleskills.eventbrite.com to purchase tickets with your credit card

We need more sponsors, too! See user-experience.org/sponsor-peopleskills2015 to learn about how your company or organization can get even more out of the conference.
 

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