For the past five years, Kent has led several data visualisations programs at Google. He currently focuses on creating accessible data experiences that provide value and insights to everyone, regardless of their ability. In this session, Kent will spotlight key lessons learned while building accessible visualisations for Google products like Search, Fitbit, Loon, Quantum AI and Cloud. He will discuss techniques for generating awareness, building a community of experts and making a business case for data accessibility. Kent will share his group's accessibility-first approach to design and how standards can be used to empower teams to create better data experiences.
Lessons Learned From Our Accessibility-First Approach to Data VisualizationUXDXConf
For the past five years, Kent has led several data visualizations programs at Google. He currently focuses on creating accessible data experiences that provide value and insights to everyone, regardless of their ability. In this session, Kent spotlights key lessons learned while building accessible visualizations for Google products like Search, Fitbit, Loon, Quantum AI and Cloud. He discusses techniques for generating awareness, building a community of experts and making a business case for data accessibility. Kent shares his group's accessibility-first approach to design and how standards can be used to empower teams to create better data experiences.
CSUN 2024 Simplifying Accessible Data Visualizations - 5 April 2024.pptxTed Gies
Highcharts and Elsevier share recent research into making interactive web charts more accessible. Our usability studies focused on improving intelligibility and understandability of non-visual user experiences of graphs and charts. We will share findings around the design of use case-based text descriptions and personalized charts. When we started our research into screen reader friendly charts eight years ago, we challenged the notion that a table version of the data was an equivalent and sufficiently accessible alternative. Since then, we’ve explored many features such as automated data point and structure descriptions, human created descriptions, and sonification or tones. We will share our research into examining different information seeking modes or use cases. What is the ideal user experience for use cases of: data point examination, identification of trends, and main idea extraction? Based upon these modes we will propose optimal designs for accessible data visualization consumption. With each of the new accessibility research questions we will provide real user feedback from non-sighted users on our approach. We will also show screen reader demos to help illustrate design considerations.
ICT is a technology required for information processing, in particular, the use electronics computers, communication devices and application software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information from anywhere, anytime
This presentation was provided by Kelly Dagan of Amherst College, during the NISO event "Discovery and Online Search, Part One: Drivers of Change in Online Search," held on June 12, 2019.
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Statistics: Visualizing Data
Introductory Essay from the Locks
The Reality Today
All of us now are being blasted by information design. It's being poured into our eyes
through the Web, and we're all visualizers now; we're all demanding a visual aspect to
our information… And if you're navigating a dense information jungle, coming across
a beautiful graphic or a lovely data visualization, it's a relief, it's like coming across a
clearing in the jungle. –David McCandless
In today’s complex ‘information jungle,’ David McCandless observes that “Data is the new soil.”
McCandless, a data journalist and information designer, celebrates data as a ubiquitous resource
providing a fertile and creative medium from which new ideas and understanding can grow.
McCandless’s inspiration, statistician Hans Rosling, builds on this idea in his own TEDTalk with his
compelling image of flowers growing out of data/soil. These ‘flowers’ represent the many insights that
can be gleaned from effective visualization of data.
We’re just learning how to till this soil and make sense of the mountains of data constantly being
generated. As Gary King, Director of Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science says in his New
York Times article “The Age of Big Data”:
“It’s a revolution. We’re really just getting under way. But the march of quantification,
made possible by enormous new sources of data, will sweep through academia,
business and government. There is no area that is going to be untouched.”
How do we deal with all this data without getting information overload? How do we use data
to gain real insight into the world? Finding ways to pull interesting information out of data can
be very rewarding, both personally and professionally. The managing editor of Financial Times
observed on CNN’s Your Money: “The people who are able to in a sophisticated and practical
way analyze that data are going to have terrific jobs." Those who learn how to present data in
effective ways will be valuable in every field.
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Many people, when they think of data, think of tables filled with numbers. But this long-held notion is
eroding. Today, we’re generating streams of data that are often too complex to be presented in a
simple “table.” In his TEDTalk, Blaise Aguera y Arcas explores images as data, while Deb Roy uses
audio, video, and the text messages in social media as data.
Some may also think that only a few specialized professionals can draw insights from data. When we
look at data in the right way, however, the results can be fun, insightful, even whimsical--and accessible
to everyone! Who knew, for example, that there are more relationship break-ups on Monday than on
any other day of the week, or that ...
Lessons Learned From Our Accessibility-First Approach to Data VisualizationUXDXConf
For the past five years, Kent has led several data visualizations programs at Google. He currently focuses on creating accessible data experiences that provide value and insights to everyone, regardless of their ability. In this session, Kent spotlights key lessons learned while building accessible visualizations for Google products like Search, Fitbit, Loon, Quantum AI and Cloud. He discusses techniques for generating awareness, building a community of experts and making a business case for data accessibility. Kent shares his group's accessibility-first approach to design and how standards can be used to empower teams to create better data experiences.
CSUN 2024 Simplifying Accessible Data Visualizations - 5 April 2024.pptxTed Gies
Highcharts and Elsevier share recent research into making interactive web charts more accessible. Our usability studies focused on improving intelligibility and understandability of non-visual user experiences of graphs and charts. We will share findings around the design of use case-based text descriptions and personalized charts. When we started our research into screen reader friendly charts eight years ago, we challenged the notion that a table version of the data was an equivalent and sufficiently accessible alternative. Since then, we’ve explored many features such as automated data point and structure descriptions, human created descriptions, and sonification or tones. We will share our research into examining different information seeking modes or use cases. What is the ideal user experience for use cases of: data point examination, identification of trends, and main idea extraction? Based upon these modes we will propose optimal designs for accessible data visualization consumption. With each of the new accessibility research questions we will provide real user feedback from non-sighted users on our approach. We will also show screen reader demos to help illustrate design considerations.
ICT is a technology required for information processing, in particular, the use electronics computers, communication devices and application software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information from anywhere, anytime
This presentation was provided by Kelly Dagan of Amherst College, during the NISO event "Discovery and Online Search, Part One: Drivers of Change in Online Search," held on June 12, 2019.
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Statistics: Visualizing Data
Introductory Essay from the Locks
The Reality Today
All of us now are being blasted by information design. It's being poured into our eyes
through the Web, and we're all visualizers now; we're all demanding a visual aspect to
our information… And if you're navigating a dense information jungle, coming across
a beautiful graphic or a lovely data visualization, it's a relief, it's like coming across a
clearing in the jungle. –David McCandless
In today’s complex ‘information jungle,’ David McCandless observes that “Data is the new soil.”
McCandless, a data journalist and information designer, celebrates data as a ubiquitous resource
providing a fertile and creative medium from which new ideas and understanding can grow.
McCandless’s inspiration, statistician Hans Rosling, builds on this idea in his own TEDTalk with his
compelling image of flowers growing out of data/soil. These ‘flowers’ represent the many insights that
can be gleaned from effective visualization of data.
We’re just learning how to till this soil and make sense of the mountains of data constantly being
generated. As Gary King, Director of Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science says in his New
York Times article “The Age of Big Data”:
“It’s a revolution. We’re really just getting under way. But the march of quantification,
made possible by enormous new sources of data, will sweep through academia,
business and government. There is no area that is going to be untouched.”
How do we deal with all this data without getting information overload? How do we use data
to gain real insight into the world? Finding ways to pull interesting information out of data can
be very rewarding, both personally and professionally. The managing editor of Financial Times
observed on CNN’s Your Money: “The people who are able to in a sophisticated and practical
way analyze that data are going to have terrific jobs." Those who learn how to present data in
effective ways will be valuable in every field.
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Many people, when they think of data, think of tables filled with numbers. But this long-held notion is
eroding. Today, we’re generating streams of data that are often too complex to be presented in a
simple “table.” In his TEDTalk, Blaise Aguera y Arcas explores images as data, while Deb Roy uses
audio, video, and the text messages in social media as data.
Some may also think that only a few specialized professionals can draw insights from data. When we
look at data in the right way, however, the results can be fun, insightful, even whimsical--and accessible
to everyone! Who knew, for example, that there are more relationship break-ups on Monday than on
any other day of the week, or that ...
Why is it suboptimal to visualize data as plain figures? What is the purpose of data visualization? Why should you care? What is the interplay between statistics, data analysis, and a good marketing story? In this talk, I'll give some answers and try to convince you to adopt best practices in dataviz.
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Abstract of the Presentation:
This talk will focus on applications of knowledge graphs and network science to the exploration of distributed industrial capabilities relevant to support work on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The core message and tools presented during the talk are relevant beyond sustainable development and can be applied to inter-organisational collaboration projects, information flows within companies and innovation management.
About the Author:
Pedro Parraguez is the Co-founder of Dataverz, a data analytics company based in Copenhagen, and Postdoctoral Researcher at DTU Management Engineering. Pedro’s research and applied work focuses on complex socio-technical systems, with emphasis on network science and data-driven analyses. This includes the study and development of decision-making support for industrial clusters, complex organisations, and large engineering projects.
In this workshop presentation, we explore how to create compelling infographics that help you better articulate your key findings. This presentation is part of the Digital Scholar Training Series at USC and CHLA. Learn more about the initiative and access further resources: http://sc-ctsi.org/digital-scholar/#spring-2015
Adaptarse a las nuevas formas de crear y compartir contenidos digitales constituye un reto para la preparación de profesionales en los perfiles emergentes de disciplinas ajenas a la informática y la computación. Los lenguajes y las herramientas de creación digital no están muchas veces pensados para su utilización por parte de usuarios de estos campos. Un reto en el campo de la computación creativa es la posibilidad de incorporar capacidades interactivas multimodales, junto con realidad virtual y realidad aumentada, en las herramientas de autoría con las que se elaboran los materiales y diseños de aprendizaje. El objetivo general de la charla es motivar la investigación sobre la computación creativa, así como mostrar desarrollos diversos alrededor de un marco de trabajo que aspira a fomentar las habilidades de diseño, creación y despliegue de experiencias educativas con capacidades analíticas para el aprendizaje y la evaluación en un contexto multidisciplinar.
In our world today, man’s interaction with products and services has changed because more and more physical products are becoming incorporated with digital materiality. Companies have embraced the internet to increase digital experience, and the behavioral pattern of users has changed as a result. The ubiquity of the internet remains the major driver of digitalization; over 3.4 billion people worldwide are connected via the internet, 70% of the world’s youth are online thus a new set of users known as the digital natives have emerged. The Digital Innovation We Need is designed to give you a conceptual framework of digital thinking.
This talk addresses the importance of being able to paint a clear picture with data and the foundational aspects of communicating data, giving a comprehensive overview of the field of information visualization, and introducing its goals, techniques, and applications. We will swiftly cover the necessary knowledge to reason about the appropriate visual encoding for each given problem and to make better choices regarding issues such as color, interaction, and tools
Slides from session at Henry Stewart DAM LA Conference
November 14, 2017
Session description:
The cultural heritage sector plays an important role in our society, primarily because it has the responsibility to collect and preserve both artifacts and knowledge from the past in order to share them in the present and maintain them for the benefit of future generations.
Nearly all cultural heritage organizations operate as nonprofits, with specific mandates and very tight budgets. With those constraints in place, the sector must still find a way to compete for the same customers as all other consumer-oriented businesses - in that light, leveraging digital content offers a strong potential path to success.
In order to attract and engage 21st century audiences and contributors, cultural heritage organizations have become digital publishers, creating and providing access to meaningful content on a scale that was never anticipated. While most have become adept at producing digital content, the sector has been playing catch up when it comes to organizing, cataloging and sharing that content.
This session will look at how cultural organizations can achieve mission-focused success and competitive advantage by adopting best practices in digital asset management and digital curation. In addition, we will examine the formal responsibility and challenge for nonprofit/cultural heritage organizations to ensure long-term preservation and provide access to digital assets in perpetuity.
Responsive design, application development using APIs, and content strategy are hot topics in web development right now. These ideas belong to a bigger umbrella: ubiquitous computing and the role it plays in our lives. Traditional ideas of usability are undergoing dynamic changes as we move away from a desktop-first model of personal computing.
The internet refrigerator already exists and it's only the tip of the iceberg. In the near future, human-computer interactions will be thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.
Postdesktop was a presentation to add clarity to responsive design as part of a larger context and to think about a shift that is changing the devices we use to access the web, the delivery method for education, the teaching and learning experience, and the whole of our lives.
Topics included a look at the role of pervasive computing:
• as it relates to responsive design
• in the classroom and textbooks
• in .edu marketing and utility on campuses
Written by Doug Gapinski and first delivered at PSU Web Conference 2012
Talk on 21st century skills given at LABCI conference in Lima 11/07.Michael Harris
This talk is about 21st century skills and answers these questions: what are they?; which ones are the most useful?; how can we help students acquire them?
Does your organization have loads of unused data? Information design can turn that data into understandable visuals, giving your members the right information to make choices or learn something new about your industry. Be better positioned to tell your story by learning how to make your infographics clear, compelling, and convincing. Learn how infographics can boost your website’s SEO and can aid in user engagement in this free webinar.
Building Design Systems that Work for Design and DevelopmentUXDXConf
This talk explores the methodologies and strategies essential for developing effective design systems that bridge the gap between design and dev.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Introduction to Design Systems
- The importance of design systems in modern digital product development
- Personal experiences and challenges faced in implementing design systems
2. Gaining Stakeholder Buy-In
- Strategies for communicating the value of UX to different types of stakeholders
- Techniques to quantify the benefits of UX in terms of efficiency, efficacy, learnability, and likability
3. Establishing Key Partnerships
- Identifying and collaborating with key teams within an organization
- Focusing on critical user flows and high-impact areas to drive the initial adoption
4. Deriving and Organizing Patterns
- Utilizing object-oriented design principles to create reusable and scalable patterns
- Abstracting specific use cases into general patterns applicable across different scenarios
5. Challenges and Realities
- Navigating the complexities of implementing design systems in large organizations
- Overcoming obstacles and managing phased approaches to system implementation
Strategic AI Integration in Engineering TeamsUXDXConf
This presentation dives into the practical applications of machine learning within Google's operations, providing a comprehensive overview of how to leverage AI technologies to solve real-world business challenges.
Key Points Covered:
- Introduction to Machine Learning at Google: Discussion on the role of ML and its evolution in enhancing Google's operational efficiency.
- Experience Sharing: Insights into the team's long-term engagement with machine learning projects and the impacts on Google’s operational strategies.
- Practical Applications: Real-world examples of ML applications within Google’s daily operations, providing a blueprint to adapt similar strategies.
- Challenges and Solutions: Discussion on the challenges faced during the implementation of ML projects and the strategic solutions employed to overcome them.
- Future of ML at Google: Insights into future trends in machine learning at Google and how they plan to continue integrating AI into their ecosystem.
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This talk will focus on applications of knowledge graphs and network science to the exploration of distributed industrial capabilities relevant to support work on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The core message and tools presented during the talk are relevant beyond sustainable development and can be applied to inter-organisational collaboration projects, information flows within companies and innovation management.
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Pedro Parraguez is the Co-founder of Dataverz, a data analytics company based in Copenhagen, and Postdoctoral Researcher at DTU Management Engineering. Pedro’s research and applied work focuses on complex socio-technical systems, with emphasis on network science and data-driven analyses. This includes the study and development of decision-making support for industrial clusters, complex organisations, and large engineering projects.
In this workshop presentation, we explore how to create compelling infographics that help you better articulate your key findings. This presentation is part of the Digital Scholar Training Series at USC and CHLA. Learn more about the initiative and access further resources: http://sc-ctsi.org/digital-scholar/#spring-2015
Adaptarse a las nuevas formas de crear y compartir contenidos digitales constituye un reto para la preparación de profesionales en los perfiles emergentes de disciplinas ajenas a la informática y la computación. Los lenguajes y las herramientas de creación digital no están muchas veces pensados para su utilización por parte de usuarios de estos campos. Un reto en el campo de la computación creativa es la posibilidad de incorporar capacidades interactivas multimodales, junto con realidad virtual y realidad aumentada, en las herramientas de autoría con las que se elaboran los materiales y diseños de aprendizaje. El objetivo general de la charla es motivar la investigación sobre la computación creativa, así como mostrar desarrollos diversos alrededor de un marco de trabajo que aspira a fomentar las habilidades de diseño, creación y despliegue de experiencias educativas con capacidades analíticas para el aprendizaje y la evaluación en un contexto multidisciplinar.
In our world today, man’s interaction with products and services has changed because more and more physical products are becoming incorporated with digital materiality. Companies have embraced the internet to increase digital experience, and the behavioral pattern of users has changed as a result. The ubiquity of the internet remains the major driver of digitalization; over 3.4 billion people worldwide are connected via the internet, 70% of the world’s youth are online thus a new set of users known as the digital natives have emerged. The Digital Innovation We Need is designed to give you a conceptual framework of digital thinking.
This talk addresses the importance of being able to paint a clear picture with data and the foundational aspects of communicating data, giving a comprehensive overview of the field of information visualization, and introducing its goals, techniques, and applications. We will swiftly cover the necessary knowledge to reason about the appropriate visual encoding for each given problem and to make better choices regarding issues such as color, interaction, and tools
Slides from session at Henry Stewart DAM LA Conference
November 14, 2017
Session description:
The cultural heritage sector plays an important role in our society, primarily because it has the responsibility to collect and preserve both artifacts and knowledge from the past in order to share them in the present and maintain them for the benefit of future generations.
Nearly all cultural heritage organizations operate as nonprofits, with specific mandates and very tight budgets. With those constraints in place, the sector must still find a way to compete for the same customers as all other consumer-oriented businesses - in that light, leveraging digital content offers a strong potential path to success.
In order to attract and engage 21st century audiences and contributors, cultural heritage organizations have become digital publishers, creating and providing access to meaningful content on a scale that was never anticipated. While most have become adept at producing digital content, the sector has been playing catch up when it comes to organizing, cataloging and sharing that content.
This session will look at how cultural organizations can achieve mission-focused success and competitive advantage by adopting best practices in digital asset management and digital curation. In addition, we will examine the formal responsibility and challenge for nonprofit/cultural heritage organizations to ensure long-term preservation and provide access to digital assets in perpetuity.
Responsive design, application development using APIs, and content strategy are hot topics in web development right now. These ideas belong to a bigger umbrella: ubiquitous computing and the role it plays in our lives. Traditional ideas of usability are undergoing dynamic changes as we move away from a desktop-first model of personal computing.
The internet refrigerator already exists and it's only the tip of the iceberg. In the near future, human-computer interactions will be thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.
Postdesktop was a presentation to add clarity to responsive design as part of a larger context and to think about a shift that is changing the devices we use to access the web, the delivery method for education, the teaching and learning experience, and the whole of our lives.
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• as it relates to responsive design
• in the classroom and textbooks
• in .edu marketing and utility on campuses
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This talk explores the methodologies and strategies essential for developing effective design systems that bridge the gap between design and dev.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Introduction to Design Systems
- The importance of design systems in modern digital product development
- Personal experiences and challenges faced in implementing design systems
2. Gaining Stakeholder Buy-In
- Strategies for communicating the value of UX to different types of stakeholders
- Techniques to quantify the benefits of UX in terms of efficiency, efficacy, learnability, and likability
3. Establishing Key Partnerships
- Identifying and collaborating with key teams within an organization
- Focusing on critical user flows and high-impact areas to drive the initial adoption
4. Deriving and Organizing Patterns
- Utilizing object-oriented design principles to create reusable and scalable patterns
- Abstracting specific use cases into general patterns applicable across different scenarios
5. Challenges and Realities
- Navigating the complexities of implementing design systems in large organizations
- Overcoming obstacles and managing phased approaches to system implementation
Strategic AI Integration in Engineering TeamsUXDXConf
This presentation dives into the practical applications of machine learning within Google's operations, providing a comprehensive overview of how to leverage AI technologies to solve real-world business challenges.
Key Points Covered:
- Introduction to Machine Learning at Google: Discussion on the role of ML and its evolution in enhancing Google's operational efficiency.
- Experience Sharing: Insights into the team's long-term engagement with machine learning projects and the impacts on Google’s operational strategies.
- Practical Applications: Real-world examples of ML applications within Google’s daily operations, providing a blueprint to adapt similar strategies.
- Challenges and Solutions: Discussion on the challenges faced during the implementation of ML projects and the strategic solutions employed to overcome them.
- Future of ML at Google: Insights into future trends in machine learning at Google and how they plan to continue integrating AI into their ecosystem.
Design-Driven Leadership: Transforming Organizations through Creative ThinkingUXDXConf
In an ever-evolving business landscape, the role of leadership is critical in navigating transformation and fostering innovation. This talk explores how applying design thinking principles can empower leaders to create meaningful change and drive organizational success.
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1. Introduction to Design-Driven Leadership
- The concept of design-driven leadership and its importance in modern organizations
- Personal journey from a senior designer at Amazon to a design director at Ford
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- Ford’s transition from focusing solely on vehicle sales to enhancing the entire vehicle ownership experience
- The role of digital product design in driving this transformation
3. The Double S-Curve Transformation Model
- Understanding Ford’s existing business model and the new Model E
- Navigating the "core of the transformation" and the challenges it presents
4. Applying Design Thinking to Personal and Professional Life
- Using design thinking to manage personal transformations, such as becoming a new parent
- Implementing the 60-day reset to reframe and tackle personal challenges
5. Adapting Design Tools for Leadership
- Adapting subject matter expert (SME) interviews and other design research tools for leadership and alignment
- Case studies of successful implementation of design-driven processes at Ford
6. Key Strategies for Design-Driven Leadership
- Techniques for aligning teams and creating a unified vision
- Leveraging creativity and empathy to solve complex problems and foster innovation
- Practical examples of reframing problems and using iterative design processes to achieve positive outcomes
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- Personal journey from character animation to AI and robotics design
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- Innovative Design Strategies: Product Feature Advancement, Editorial Expression, Long-term Visioning
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- Data-Driven Development: Utilizing data insights for component development ensures that resources are allocated to create valuable, widely used features.
- Financial Modeling for Design Systems: Developing sustainable funding models is crucial for long-term support and success of design systems.
- Promoting Internal Buy-In: Stressing on strategies for promoting design systems within the organization to increase engagement and investment from internal stakeholders.
Structuring Teams and Portfolios for SuccessUXDXConf
This talk offers actionable insights at an executive level for enhancing productivity and refining your portfolio management approach to propel your organization to greater heights.
Key Points Covered:
1. Experience Transformation:
- The core challenge remains consistent across organizations: converting budget into user-centric designs.
- Strategies for deploying design resources effectively in both startups and large enterprises.
2. Strategic Frameworks:
- Introduction to the "Ziggurat of Impact" model, detailing layers from basic system interactions to comprehensive customer experiences.
- Practical insights on creating frameworks that scale with organizational complexity.
3. Organizational Impact:
- Real-world examples of navigating design in large settings, focusing on the synthesis of consumer products and customer experiences.
- Emphasis on the importance of designing systems that directly influence customer interactions.
4. Design Execution:
- Detailed walkthrough of organizational layers affecting design execution, from touchpoints and customer activities to shared capabilities.
- How to ensure design influences both the micro and macro aspects of customer interactions.
5. Measurement and Adaptation:
- Techniques for measuring the impact of design decisions and adapting strategies based on data-driven insights.
- The critical role of continuous improvement and feedback in refining customer experiences.
Designing for Hardware Accessibility at ComcastUXDXConf
Designing inclusive products is not only a social responsibility but also a business imperative. This talk delves into the journey of creating accessible hardware products that cater to diverse user needs.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Introduction to Inclusive Design
- Importance of accessibility in product design
- Overview of Comcast's commitment to making products accessible to a wide audience
2. Case Study: Xfinity Large Button Voice Remote
- Initial challenges and the evolution of the product
- User research and feedback that shaped the design
- Key features of the final product and their benefits
3. Designing for Diverse Needs
- Understanding human-centered design and its historical context
- The impact of designing for people with disabilities on overall product quality
- Examples from other industries, such as architecture and industrial design
4. Integrating Accessibility from the Beginning
- The cost and efficiency benefits of designing for accessibility from the start
- The process of embedding accessibility as a core trait rather than an optional feature
5. Real-World Impact and Continuous Improvement
- Insights from in-home studies with users having assistive needs
- How continuous feedback and iterative design lead to better products
- The role of inclusive research and development practices
Improving UX Research Quality with Cross-Department CollaborationUXDXConf
Collaboration across departments is essential to enhance the quality and impact of research outcomes. This talk offers practical strategies for leveraging cross-functional teams to achieve superior research quality.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Introduction to Cross-Department Collaboration
- Importance of collaboration in enhancing UX research quality
- Personal experiences and insights from a research operations manager
2. Building Effective Collaborative Structures
- Identifying and leveraging key roles within the organization (e.g., PMs, Devs, UX Researchers, Designers)
- Utilizing operations teams as the connective tissue to foster collaboration
3. Maximizing Research Impact
- Techniques for presenting research findings in an impactful way
- Importance of executive summaries and tailored presentations for different stakeholders
4. Following Through on Research
- Ensuring continuous follow-up on research to track its impact
- Strategies for confirming next steps and validating research outcomes
5. Breaking Down Research for Broader Application
- Concept of Atomic UX Research and its application
- Storing and managing research data in repositories for easy access and reuse
The UX of Automation by AJ King, Senior UX Researcher, OcadoUXDXConf
Automation is transforming industries by streamlining operations and reducing costs. However, the success of automated systems hinges not only on their functionality but also on the user experience (UX). This talk, "The UX of Automated Processes," delves into the intricate relationship between automation and UX, providing a comprehensive guide to designing intuitive and effective automated systems.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Introduction to Automated UX:
* Understanding the importance of UX in automated systems
* Real-world example: Robotic beer dispensers at a music festival
2. Step-by-Step Process for Enhancing Automated UX:
* Step 0: Identifying main workflows and happy paths
* Step 1: Conducting contextual inquiries to understand current user practices and edge cases
* Step 2: Prioritizing issues and solutions through collaborative ideation sessions
* Step 3: Prototyping and usability testing for both software and hardware
3. Prototyping and Testing:
* Methods for simulating automated processes
* Importance of user feedback in refining automated systems
4. Designing for Support Users:
* Crafting the experience for support personnel who manage edge cases
* Ensuring effective communication and issue prioritization for support users
We're Agile. So why haven't our outcomes improved?UXDXConf
After 20 years of agile, 90% of features still fail to deliver the expected value.
There is no such thing as user error, only bad design. The frameworks that companies have to try to adopt agile leave too much ambiguity on how to implement the supporting processes of funding, governance, alignment and more.
This talk explains why we have the ways of working we do and what we can do about it to improve.
Breaking Silos_The Shift from a Software Delivery to a Product Development Mi...UXDXConf
In this insightful discussion, Mihaela will introduce how Volkswagen Digital Solutions is taking steps towards a successful transition from software delivery to product delivery lifecycle, highlighting the challenges and the innovative tactics to break down traditional silos within the product teams as well as between “the business” and "IT". Learn how the Volkswagen Group established new delivery centers across Europe to foster interdisciplinary product teams, and the hurdles they overcame including stringent security, legal, and compliance boundaries, as well as people adaptation. Mihaela will share hands-on examples of their unique approach to get “the business on board", offering a glimpse into their working models and approaches on engagement and collaboration between the product teams and stakeholders. Discover how they faced resistance and fostered an inclusive process to move towards an efficient product delivery cycle. This talk is an exploration into digital transformation, with practical examples, offering key takeaways for those aiming to break silos and cultivate a collaborative environment within their organisations.
How Intercom built ‘Fin’, a GPT-4 powered chatbot_Fergal Reid_UXDX_EMEA_2023UXDXConf
Join Fergal as he shares how they developed ‘Fin’, a chatbot that actually solves up to 50% of support questions. This session will shed light on the product development process of Fin, the challenges encountered, and the opportunities it brought forth. The talk will encompass Intercom’s experiences and lessons learned from integrating large language models in a live production environment.
Leveling Up Design Maturity in a Large-Scale Organisation_ Daniel Heaslip_ U...UXDXConf
Dan Heaslip takes us through a brief journey of enhancing design maturity within Three's expansive design team . Learn about the unique challenges they face, the strategies they employ, and their vision for a cohesive and mature design future.
Mike delves into Reed's ongoing and dynamic research program, which serves as the foundation for all product and design initiatives within the organisation. He shares how they enable continuous deep research by democratising user research in product teams and creating a regular cadence. This then allows the centralised UX research team to take on larger, more complex and strategic research initiatives. In this session you’ll learn how they’re:
Enabling constant research in product teams
Planning for agile processes
Demonstrating research value
Prioritising larger initiatives
Communicating research for highest impact
Through these strategies, Mike and his teams have successfully created an environment where innovation, based on deep user knowledge, is at the forefront.
Crafting Digital Products for Connected Appliances and Other Stories_ Alexis ...UXDXConf
In this talk you'll get a glimpse of the digital transformation journey Electrolux Group have embarked on. Discover the triumphs, setbacks and key milestones they have experienced along the way and learn about:
Working systematically: Explore the strategies employed to build mobile apps for multiple brands quickly, consistently and at scale, without fragmenting the user experience.
Building a dream team: Learn how Alexis structured a multi-disciplinary team of digital product designers, UX researchers and UX writers.
Transformational impact: Understand the effects of scaling up the company's digital transformation journey on design processes and practices in a hardware manufacturing environment.
Unlock the secrets to building a thriving digital products department, and transform your own company's traditional practices into digital innovation
Integrating AI _King's journey of Technology Transformation_Steven Collins_ U...UXDXConf
Join Steve Collins, CTO of King Games, creators of the globally popular game Candy Crush, as he shares insight into their current journey of embedding Artificial Intelligence into the fabric of their organisation. Steve will navigate through the challenges they have faced, the strategic choices made, and the innovative approaches undertaken. This talk offers a unique chance to gain firsthand knowledge of how a global gaming leader is embracing AI, and how these insights can be leveraged by other organisations seeking to harness the power of technology for their own growth and transformation. Whether you are a technology leader, or industry professional, you will find valuable lessons in this talk on how to successfully marry AI with the daily operations and strategic vision of a company.
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Lessons Learned From Our Accessibility-First Approach to Data Visualisation- Kent Eisenhuth_ UXDX_EMEA_2023
1. Lessons Learned
From Our Accessibility-First
Approach to Data Visualization
Kent E Eisenhuth, Datavis Lead, Google
UXDX EMEA 2023
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
13. WHY IT MATTERS
In the United States:
4M+ people in America use assistive technology.
41M people have a disability.
World-wide
≈300M people have a color vision deficiency.
Sources: Census.gov; StackExchange.com; Colorblindawareness.org
Accessibility icon
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
52. Consider using alternative keys,
shortcuts and other methods for
helping people quickly find answers to
questions they’re asking of the data.
LESSON LEARNED
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
53.
54. How might we use text to prioritize data
exploration and surface insights?
CHALLENGE
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
59. Source: Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines, WSJ
Visualizing the effects of the measles vaccine.
60. How might we create a useful
screen reader experience?
CHALLENGE
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
61. Always orient people
within the dataset. Indicate
where they are, where they
came from and where they
can go next.
LESSON LEARNED
Sankey diagram on assistive technology
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
62. Providing an accessible
way to view the data in a
table or spreadsheet can
be a valid option.
Test it!
Data table of status and signals
LESSON LEARNED
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
63. How might we leverage other senses
when representing data?
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
CHALLENGE
72. Maximizing community
engagement requires a
balance of activities.
● Guest presentations
● Design reviews
● Brainstorming time
● Contribution time
LESSON LEARNED
Keyboard navigation on a Sankey diagram
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
74. TOP TIPS FOR CREATING ACCESSIBLE VISUALIZATIONS
● Facilitate comparisons
● Be a helpful guide
● Focus on what matters
● Provide structure
● Embrace flexibility
● Exceed expectation
material.io/blog
Illustration of top chart a11y tips.
75. A NOTE ABOUT PROCESS
Sketches and photos from a design workshop
76. Drawing Product Ideas
Fast and Easy UX Drawing for Anyone
● Foreword by Manuel Lima
● Find it on Amazon
#DataAccessibility
#DrawingProductIdeas
Drawing Product Ideas book
80. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
● Andrew Carter
● Chris Mitchell
● Danny Farra
● Gerrit de Vries
● Guy Kohen
● Gerard Rocha
● Ian Hill
● James Wexler
● Jane Chang
● Jen Kozenski Devins
● Jennifer Yuchi
● Jesse Zackery
● Jess Klos
● Jialin Yun
● Julián Gonzalez
● Kai Chang
● Lisa Kaggen
● Mags Sousa
● Manuel Lima
● Martin Wattenberg
● Nicholas Cottrell
● Olga Prilepova
● Peter Vachon
● Rebecca Plotnick
● Robinson Eaton
● Saurabh Kumar
● Sierra Seeborn
● Shuo Yang
● Tom Hoddes
● Travis Alber
● Tyler Williamson
● Young Choi
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
81. THANK YOU
Kent Eisenhuth
Staff UX Designer, Google
● X: @KentTheHuth
● linkedin.com/in/kenteisenhuth
● kent.eisenhuth@gmail.com
#DataAccessibility
#DrawingProductIdeas
82. ● Data Accessibility is difficult.
● Charts, graphs and visualizations will block accessibility audits.
● Build a diverse team and work with people who use assistive technology.
● Apply a combination of fills and borders to focus on what matters.
● Consider accessibility first to get to the best possible design.
● Consider using other keys, shortcuts and alternative methods for helping
people quickly find answers to questions they’re asking of the data.
● Consider providing an accessible way to view the data in
a table or spreadsheet.
● Data sonification can be part of the chart’s core experience.
● Designing for accessibility can benefit everyone.
LESSONS LEARNED
@KentTheHuth #DataAccessibility
