New Ideas for IA Summit
I’ve had the pleasure and honor of sharing presentations and interviewing thought leaders from around the world in the disciplines of Information Architecture, Interaction Design, and User Experience for the past three years.
Most recently I published talks from the 11th Annual Information Architecture summit on Boxes and Arrows. At the end of the conference, just prior to the closing plenary, I brought together several attendees and presenters for a discussion about how ASIS&T can create an even greater experience for those attending the conference next year.
Disclaimer: I shared this talk with both Melissa Weaver at ASIS&T who is helping that organization understand how to leverage Social Media. In addition I provided a copy to Livia Labate who is heading up the conference next year, prior to publishing. I wanted to ensure they found the ideas of value to help improve the IA Summit next year in Denver, Colorado.
Like every show I produce, none of this conversation was scripted. Ideas shared were open and honest opinions and I’ve edited none of the discussion. Thank you to everyone who was kind enough to take time to share, including:
Jackson Fox
Søren Muus
Adam Connor
Brad Nunnally
Andy Budd
Melissa Weaver
Joan Vermette
Eduardo F. Ortiz
We drew others into the conversation who stopped by to see what we were all discussing, who also shared some insights including:
I second the idea about having the same presenter more than once. Honestly, for me, I don’t care how much of a guru a person is, I stop listening to them after a while and their impact gets dulled down. Even if it’s the same talk, mixing up speakers keeps me more awake and on the edge of my seat. And with the level of density of the topics, that always helps.