The 2020 Big Design Conference provides professional development, education, and community service to the design community. They provide a low-cost, high-value conference with a safe environment to learn, share, and grow. The four-day virtual conference will include talks on strategy, user research, prototyping, accessibility, design thinking, service design, customer experience, usability, tools & tactics, case studies, future trends, and latest technologies. Learn more at https://bigdesignevents.com/

Big Design 2020

Professional Month

The Power of Storytelling within Visual Communication

Together: The Essential Fusion of Culture and Design

Arguing for LESS user-friendly futures: using design-led research to guide desirable design outcomes

Usage Maturity Matrix: A Tool to Guide Design for our Users within Project Constraints

From Zero to Award-Winning: How we Changed Corporate Culture with Design Thinking

The Immaculate Deception: Conquering Imposter Syndrome

Dialexa EDU: Mentoring a New Generation of Digital Product Creators

KEYNOTE: Culture, Growth & Mobility–The Value of a Well-executed Talent Strategy

The Iowa Idea: Over a Century of Creativity, Collaboration, Innovation and Persistence

KEYNOTE: Creative Careers and the Future of Work: Adapting to Change

Design for Cognitive Bias: Using Mental Shortcuts for Good Instead of Evil

Designing the Preservation of Dignity

Grannie Goes Virtual: How COVID-19 Impacts Older Consumers

Uncharted Waters – Why it’s Important to Design for “Newcomers”

KEYNOTE: Social Impact through Design

Socially Distanced Research: How To Collaborate On & Conduct Remote User Research

A Future with Class: Introducing Discussion-Based Learning to the Workplace

Sense-Making in Digital Spaces: Site Structure, Taxonomy, and Navigation for Many Audiences

Portfolio Essentials: Showing the Best Version of Yourself

Seat at the Table: Can’t Spell Executive without UX

Navigating UX Burnout to Sustain a Meaningful Career

KEYNOTE: Designing Your Career Advancement

Panel: Collaborating with a Multi-Generational Team

Conducting a Diary Study in Today’s World of No-Contact on a Global Scale