Device Design Day videos - convergent process, affordance, implicit interaction and healthy behaviors. #UX

Kim Goodwin and Michael Voege, "Convergent Products, Convergent Process"

Interaction designers and industrial designers are kindred spirits in many ways, yet we tend to lean on somewhat different skills, biases, and design approaches. Many teams struggle with these differences, and the results of that struggle are visible in the telephones, remote controls, and even toaster ovens that drive us all a little bit crazy. So how do we get past atoms vs. pixels, while still benefiting from the different strengths of each discipline? No doubt there's more than one answer, but the one that has worked for us is a convergent design process that incorporates both co-design and parallel design, but never sequential design in which one discipline drives the other. We'll share that process—and the project management considerations that go with it—from both IxD and ID perspectives.

Stuart Karten, "User-driven Innovation"

The fast pace of technology development makes almost anything possible. The challenge that product developers face is implementing technologies in ways that meet customer needs and facilitate trust. In the hearing aid industry, technology allows hearing instruments to become smaller and smaller and opens up new possibilities for user interface. In taking Starkey’s hearing aids to the next level, Stuart Karten and his team at design and innovation consultancy SKD served as user advocates, making sure that Starkey’s advanced technology was developed into a family of products that meet the unique needs of 65- to 85-year-old end users. Karten will share the tools and strategies that SKD employed to maintain its focus on the end user throughout the product and interface development process.

Wendy Ju, "Designing Implicit Interactions"

Implicit interactions can interactive devices to help communicate cues and to provide feedback to make interactive devices easier, more effective and less infuriating. We'll look at examples and design guidelines to help design good implicit interactions and avoid making inadvertent bad ones.

Jared Benson, "One Size Does Not Fit All"

Are you inadvertently porting old UI paradigms to new contexts of use? Tomorrow's devices need new affordances. I'll share insights and considerations for designing distributed experiences across a range of converged devices.

Gretchen Anderson, "Motivating Healthy Behaviors"

We've moved into an era where the gadgets we use affect our very being. Purpose-built medical devices are moving into the hands of consumers, and apps deliver healthcare over-the-air. This session looks at key concerns and best practices when designing medical devices and motivating healthy behaviors.

All of these videos can be found at the Device Design Day group.