About the User: ‘Design as the Catalyst for Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Innovation’ with Karel Vredenburg

About the User: ‘Design as the Catalyst for Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Innovation’ with Karel Vredenburg

Categories: Lectures and Seminars | Intended for

Thursday, October 06, 2016

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Room 5110 Human Computer Interaction Building

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON

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Jenna Hobin, 613-520-7606, jenna.hobin@carleton.ca

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About this Event

Host Organization: 1125@Carleton
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ABOUT THE USER: A Brown Bag lunch Lecture Series Hosted by 1125@Carleton in collaboration with NSERC CLUE (Collaborative Learning about Usability Experiences)

On October 6th, join us as we welcome Karel Vredenburg (Director, IBM Worldwide Client Programs)

During this academic year, please join us in learning about different approaches to conducting user-centred research. Bring your lunch and listen to Carleton University researchers and special guests discussing their research activities with and for people.

Bio:

I'm director of design at IBM and am responsible for worldwide evangelism of our design practices to ensure the understanding and adoption of them across all of IBM as well as for and with key clients.

I joined IBM in 1988 after having done graduate studies, research, and teaching at the University of Toronto. I introduced User-Centered Design at IBM in 1993 and assumed my company-wide role in 1995. I've written over 60 conference and journal publications. I've also written a book entitled "User-Centered Design: An Integrated Approach", contributed chapters to other edited books and served as special issue editor for the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction special issue entitled "Designing the Total User Experience at IBM" and the "Ease of Use" issue of the IBM Systems Journal. I'm a member of several international committees and working groups. I'm based in Toronto, Canada.

I've spent much of my life observing people interacting with others, their world, and technology; read widely about improving the human condition, optimizing the interactions between people, and driving effective organizational change; and practiced what I've learned. I have undergraduate, master's, and doctoral level training in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Human Computer Interaction, have taught university, conducted research, and worked at IBM for over 25 years. I've taught, led, managed, and mentored thousands of people over the years. I share what I've learned here on this blog and in my Life Habits Mentoring podcast.

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