Book reviews and Ugly Xmas Sweaters

The Ohio Society for Technical Communication has a season of online meetings over lunch. December topic: Book reviews and ugly Xmas sweaters. What are you reading? Wear your ugly Christmas sweater and join us for a lively discussion about our favorite books. Registration at zoom.us.

Southern Ohio HFES Business Meeting

Please join us for the Southern Ohio Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Business Meeting and Executive Council transfer of office ceremony. During this meeting, the formal transfer of SOH Executive Council offices shall take place. Officers for calendar year 2024 will be re-announced, and Officers-Elect (serving calendar year 2025) will be …

Cognitive Think Tank: Human Centered Systems

GemCity Tech (in Dayton) presents "Cognitive Think Tank: Human Centered Systems". Cognitive think tank is group that is committed to reflecting, reframing, and revealing. Reflect on current practices and methodologies for designing human machine teams (AI systems.) Reframe the ways in which we think about designing systems. Shifting perspectives from technology first to human first …

UX Pros and Technical Communicators

SWAPPING SKILLS: UX Pros and Technical Communicators! Thursday January 11, 2024 Would you like to learn more about where technical communication and UX design overlap? Would you like to learn more about some mutually beneficial skills? How about some of the challenges? We'll cover these in our joint presentation with OHIO STC and UX Akron. …

Everything I need to know about Product I learned in the Restaurant Industry

Before entering the business world with positions in Marketing, Operations, IT, and Product, Shannon Osborne spent a decade working in food service. In this talk she reflects on how she uses the lessons learned at restaurants in her daily life as a Product and technology leader. Shannon will be sharing some of her secret ingredients …

Product Management in Practice

The Cleveland Product Meetup presents Product Management in Practice - A Conversation with Matt LeMay (online). The book Product Management in Practice by Matt LeMay shares best practices for dealing with the real-world messiness of our discipline. Come hear directly from Matt as he shares his Product Management journey, what challenges he's seen in companies …

Ohio “State of UX” Results

Learn about the results from a 2023 survey about the state of UX in Ohio, and discuss next steps. Back in the summer of 2023, UX professionals were asked: Help us shape the future of UX in Ohio! Take our survey to help us understand the current state of the industry and how we can …

Overcoming Adversity in UX

Join UX Akron on Thursday, February 15 at 6:30 PM for an online event of inspiration, support, and encouragement. The path to a UX career can be winding and filled with barriers and detours. Our panelists will share their unique and personal stories of overcoming obstacles to success. Panelists will discuss how they've overcome adversity …

Leap Into Creativity: AIGA Cleveland

Join AIGA Cleveland on Thursday, February 29th to Leap into Creativity! Discover practical steps to achieve your creative hopes and dreams for 2024, learn how to combat creative burnout, and engage in an interactive group activity to jumpstart your creative journey this year. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow creatives and empower your …

Oblique Leadership

The Cleveland Product meetup presents "Oblique Leadership: The Counterculture Leadership Style for Complex Environments", online, March 13th, Noon. Oblique Leadership places an emphasis on designing environments, developing people, and performing in uncertainty by focusing on six practice areas: Be Self Aware Help Others Thrive Alter The Experiences Evolve The Ecosystem Democratize Operations Act In Uncertainty …

Cleveland Product: AMA

Introducing a new feature for Cleveland Product - Ask Me Anything (AMA)! This event is an agenda-less event where you bring your questions and an industry expert will answer them. For our initial AMA, we're happy to host Lisa Schneider, award-winning Chief Product Officer, advisor, mentor, and speaker. She has helped companies large and small …

Cultivating Life Beyond Industrial Design

Learn how to find work-life balance in ID, exploring the intersection of creativity, personal fulfillment, and professional success with IDSA Cincinnati. Learn more and RSVP at eventbrite.com.