I am leading a roundtable on Designing User Experiences with Blockchain at the next Connect Tech on July 31st and I would love to have my Toledo colleagues join me.
Connect Tech is EPIC Toledo‘s update to its roundtable event for IT professionals. It now includes a broader coverage of tech topics for a wider audience. Blockchain is the theme this time. There will be introductions to blockchain for those who have no idea what it is, deep technical discussions for the truly geeky, and business application discussions in between. Watch the marketing video!
- What: Connect Tech, connecting you with emerging tech trends
- When: Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Where: The Andersons, 1947 Briarfield Blvd, Maumee, OH 43537
More information & registration: epictoledo.com
Here is the description for the roundtable I am leading:
Designing User Experiences with Blockchain
If you are thinking about developing an application or service using blockchain, you will need good user-centered design more than ever. If the application is not usable and people do not trust it, then it won’t be successful: the technology alone is not enough. Let’s talk about how to design for the complex world of blockchain, such as when to hide the technology from users and how to surface key elements in the user interface.
The event is free, but you have to register ahead of time, since seating will be limited.
The format is conversational, that’s why we call them roundtables. You do not have to do anything to prepare ahead of time. But if you want to read up a little about blockchain from a user experience perspective, here are some of the articles I found useful.
- Some of the developer concepts and terminology to help designers discuss solutions
- Hiding and exposing blockchain features in applications
- Value of user-centered design for blockchain products and services
- Key blockchain services to be designed
- Our bread and butter, like usability heuristics, put in the context of blockchain, with great references
Hope to see you on July 31st at Connect Tech!
