IAC: Information Architecture Conference

Session type: Single Day Workshop (Virtual)

  • Information Architecture Essentials

    Information Architecture Essentials

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    Nathan Rogers

    Information architecture is more important than ever. Learn the basics of IA in this fast-paced workshop from one of the co-authors of the fourth edition of the polar bear book.

  • From Strategy to Structure (and Back Again)

    From Strategy to Structure (and Back Again)

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    Nathan Rogers

    As a digital designer, you must think beyond the user interface to the underlying structures that give your systems coherence. These structures should serve the needs of your users, your organization, and society. To do so, you must understand your organization’s strategic directions. This fast-paced workshop introduces strategic thinking for designers.

  • Designing for a New World Using Systems Thinking

    Designing for a New World Using Systems Thinking

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    Grace Lau

    Now more than ever, we are seeing how the systems underlying society affect the people living within them. As designers, we have an opportunity to impact positive change. Learn to see the big picture and tackle big, messy problems by cultivating a systems thinking lens into your UX and IA practices. What is systems thinking?…

  • Introduction to Ontology Concepts and Modeling

    Introduction to Ontology Concepts and Modeling

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    Grace Lau

    Are you interested in learning more about ontologies but don’t know where to begin? Our “Introduction to Ontology Concepts and Modeling” workshop comprises a three-hour introduction aimed at IAs who are interested in ontologies and would like to learn the basics, including: Complex knowledge organization schemes and concept structures Basics of ontological relationships Information on…

  • Product Management for Information Architects

    Product Management for Information Architects

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    Nathan Rogers

    IA experience is wonderful preparation for product management, but the role of a product manager involves mastering additional skills related to software development, engineering, technical architecture, finding product-market fit, going to market, funnel optimization, revenue modeling, experimenting with hypotheses, managing products through lifecycles, sunsetting features, saying no to stakeholders, getting teams into alignment, and more.…