IAC: Information Architecture Conference

Session type: Single Day Workshop (Virtual)

Virtual workshops on a single date

  • Information Architecture Essentials

    2021 IA Conference

    April 19, 2021

    Beginner

    This workshop is sold out.

    More of our lives are happening online every day. We interact and transact through digital systems on a growing variety of devices. More understandable and coherent systems = better experiences. As a result, information architecture (IA) is more important than ever.

    In this fast-paced workshop, you will:

    • Understand the primary goals of information architecture
    • Learn how people find and understand information
    • Learn to define conceptual models
    • Master necessary IA components
    • Identify essential IA collaboration skills
    • Learn how to communicate IA concepts
    • Discover how architectures evolve over time

    Structure

    This workshop has been a staple of the IA Conference for the past three years. Now, it’s been wholly restructured for effective remote instruction.

    The online workshop consists of three components:

    • Pre-recorded video lectures, which you can view on your own before real-time group activities
    • Real-time hands-on group exercises via Zoom
    • Asynchronous Q&A sessions via Discord

    Lectures consist of our parts:

    1. Introduction to information architecture
    2. Conceptual modeling
    3. Basic IA components
    4. Basic IA skills

    This new structure maximizes learning by making the most of our time together and makes it easier for distributed teams with busy schedules to participate.

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  • From Strategy to Structure (and Back Again)

    From Strategy to Structure (and Back Again)

    2021 IA Conference

    April 22, 2021

    Intermediate

    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.

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  • Designing for a New World Using Systems Thinking

    Designing for a New World Using Systems Thinking

    2021 IA Conference

    April 22, 2021

    Beginner

    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? Why is it important? Engage in practical hands-on activities that you can bring back to your projects and learn how to create change through design by uncovering relevant relationships beyond what is on the surface.

    Hear from and share with colleagues barriers, opportunities, and ideas for activating change.

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    https://vimeo.com/540500211

  • Introduction to Ontology Concepts and Modeling

    Introduction to Ontology Concepts and Modeling

    2021 IA Conference

    April 20, 2021

    Intermediate

    This workshop is sold out.

    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 existing ontologies for re-use
    • The difference between upper and lower ontologies
    • Basic ontology concepts like RDF and semantic triples
    • Software systems and components
    • Ontology modeling exercises

    The session will be recorded and made available to registered attendees.

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    Download slide deck

    https://vimeo.com/540513638

    Ahren E. Lehnert
    Bob Kasenchak
    Bob Kasenchak
  • Product Management for Information Architects

    Product Management for Information Architects

    2021 IA Conference

    April 23, 2021

    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.

    In this workshop, Christian will explain how IA skills provide a great foundation for product management work, and then provide the basics and pointers for how to develop the complementary skills (such as those mentioned above) to qualify for product leadership roles.

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    Christian Crumlish