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You found a profession that you love. Maybe love is too strong for you, maybe you just enjoy it. You’ve learned, you’ve grown, you’ve arrived. And then, CHANGE.
You get a new boss, and they don’t like the way things are done. Or you find out from a peer that the best practices have changed in light of new regulations. Perhaps a global pandemic suddenly changes the way the world works. What do you do? First and foremost, as recommended by the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, DON’T PANIC.
As humans, we’re wired to have a fear of uncertainty. So when we’re doing what we love and we’re comfortable, it sometimes takes too long to notice when we’re not loving it as much anymore.
When I found Information Architecture, I knew I’d found the right fit for me. But it’s taken a lot of resilience, self-learning and willingness to change to be able to go from “Entry level” to “Seasoned Professional”. Join me to learn how.
About the speakers
Carrianne is an Information Architect with 12+ years of experience in Information Architecture and User Experience roles. She has been organizing World IA Day in Northeast Ohio since 2015, serves on the board of UX Akron, and served as a mentor for the Akron StartupBus in 2019. This will be Carrianne’s 16th Information Architecture Conference and she is thrilled to be presenting for the first time.
Carrianne is actively involved with many local charitable organizations, most notably the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
When she’s not busy at work, Carrianne loves taking in live music of nearly every genre, race walking, baking, and all sorts of puzzles and games.