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Home / Sessions / The Great Debate: Should IA be a job title or a skill set?

The Great Debate: Should IA be a job title or a skill set?

IAC23

Time(s)

April 1, 2023
11:00 AM CT

Location

Room A

Description

Are Information Architects a thing of the past? Or the only folks out there who are going to make sense of this mess? And if not them, who is best positioned to shepherd the structure of our shared information spaces into a better state? How do we ‘future proof’ our discipline?

In this debate, we’ll pit industry experts against each other to determine answers to these questions and more, once and for all. Or, at least, unpack some of the situations and contexts that really require dedicated IA expertise… and what we might need to ‘share’ with our colleagues for great impact in the future.

Join us for this spirited live debate, hosted by Optimal Workshop.

About the speakers

Danielle Cooley
Danielle Cooley

Danielle has over two decades of experience applying a number of strategic user experience research techniques to a wide variety of products, including hardware, medical devices, Windows, web, telephone, and mobile. Her work has benefited such organizations as Pfizer, MasterCard International, Fidelity Investments, Hyundai, Graco, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Mayo Clinic, and more.

She has a BE in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a MS in Human Factors in Information Design from Bentley University and has run her own bespoke UX Research and Strategy consulting practice since 2009.

You can find Danielle online at http://dgcooley.com, and she tweets sometimes @dgcooley.

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