The state of UX: clients speak

19
Mar
2015

Doors open 18:30, talks from 19:00 to 21:00

The News Building, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

Have you ever asked ‘what’s it like to be on the receiving end of my services?’ In this event, you’ll get a chance to put questions to a panel of clients and employers chaired and curated by Giles Colborne.

What do they think of UX professionals? Do they look for different things from in-house and external consultants? Which services do they regard as ‘commodities’ and which are highly prized?How much value do they put on UX? How does the adoption of agile methods affect the way UX is planned and delivered? And what really matters when they’re hiring? Come along and find out what they think of you.

How to get there?

The News Building is on top of the London Bridge Station and right next to the Shard and the main Bus Terminal. If you are at the front of the Shard, please go up the viewing elevator, the News Building is on the left.

From the Underground you have three options (depending which exit you use):

Borough High Street exit: turn right up Borough High Street and take a right onto London Bridge Street
Tooley Street exit: turn left towards the traffic lights, turn left on to Borough High Street, and left on to London Bridge Street
“The Shard” exit: take the escalator on to street level and walk down London Bridge Street

Chair & Event Curator: Giles Colborne (gilescolborne)

Giles Colborne is joint managing director and owner in cxpartners, author of the book Simple and Usable, mentor and thought leader in UX.

Panellists:

Daniel Harris (@danramble)

Daniel Harris leads Fjord’s team of Service Designers on complex multi-platform experiences. He’ll discuss what agencies expect of UXers and the skills and qualities he thinks they’ll need in the future.

Ben Holliday (@benholliday)

Ben Holliday is Digital Head of UX at the Department for Work and Pensions. Prior to that he worked at the Government Digital Service and at FreeAgent. He’ll be talking about what the public sector expects from UXers.

Michael Lock (@micklockproduct)

Michael Lock is Product Director at Experian Consumer Services, where he works with agencies and a growing in-house team. He’ll be talking about what companies need from UXers.

Anna Dahlström (@annadahlstrom)

Anna is founder of byflock a digital startup responsible for iOS app Tilr and the Glimt gifting service. She also advises and mentors other startups. She’ll be talking about what it’s like being a UXer in the startup world.