Designing for Trust & Responsibility: World Interaction Design Day (IxDD) Boston

Presented by Ladies that UX Boston and Women Talk Design

World Interaction Design Day is an annual event where we come together as a united global community to show how interaction design improves the human condition.

Our aim is to have a positive, long-lasting impact by facilitating activities that support dialogue and outcomes.

Join us for an evening hearing from a diverse group of speakers exploring this year's theme "Trust & Responsibility".

Agenda*:

5:30 - 6:00: Check-in // Mingle // Explore the evening's theme "Trust & Responsibility"

6:00 - 6:10: Welcome

6:10 - 6:30: Opening Keynote: Pamela Paviscak, author Emotionally Intelligent Design

6:30 - 7:15: Lightning Talks

7:15 - 7:30: Break

7:30 - 8:15: Panel

8:15 - 9:00: Closing // Continued conversations

*Agenda is subject to change. Stay tuned for updates

Opening Keynote: The Secret to More Ethical Tech is to Model It on Good Relationships

Not a week passes without an ethical misstep by big tech. Tech thinktanks respond with whitepapers that center on the trifecta of privacy, transparency, and autonomy. And then nothing happens. What if we took a different approach? Instead, let’s model ethics on good relationships. In social psychology, models like Knapp’s relational model are a starting point. Honesty is fundamental. Consent is not just a one-time event. Boundaries are negotiated and revisited. A relationship builds gradually. By following five relationship phases, we can create a new kind of intuitive tech ethics.

About the speaker: Pamela Pavliscak

Pamela Pavliscak studies our emotional relationship with technology. As a creative strategist, she collaborates with organizations like Google, IKEA, and Virgin to craft emotionally intelligent experiences. As faculty at Pratt Institute, she teaches next-gen designers. Her work has been featured in Slate, NPR, and Quartz and she’s spoken at SXSW and TNW. Her book, Emotionally Intelligent Design, charts a tech future with feeling.

Lightning Talks

Alba Villamil: The Ethical Researcher's Checklist: Protecting User Data Privacy and Security

Amanda Chong: Finding Your Voice - An Introvert’s Journey in Advocating for Users and Inspiring Others

Consuelo Valdes: Empathetic Design for Vulnerable Situations

Kara Hodecker: Trust and Emojis: When Design Decisions Have Unintended Effects

Jordyn Bonds: When Less Surveillance Is More Confusing

Tania Schlatter: Make me think! Creating appropriate barriers for responsible interactions in Dataverse

Designing for Trust & Responsibility Panel Discussion

As people who work to create meaningful experiences for our customers, empoyees, users, etc., it's our responsibility to make an impact that's both positive and ethical. We operate at the intersection of humanities and technology, and humans are at the core of the work that we do. Putting their needs first should not only be our goal, but our duty. In this panel discussion led by Olga Perfilieva, we'll hear from three amazing women about how they accomplish this in their work.

Adaora (Spectra) Asala, Product Leader & UX Strategist

Trish Fontanilla, Community & Customer Experience Consultant

Mel Choyce, Senior Product Designer, Automattic

Refreshments and snacks will be served. The event is open to everyone. Please take a moment to read through Women Talk Design's Code of Conduct before RSVPing. If you want to attend the event but the cost is too much of a financial burden, please get in touch: contact@womentalkdesign.com. We are also committed to creating an inclusive, accessible space. If you need accommodations, please email us at contact@womentalkdesign.com.

**Kickoff World Interaction Design Day in the morning with IxDA Boston and CreativeMornings Boston! Keynote speaker Pamela Pavilsak will be speaking about "Emotionally Intelligent Design" at General Assembly Boston, beginning at 8:30AM. See you there!**

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