Radical Research Summit 2017
We are pleased to announce that the Radical Research Summit will be held on Friday, September 29th, 2017 at the UBC Robson Square campus, Vancouver, BC.
The Radical Research Summit is a one-day event that brings together 200 researchers, ethnographers, designers, product thinkers and businesses. Our goal is to share research approaches, techniques and ideas around customer-centric product and service design and to facilitate the growth of the research community across the Pacific Northwest.
Join us and bring back to your organizations new research insights, strategies and ways of thinking to foster growth and innovation.
See you next year.
Keynote Speaker
INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
ACADEMIC LIGHTNING TALKS
EVENT SCHEDULE
8:00 am
BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
Sunroom
9:00 am
OPENING REMARKS
Theatre
9:15 am
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – LEARNING FROM USER RESEARCH WAR STORIES
Steve Portigal, Portigal Consulting
Theatre
10:05 am
EMBRACING DESIGN ETHNOGRAPHY
David Peter Simon, Atlassian
Theatre
10:35 am
COFFEE BREAK
Theatre Foyer
11:05 am
MICROETHNOGRAPHY: A UX RESEARCH METHOD FOR NEXT WAVE TECHNOLOGY
Siri Mehus, Blink UX
Eryn Whitworth, University of Texas
Theatre
11:40 am
NOTE FROM OUR PREMIUM SPONSOR
Microsoft
Theatre
12:15 pm
LUNCH
Theatre Foyer
1:30 pm
NOTE FROM OUR PREMIUM SPONSOR
Shopify
Theatre
1:50 pm
EMOTIONAL INSIGHTS FROM MYSTERY SHOPPING AND ROLE PLAY
Kevin Drinkwater, Jfive
Dave Robertson, Mistri Consulting
Theatre
2:25 pm
ACADEMIC LIGHTNING TALKS
Cristina Conati, UBC
Parmit Chilana, SFU
Bernie Garrett, UBC
Joanna McGrenere, UBC
William Odom, SFU
Dongwook Yoon, UBC
Theatre
3:35 pm
COFFEE BREAK AND TALK TO ACADEMICS
Theatre Foyer
4:05 pm
NOTE FROM OUR PREMIUM SPONSOR
Elynn Lorimer, Niiu Digital
Theatre
4:20 pm
UNPACKING IMPACT
Paula Bach, Microsoft
Joe Munko, Microsoft
Theatre
4:55 pm
CLOSING ADDRESS
Elynn Lorimer, Niiu Digital
Theatre
4:55 pm
RECEPTION – WINE, BEER AND APPETIZERS
Plaza Level
SUMMIT VENUE
Robson Square is a landmark civic centre and public plaza, located in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the site of the Provincial Law Courts, UBC Robson Square, government office buildings, and public space connecting the newer development to the Vancouver Art Gallery.
PLEASE NOTE: PAY PARKING IS IN EFFECT 24 HRS.
SUMMIT SPONSORS
We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors whose contributions have made this event possible.
PREMIUM SPONSORS
STANDARD SPONSORS
COMMUNITY SPONSORS
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SPONSOR
BECOME A SPONSOR
Join us by becoming an event sponsor and reach over 200 researchers, ethnographers, designers, and product thinkers from the Pacific Northwest.
It is an excellent opportunity for companies to connect with leaders in user experience research, engage with potential new talent and share your work in the fast changing space of user experience research, design and strategy.
Please email info@radicalresearchsummit.com, with the subject line “Sponsor” to discuss our range of sponsorship opportunities.
Interested in becoming a Radical Research Sponsor?
Email us at info@radicalresearchsummit.com.
LAST YEAR’S EVENT
Thank you to everyone who spoke, sponsored and attended the inaugural Radical Research Summit. We feel very proud to be part of such a vibrant and supportive community of researchers and look forward to watching it grow.
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CHECK OUT LAST YEAR’S EVENT
SUMMIT ORGANIZERS
Event organizers are research practitioners from Niiu Digital, a UX design company based in Vancouver, Canada, and global leaders in technology innovation, Samsung and Facebook. The organizing team members are passionate about inspiring new ideas and thinking around how research can impact product design and business strategy.
