Chicago 2016

Driven primarily by the internet which has disrupted all previous forms of communication, we now live in a world that is highly connected, highly mobile, and heavily invested in technology. The result? Urban spaces are changing; the immaterial – mobile interactions, fast paced technology connections, and disruptive social networks collide to shape and redefine the material – built environments and physical spaces. In this talk, Anijo Mathew will describe how the rules of the game are changing, and how new information landscapes fundamentally shift the scale and operation of urbanism. Through the lens of his new startup, Vamonde, he will show how hyperlocal materialism can redefine what it means to be an urban citizen in a connected world.

Anjio Mathew

The investment industry produces an abundance of charts and visualizations, but far too often these graphics focus solely on simple price returns. I'll highlight the differences between technical and fundamental investment analysis, and provide an overview of the history of data visualization at Morningstar. I'll present some of our newer visualization concepts and describe how we're creating analytical "lenses" and visualizations that can be extended from individual securities to market indexes to investor portfolios.

David Harrell

With the proliferation of information and opinions on how to present it, we as practitioners truly do have 'Information Everywhere, Architects Everywhere.' With so many more cooks in the kitchen, effectively collaborating with our project and business partners can often help drive the best experience for our users.

We often talk about finding the intersection between user and business needs but how do we do that? In this talk we’ll explore ways to better engage with project partners and more deeply understand what is driving them. In doing so we can better advocate for our experience design solutions and the Information Architecture that drives them.

Sam Spicer

As more companies begin to understand and value user experience and information architecture, more IA’s and UX’ers are being recruited and hired by bosses and managers who may not realize what they do or how they fit into an existing corporate structure. In this talk, Golli will explore the changing nature of work and how information architects can extend their skill set and level of responsibility to challenge workplace dynamics and solve problems within their own organizations.

Golli Hashemian

There is little contention that information architecture is a critical component of any good infrastructure / application design. In some domains, bad information architecture can cost lives. We're going to talk about challenges information architects face through the lens of the future of emergency response and work I've done with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense.

Joe Juhnke