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Applied Empathy: An Experience Design Framework (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
March 8, 2008
10:00 amto6:00 pm

Instructor Dirk Knemeyer teaches “Applied Empathy: An Experience Design Framework” in this Involution Master Academy course limited to nine students.

Students will be introduced to Dirk’s unique framework for mapping product planning to designing for real human needs and desires. Then, with an emphasis on group activity and hands-on trial-and-error, students will learn and practice methods for infusing this framework and humanistic design approach into their company and projects. After completing the course, students will be immediately ready to have a significant, practical impact on product or service development in their organization.

See Involution Studios for more information.

Design Research Methods (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
March 1, 2008
10:00 amto6:00 pm

Instructor Steve Portigal teaches “Design Research Methods” in this Involution Master Academy course limited to nine students.

Students will develop their own design research philosophy, learn how to think about people, behavior, and culture, as well as the importance of being open to new perspectives. They will also learn tactical skills they can immediately put into practice: how to conduct observations and interviews, find research participants, and interpret and synthesize results as fodder for design and storytelling.

See Involution Studios for more information.

Product Architecture Symposium (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
February 23, 2008
10:00 amto6:00 pm

Instructor Andrei Herasimchuk teaches “Product Architecture Symposium” in this Involution Master Academy course limited to nine students.

This full-day course will teach software professionals how to lead a collaborative architecture process for software products. Participants will be taken through the entire process using hands-on exercises designed to give a deep and real-world understanding. At its conclusion this architecture process results in a shared vision of the upcoming design by all stakeholders, including those far-removed from the design team, while creating a clearly articulated starting point for the design itself.

See Involution Studios for more information.