Talks

With years of experience in service design, user experience (UX), and digital strategy, I’ve shared my knowledge at conferences, universities, and events around the globe. My focus lies in consequence design, reducing dark patterns, and fostering collaborative approaches to solving complex challenges.

UX and Tech-Focused Talks

2024

• October: Design For The Public
• April: University of Michigan
• February: Portland State University

2023

• May: ConveyUX Conference
• February: Outcome Conference, Chandigarh, India 🇮🇳

2022

• November: Rosenfeld Media Civic Design Conference
• October: Federal CX Leadership Symposium
• August: Cloudflare Design Growth Week
• August: Federation of Tax Associates Tech Conference

2021

• November: IXDA Oslo / The Designer’s Share of the Problem 🇳🇴
• October: Design Week Colorado Springs

2020

• October: SDN Global Conference / The Consequences in Service Design 🇪🇺
• October: USWDS Monthly / Avoiding Deception Design Patterns
• July: An Event Apart HCD / The Researcher’s Role in Reducing Consequence Design
• March: UX Australia Design Research / The Researcher’s Role in Reducing Hostile Design 🇦🇺

2019

• October: ACM SIGDOC (Portland) / Hostile Design of Digital Experiences
• June: UXR Conference Toronto / Involving Stakeholders in Design Research 🇨🇦
• May: Code For America Summit (Panel)
• April: Portland Design Week (Panel)
• February: Donut.js Portland / Defense Against Dark Patterns

Earlier Highlights

• 2018: DrupalCon Nashville / Migrating a Small City to Drupal
• 2017: Design & Content Vancouver / Discovery & Microinteractions: Improving the Product Toolbox 🇨🇦
• 2015: A Clown Car of Nonsense: Choosing a Better Vehicle to Steer Content Governance, Confab Central
• 2014: The College Website is a Potluck, Hannon Hill Webinar Series
• 2013: Armies of One: Managing the Ups and Downs of One-Person Offices and Small Teams, Confab Higher Ed

Other Talks and Topics

• 2023: Art Talk @ George Fox University
• 2019: Defense Against Dark Patterns, Indy Design Week
• 2015: Millennials in the Workplace, Wayne State University Regional Webconference
• 2008: Future Web Trends Panel, National Association of Government Webmasters Conference

Exhibitions

• September 2024: AI Portland (Wacom Experience Center, Portland)
• May 2023: A Parliament of Neighbors (Lloyd Center Mall, Portland)
• October 2022: Designer’s Share of the Problem (Portland Design Festival)
• October 2021: The Hidden Cost of Everything: Decentering the User Experience (Zine)
• 2016: Pensulo Card Decks