UX for Good – Chicago, IL (2011)

As UX for Good founders Jeff Leitner and Jason Ulaszek prepared our first event, they carefully considered what physical environment might best stimulate the creativity of the user experience designers who were coming from around the world. “We needed an amazing place to have this event,” said Trung Le, principal at Cannon Design, a UX for [...]

“It’s a busy day here at The Adler School Chicago campus as we continue hosting the two-day UX for Good–an unprecedented effort bringing together 40 top UX designers, 10 visual designers, leaders from the nonprofit world, and a team of eager volunteers to reimagine the way we meet social challenges. “Among the five challenges UX teams [...]

UX for Good designer Riley Graham shares photos and notes from inside the Community Mental Health team room. See more from Riley.

Hey, all! Sorry it’s been so quiet from the room the last couple hours, but this team is so fantastic—they have treated me as a full member and included me in the process. I happen to have a degree in Psychology and am about to get my life coach certification, so I am uniquely qualified [...]

Based on everything they’ve learned, the Community Mental Health team examines all the ways to affect change by audience. Using The Adler School of Professional Psychology as the pilot, what curriculum changes support improving community mental health? Well, let’s go back. What is improving mental health? It’s about changing people’s understanding of “wellness” to include [...]

Bruce Mau popped into the Community Mental Health team room, listened for a few minutes and then shared his insights on the topic. He then proceeded to blow the doors off the problem. He’s working on something similar in Malawi (not sure if I can be more specific) that empowers the community to provide healthcare [...]

The UX4Good Community Mental Health Team spent last night wrapping their heads around the scope of their challenge. Community Mental Health touches on myriad issues such as: – Social support – Access to health care – Prevention – Outreach – General awareness We could go on and on, actually, but given the contrainsts, the team [...]

Community Mental Health in partnership with the Adler School of Professional Psychology Challenge Overview Professional psychologists have a lot more to offer than treating individual neuroses and leading group therapy. As a global community, we’d be healthier if access to the tools of their trade were much more widely available. The problem is that therapy, [...]

Raymond Crossman Day job: President, Adler School of Professional Psychology Description: Dr. Crossman was appointed the fifth president of the Adler School of Professional Psychology in 2003. With his leadership, the School has implemented a plan to continue the work of Alfred Adler, and in doing so, has realized a new vision, new academic programs [...]

We’re gobsmacked to reveal that UXXU 2011 will be held at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. This oldest, independent school of psychology in North America recently opened an extraordinary new campus in downtown Chicago. Just steps from Midwest centers of culture, education and public policy, the extraordinary facility is Gold LEED certified and houses [...]