UX for Good – Chicago, IL (2011)

UX for Good is a wildly ambitious effort to design systemic solutions for some of the most vexing social challenges. Top user experience and visual designers convene to tackle problems that matter in the first-ever design competition of its kind. Assisting the designers are executives from the leading non-profit organizations addressing those challenges and some of [...]

The next UX for Good will be May 2-4, 2012 in New Orleans. Founders Jason Ulaszek and Jeff Leitner announced at the closing ceremonies of UX for Good 2011 that an expanded group of designers, non-profits and innovators would gather to tackle challenges on the Gulf Coast. Talks have already begun with social service agencies [...]

Beginning Saturday morning, everybody can plug into UX for Good – for live video of the event interviews with notables in Chicago and around the country live bloggers embedded with each team opportunities to weigh in with your thoughts, questions and ideas For the full experience, come right here to www.ux4good.com. For just video, www.facebook.com/ux4good orwww.livestream.com/ux4good. We [...]

We’re less than 5 days away from the first ever UX for Good event. We can’t thank you enough for your interest and excitement. Our sponsors can’t thank you enough. And, the supporting organizations are over the moon about you helping them tackle their challenges. We’ve sold out the Saturday night reception. But that doesn’t [...]

Friday, Jan. 28 Check-in 1 pm 15th-floor Lobby Kick-off 2 pm Community Hall Teamwork 3 pm Team Headquarters Working Dinner 5 pm Community Hall / Team Headquarters Teamwork 5:30 pm Team Headquarters Inspiration 7:30 pm Second City, 1616 N. Wells Saturday, Jan. 29 Optional Workout 7:30 am Yoga Room Expert Breakfast 8 am TBA Teamwork with [...]

UPDATE 1/22/11 10:15AM – There are only 2 tickets remaining for the reception. Response to the first UX4Good event – UXXU in Chicago on January 28-29th – has been remarkable. UX and interactive designers are coming in from across the US to design solutions to five social challenges. Teamed with visual designers and experts in [...]

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 [...]

Some folks have been asking, “Do you have an overview I can send around the office to share with my co-workers, marketing department, etc.?” Why, yes we do. UXXU2011_Overview.pdf (188 KB)

As it’s the first time we – or anybody else – have tried this, we limited the number of folks who could participate in-person. But we’re blowing it open online, with plans for live streaming, live blogging, tweeting and video interviews, as US and European correspondents send content back to their audiences. And, amazingly, volunteers [...]