SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 152 153 SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival WORK & CAREER COURTYARD MARRIOTT: 300 E 4TH STREET 11:00 AM Courtyard: Rio Grande Ballroom Things I've Learned from Leading (UX Designers) Most of my career has been an exercise in "trial by fire" and this process worked well when I was a designer and was trying to master the art of the site map, wireframe, personas, and so on. In leadership, the option to start over or iterate hasn't always been readily available—nor as painless to my pride and my pocketbook. Russ Unger Solo • Beginner • #learn2lead 12:30 PM Courtyard: Brazos Chaos & Creativity: A Love Story It's easy to talk about being innovative, but producing industry-changing design re- quires abandoning the status quo and embracing uncomfortable new ways of work- ing together. Though change can be scary, breaking the rules and learning to work through the chaos is often a rewarding, and much needed, experience for everyone involved. Patricia Korth-McDonnell Core Conversation • Intermediate • #breakrules 12:30 PM Courtyard: Rio Grande Ballroom Marketing Ethics in the Era of Openness The globalization of human behavior and increasing the channels where people can voice opinions is forcing transparency and openness to its peak. In a world where there's no place to hide, how do organizations transcend the complexities of a global workplace and reach the connected consumer? Burghardt Tenderich, Jodi Olson, Rowan Benecke, Steve DelBianco Panel • Beginner • #ethics 3:30 PM Courtyard: Brazos How to Create Awesome Culture in Remote Teams Remote work is awesome and increasingly common, but it can be hard to feel like a teammate when we're plugging away at home in our pjs. In this Core Conversation, we'll discuss building remote teams; tools we use to stay connected; how we stay ac- countable; and how we create stellar company culture without an office. James Costa, Matt Herron Core Conversation • Intermediate • #teamremote 3:30 PM Courtyard: Rio Grande Ballroom Where Did All the Jobs Go? Your job will not exist in the coming years. Entire industries and careers will con- tinue to be eliminated by technological innovation. The future of work will consist of highly optimized workforces comprised of internal, outsourced and crowdsourced employees. Come meet the leaders that are helping companies rework the way their employees work. Bryce Maddock, Gary Swart, Leila Janah Panel • Intermediate • #dotwerk 5:00 PM Courtyard: Brazos Career Advice for Creatives from The Walking Dead Drawing on a rich tapestry of survival horror, this discussion will examine common themes, situations, and archetypes in the zombie genre, deconstructing them into the skills and traits needed to survive and thrive at an agency career. So, join us as we share career advice for clients and creatives and swap war stories from the front lines of the apocalypse. Ron Richards, William Colgrove Core Conversation • Intermediate • #UndeadLife 5:00 PM Courtyard: Rio Grande Ballroom Science of Weird: Why Weirdos Outperform Normals Boring people are forgettable. In order to succeed as a person, a business or a brand, you can't be normal. You need to stick out. Come hear Salesforce ExactTarget Market- ing Cloud CMO and Buddy Media Founder Michael Lazerow share his journey as he makes an argument for why we should not strive to fit in but to stick out. Michael Lazerow Solo • Intermediate • #weirdsxsw TUESDAY, MARCH 11 9:30 AM Courtyard: Brazos Open Source = Unemployed, & This ROCKS! Hear predictions around the explosion of open source software and hardware driving a new job economy that will absolutely Rock! You'll hear how open source solutions are already dominating the playing field, and driving the strategic pivots that big technology companies, like Microsoft, Intel, and HP have been forced to make recently in order to remain relevant. Sarah Worthy Core Conversation • Advanced • #thisROCKS 9:30 AM Courtyard: Rio Grande Ballroom Office of the Future: Optimizing for Happiness We spend around a third of our lives at work, so the right work environment is crucial. GitHub's Scott Chacon spent the past year thinking about what design and architec- ture considerations are most important, and will discuss how he solicited feedback from his colleagues (via GitHub, of course) to design a new office that encourages productivity and happiness. Scott Chacon Solo • Beginner • #futurework 11:00 AM Courtyard: Brazos Web Apprenticeships: How & Why We Do Them The traditional education system has been unable to keep pace, leaving interested coders on their own to learn. For the employer, finding hands ready to contribute is a painstaking process due to a shallow talent pool. An apprenticeship framework is a great solution. At Sparkbox, we're resurrecting this ancient practice, and we're eager to share what we've learned so far. Drew Clemens, Neil Renicker Core Conversation • Intermediate • #growtheweb 11:00 AM Courtyard: Rio Grande Ballroom Debating Internships: The Value of Unpaid Work When Eric Glatt sued Fox Searchlight Pictures and won, the media took notice. What is the true value of unpaid work? We'll debate the issue from three perspectives: Intern, Employer, and a major University. Our experts will discuss changing ideas, recent labor rulings, and company best practices surrounding internships. We welcome a lively debate & Q&A. Eric Glatt, Heather Carmichael, Tiffany Grady Panel • Beginner • #interns 12:30 PM Courtyard: Brazos Rebels at Work: How to Make Change Real After SXSW People inside the bellies of corporate, government, healthcare, NGO and educational beasts are rising up and trying to save organizations from imploding from inertia and massive outside forces. Many of these people attend SXSW looking for ideas and inspiration and go back with great ideas but no way to implement them. Join this conversation on how to get your organization to say YES! to new ideas. Lois Kelly Core Conversation • Beginner • #Rebels 12:30 PM Courtyard: Rio Grande Ballroom YogaDotCalm: Streamlining Productivity & Focus Yoga and meditation can improve brain function, productivity and memory, not to mention help desk dwellers de-stress, focus, stretch their console-curved bodies and do their work better. Especially work relying on creativity, clear and quick decision- making, and long hours of computer-screen gazing. But where to start? Jennilyn Carson, Karl Wente, Kelle Walsh, Poornima Vijayashanker Panel • Beginner • #yogDOTcalm 3:30 PM Courtyard: Brazos Awakening the Mature Geek Sisters Code's founder, Marlin Page, was an aspiring mortician until she unconven- tionally learned to code in seven languages, and her life literally changed overnight. Bridging the technology gender gap is possible, but it will take an unconventional and disruptive approach. It's worth the conversation. Marlin Page, Marlo Rencher Core Conversation • Beginner • #maturegeek FESTIVAL SESSIONS