[Sigia-l] IxDA NYC - Tues, Mar. 31 – Marc Rettig

[MJ Broadbent]

IxDA NYC invites you to attend a special event with Marc Rettig:

"How to Change Complicated Stuff (e.g., the World)"

In the midst of a global conversation about change, many designers are  
pondering their own impact in the world. How does our experience in  
software interfaces, web sites, and physical products prepare us to  
address the profound issues humanity is facing? These issues involve  
many complex systems, systems too big to fit into the scope of any  
single company or institution. Design methods are potent at large  
scale and scope, but what does it take to be effective as a  
practitioner, as a team, as a company? What is it like to actually  
achieve a meaningful, sustainable, positive difference in life?

The event is free of charge and open to all interested parties.  
However, for security reasons, only those on the guest list will be  
admitted. Please bring photo ID.

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Registration:  http://tinyurl.com/b4h6ln
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WHEN
Tuesday, March 31, 2008
6:30 - 7:00pm Networking and light refreshments
7:00 - 8:00pm Presentation
8:00 - 8:30pm Networking and Conversation

WHERE
Razorfish
1440 Broadway
(between Broadway and Avenue of the Americas)
19th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Map: http://tinyurl.com/crlcrf
Subway:
A/C/E to 42nd St - Port Authority
1/2/3/7/N/Q/R/W to Times Sq - 42nd St
B/D/F/V to 42nd St - Bryant Park

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Marc Rettig is a co-founder of Fit Associates, LLC. Fit’s intention is  
to lead, nurture, connect and equip conscious organizations for the  
greatest impact for the common good. Marc’s 26-year career has been  
guided by an interest in people, systems, communication, anthropology  
and the power of design. After a first career in software systems, he  
has spent more than a decade as a designer of projects, interactions,  
products, services, experiences, and transformations. He has taught  
both lecture and studio courses at Carnegie Mellon’s Graduate School  
of Design (where he was the 2003 Nierenberg Distinguished Chair of  
Design) and the Institute of Design, IIT in Chicago. Marc served as  
Chief Experience Officer of the pace-setting user experience  
consultancy HannaHodge, where he was responsible for the firm’s user- 
centered process, team culture, and research initiatives. He was a  
Director of User Experience at Cambridge Technology Partners. Prior to  
that he was a consultant with seeSpace, VP of Design for Digital  
Knowledge Assets, and a Senior Architect in Andersen Consulting’s  
Advanced Technologies Group. He frequently speaks and conducts hands- 
on workshops in industry and academic settings around the world. Marc  
currently serves on the advisory boards of UXNet, The Interaction  
Design Association, Rosenfeld Media, and is a Contributing Editor to  
Interactions magazine.

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
Razorfish helps companies build great brands by creating engaging  
experiences for consumers wherever they live in the digital world. Our  
marketing and design capabilities, rooted in digital, combine consumer  
insight, technology and creativity. The result? Consumer experiences  
that are as dynamic, elegant, and interesting as the people using  
them. So, no matter which direction this revolution heads, your  
business will be ready for what’s next.

ABOUT IxDA
The Interaction Design Association (http://www.ixda.org) is a member- 
supported organization committed to serving the needs of the  
international interaction design community. With the help of more than  
10,000 members worldwide, we provide a network for advancing the  
discipline of interaction design. IxDA was founded in 2003 as an  
online discussion list and in just five years the organization has  
grown to include over 60 local groups worldwide and an annual global  
conference on interaction design for interaction designers.

As one of the largest local groups, IxDA NYC produces monthly face-to- 
face events for Interaction Design and User Experience professionals  
who create systems and products of all types: web, desktop, mobile,  
consumer electronics, digitally-enhanced environments, etc. If you’d  
like to know more, please email nyc-local (at) ixda (dot) org.

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See you there!
The IxDA NYC Local Leaders