April 26/2012 Jeff Parks
ia Polish IA Summit presentation ux
The following is a summary of my presentation at the 2012 Polish Information Architecture Summit in Warsaw, Poland this month. My heart felt thanks to the organizers and volunteers for your efforts in putting together a fantastic conference and for the honour of being your closing keynote.
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February 14/2012 Jeff Parks
ia IAI video WIAD
When I met with the new Board of Directors for the Information Architecture Institute in Iceland last year, we worked hard in taking the first steps to rethink the IAI and how to keep all future endeavours not only centred on the needs of the community and advancement of the discipline, but also to involve more of the global community in everything we offered.
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October 25/2011 Jeff Parks
ia resources workshops
The following are resources I would recommend checking out on the discipline of Information Architecture. Links include peer-written magazines, videos, podcasts, books, and more! I’ll continue to update this list over time, so be sure to come back once a month to find new resources.
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August 29/2011 Jeff Parks
Content Strategy ia metaphors
The following true story illustrates how using metaphors, and speaking to the experiences of the people you work with, can facilitate a greater understanding of projects without intimidating or overwhelming people.
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July 3/2011 Jeff Parks
ia ixd ux video
The following is a framework that I shared with the global design community last year and one that I’ve been modeling with business and government with great success! In many training sessions and conferences I’ve attended over the years I’ve watched as people write furiously trying to capture every slide and bullet point – rather than taking the time to consider how such ideas might assist them in their professional endeavors.
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