Clare Cady
Clare Cady
UX Leader, Social Innovator, CLC Strategies
Clare is a UX research professional with over a decade working directly with technology that addresses social problems, including work in technology nonprofits, academia, and the social tech sector. As a nonprofit founder, public speaker, and author, Clare speaks to the intersection of UX and social action. She will draw from her lived experiences leveraging technology (and building tech products) to address poverty, hunger, homelessness, and health disparities, and will speak on both the successes and failures in doing this kind of work. Clare has served as IC as well as a manager and senior leader in UX, and can apply the takeaways from the presentation to all levels of UX professionals.
UX for Social Impact: Lessons Learned from Tackling Food Insecurity, Poverty, and More
IMAX, Wednesday 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Creating technology that addresses social issues like food insecurity, homelessness, and poverty presents unique challenges and opportunities for UX professionals. This session focuses on key lessons learned from real-world projects that have directly impacted vulnerable populations. Through real examples—including the Company Name, emergency aid apps, and tools addressing social determinants of health—attendees will learn about important principles for researching and designing technology that changes lives.
