Ingrid Towey
Ingrid Towey
The Write UX! Principal Technical Editor & Writing Coach, Red Hat
Ingrid Towey has a Master’s degree in Folklore and over 18 years of experience in technical communication, usability testing, and UX. I also homeschooled all three of my children (K-12, all subjects). One real joy in my life is seeing how all my experiences are interconnected and how much we can learn from being open to life’s crazy journeys.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Let’s Host an Unconference
Venture Hall, Thursday 11:00 am - 11:45 am
Let’s talk about the usability and user focus of the conference itself. Organizers guess what you want and march you through a strict schedule. If we paid as much attention to the UX of a conference as we do to the UX of a product, we’d let our attendees choose their own adventure and create the conference they want.
An Unconference is perfect for this. When attendees arrive, they throw out their ideas for sessions and just run them. Anyone can propose and host a session. The participant-driven event is fluid and dynamic. It’s an out-of-the-box experience shaped by the people who attend and their ideas.
One of my favorite conferences always has a delightful Unconference track that lasts 2 full days. UX Y’all should experiment with this idea and see what our community thinks.
