Last week, Luke, Hawk and I attended Webstock in Wellington, New Zealand.
The day after, coincidentally, was World IA Day, a global series of free one-day conferences for anyone interested in Information Architecture.
The guys behind the event got wind that we were in town, and invited me to speak at the Wellington event, which was a real honour—especially when I discovered that I would be on stage immediately after the opening keynote from Jesse James Garrett, author of the first UX book I ever read (I think I’ve read it about six times).
My talk was well received, if some of the comments in person and on Twitter afterwards are any indication. Below are the slides from my talk, which I titled From Cubicle to Cloud 9: 10 Tips For Architecting UX Career Happiness.
For those who are interested, a complete transcript of my presentation follows.
From Cubicle to Cloud 9: 10 Tips For Architecting UX Career Happiness
Hello! What a fantastic event. Please join me in giving a round of applause to Samantha and everyone involved in World IA Day for putting on such a great show. And thank you too, Samantha, for scheduling me directly after Jesse James Garrett—I really can’t thank you enough for that one!
Actually it is kind of poetic, because Jesse James’s book, The Elements of User Experience, is the very first UX book I ever read. Honestly, your book set in motion a chain of events that lead me to be here on stage today, so I really am honoured, and mildly terrified, to be here.
You’ll hear a bit today about making our users and our customers happy; I’m going to interpret the theme of “architecting happiness” a little differently—I’m going to talk about making ourselves happy. Happy in our jobs, and happy with our career.
Now I don’t profess to be any kind of happiness guru. But I do love what I do. It makes me happy. And I’ve been told that my story is a pretty good one, so I’m going to do my best to tell it to you today.
Now, some of you may be wondering … hmm, this guy’s just getting up and talking about himself. That’s kind of indulgent.
And you’re right, it is.
But you see, I have a bit more license than usual today, because today is in fact, my birthday.
Happy Birthday to me!
Yes, I turn 39 years old today … so I do feel like I can get away with standing on stage, reflecting on my career, in a way that I may not otherwise be able to.
So I’m going to tell my story—the various roles I’ve worked in, how I’ve architected my own happiness, and then some tips that I hope you find helpful to architect your own career so that you’re happier. I’ve tried not to make them the usual career advice guff.
But first things first—who am I, and why should you care?
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