Be inspired by “accidental entrepreneur” Maria Giudice, as she shares her journey from becoming a self-taught painter to founding a design firm that was later acquired by Facebook.
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The Rise of the DEO: Leadership by Design
TopicsDesign Strategy, Leadership
Just as we took our cues from MBAs in casting the ideal CEO of the 20th century, we...

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Remaking the Making Company: Moving from Product to Experience
TopicsLeadership
Maria Giudice, VP of Experience Design at Autodesk, talks about what it takes to...

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The rise of the Design Executive Officer
TopicsCareer, Leadership
Maria Giudice is the VP of Experience Design at Autodesk and co-author of “Rise of...
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When You Get a Napkin Sketch
DisciplineUser Experience
TopicsAgile, Teamwork, Visual Thinking
Speaker Audrey Crane
Learn to recognize a "napkin" and techniques for working productively with it....

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Use Your Words: Why You Should Write About Your Work
DisciplineUser Experience
TopicsCareer, Communication, Community
IndustryTechnology
Speaker Lisa Maria Martin
Too often, we leave writing about our work to the "experts"—big, accomplished names...

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Mind over Matter: Optimize Performance Without Code
DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience
TopicsDesign Strategy, Product Development, Web & Mobile
Speaker Stéphanie Walter
Enhance the perception of speed of your interface once you already optimised code ...
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