Enjoyable discussion and some thoughts: * What we do is understood differently in different markets. For example, my company (based in Hong Kong) leads with the term "usability" but talks and write about other stuff. Why? Because the market is still maturing here and we have some work to do to continue to build the UX market in all its forms. Better than it was 10 years ago though :)
* See merit in leaders from all Associations to meet on a more regular basis to talk about trends, working opportunities, observations (add your own) etc (again this should not devalue the merits of different conferences). Meeting once per year? Weekend retreat? IAI, UPA, IXD, Other? Not a conference, just a place to talk, relax etc (with the main outcome being a "where we are at?" doc and "where we are headed?") Something I am sure would be valuable to the whole community and branded holistically. * If someone I meet has heard of the terms user experience, customer experience, usability, interaction design (pick your own term), to name a few, at least this gives me an entry point to discuss the merits of what we do with the ability to start on something to show value to the business. This is a good thing! rgds, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=40553 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
