Re: [IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management
I wrote a blog post on selling conferences to management. I hope it helps. BTW, I used this method for a conference last year. http://ideakitchn.com/blogs/sean/archive/2010/01/04/so-you-want-to-go-to-a-conference.aspx Cheers, Sean On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:24 PM, David Shaw david.sh...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy folks... looks like there's a potential light at the end of the tunnel, and my company may pay once again for a conference trip. So, in order to do that I kind of have to provide a written sales pitch to my management. Yuck. Anyone have anything templatized that I could borrow? TIA, David -- Making peoples lives easier daily... since 1969 w: http://weatherdude.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management
FWIW, I'm paying for it out of my own pocket and taking vacation days to go. When I get back I'll do a presentation on what I learned and hope it impresses them enough to pay for next year's trip. --jet David Shaw wrote: Thanks everyone for their comments. I'm actually surprised there hasn't been more discussion around this topic, but maybe that's because of the current economic state. David On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:20 AM, Michele Marut mmaru...@gmail.com wrote: Hi David, STC often provides this type of advice. Benefits Networking Support/reinforcement Shortcuts Alternate solutions Knowledge New Technologies Why not? Short staffed Will be out of the office Not in budget Can%u2019t send everyone It%u2019s never been done before What%u2019s in it for the company? The Proposal Process May be written, verbal, or some combination of both Anticipate the questions your company/boss/CFO will ask Ask at least one colleague to review it before submission from - http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:PYAGASZ-q4YJ:www.stcmidtenn.org/MeetingNotes/Presentations/STC's%20Annual%20Conference%20Experience.ppthttp://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:PYAGASZ-q4YJ:www.stcmidtenn.org/MeetingNotes/Presentations/STC%27s%20Annual%20Conference%20Experience.ppt stc boss annual conferencecd=1hl=enct=clnkgl=usclient=safari See also - http://www.stc.org/intercom/PDFs/2007/200712_28.pdf I agree with the tip about having someone else read your proposal. - Michele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47711 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- J. E. 'jet' Townsend, IDSA Designer, Fabricator, Hacker design: www.allartburns.org; hacking: www.flatline.net; HF: KG6ZVQ PGP: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management
Hi David, STC often provides this type of advice. Benefits Networking Support/reinforcement Shortcuts Alternate solutions Knowledge New Technologies Why not? Short staffed Will be out of the office Not in budget Can%u2019t send everyone It%u2019s never been done before What%u2019s in it for the company? The Proposal Process May be written, verbal, or some combination of both Anticipate the questions your company/boss/CFO will ask Ask at least one colleague to review it before submission from - http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:PYAGASZ-q4YJ:www.stcmidtenn.org/MeetingNotes/Presentations/STC's%20Annual%20Conference%20Experience.ppt stc boss annual conferencecd=1hl=enct=clnkgl=usclient=safari See also - http://www.stc.org/intercom/PDFs/2007/200712_28.pdf I agree with the tip about having someone else read your proposal. - Michele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47711 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management
Howdy folks... looks like there's a potential light at the end of the tunnel, and my company may pay once again for a conference trip. So, in order to do that I kind of have to provide a written sales pitch to my management. Yuck. Anyone have anything templatized that I could borrow? TIA, David -- Making peoples lives easier daily... since 1969 w: http://weatherdude.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management
Thanks Nasir. Good call, I guess that would be important. At least for me, I'm in-house at a medical consumer device/services group. Our UX group is finally getting credibility in what we do, and are pretty integrated across the teams. Here's an initial stab at something. I've tried to provide some introductory context because there are still things people don't get about IxD in our group. Feel free to add/edit/revise/steal. ;-) *I**nteraction10 is the conference hosted by the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). This is the third professional conference put on by the organization (this role/occupation is fairly new in it’s definition). As a side note, I’ve actually been involved in this community since it was just an email list of folks []. We would share similar work methods, problems, and mentor each other. The org has matured significantly to now represent IxD as a professional group in various capacities. I’d really like to continue this involvement. By going, it will keep both myself, and [MY COMPANY], in the spotlight as a leader in this space. It will also increase my connections to like-minded folks. I can’t tell you the number of times I have received and/or shared tips online. Many of these have actually contributed to my daily work. Looking at the program, here are just a few of the (many) sessions I think would be applicable and enhance my day to day work...* TIA, David On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Nasir Barday na...@userlicious.comwrote: Can you tell us more about what kind of work you do? Maybe we cam crowdsource a few of these letters, aimed at innies, outies, and others. For example, if you're at a creative shop, you might focus on the inspiration and future-oriented topics, whereas if you were internal at a technology company, you'd talk about practical stuff you could start using the Monday I get back. Tell us your context and you might get more responses from similar peeps :). - Nasir -- Making peoples lives easier daily... since 1969 w: http://weatherdude.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
