Presented for 130 UXers at UXPA Dallas in January 2015. Designers need to stay ahead of the technology curve and we can use imagination to do that. If we can tell realistic technology adoption stories, we can map the implications to our business and career.

1. APPLYING IMAGINATION:
DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE
UXPA DALLAS: LIGHTNING TALKS ON DESIGN AND USABILITY
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Jan 2015 - @PhilipLikens

2. STORYTELLING IS
A CORE UX SKILL,
LET’S APPLY IT.
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3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnjoh/368511463 @PhilipLikens
OUR STORIES LACK RIGOR.
SO WE’RE WRONG MOST
OF THE TIME.

4. WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT DEPENDENT
TECHNOLOGIES.
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5. CULTURE, ECONOMY,
BEHAVIOR ALL PLAY
THEIR PART.
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6. BETTER PREDICTING
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
MAKES US LESS
REACTIVE.
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7. TECHNOLOGY IS
MOVING FASTER
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8. THIS MATTERS BECAUSE I
WANT TO BE RELEVANT IN
10, 20, 30 YEARS.
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9. SEVEN QUESTIONS TO MAP
A TECHNOLOGY TO
BUSINESS AND CAREER
(APPLIED TO WEARABLES)
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10. ONE:
WHAT IS IT?
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11. TWO:
WHAT CAN IT DO?
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12. THREE:
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
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13. FOUR:
WHERE DO I START?
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14. FIVE:
HOW DO I DESIGN
FOR IT?
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15. SIX:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR
OUR PROFESSION?
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16. SEVEN:
WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
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17. THE ANSWERS EMERGE
FROM RESEARCH AND
CONVERSATIONS.
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18. EACH TECHNOLOGY WILL
HAVE IT’S OWN CAREER
IMPLICATIONS.
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19. EACH TECHNOLOGY WILL
HAVE IT’S OWN
IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR
ORGANIZATION.
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20. THANK YOU
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