Save the Date for HxD 2013! March 24, 25 & 26, 2013
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“Listening to BJ Fogg at least year's conference was a revelation for me. Even though I’d greatly admired his "stuff" for years, I took away things from his 45 minutes that I remember even now, which is for me is amazing.” - Steve Krug
A former financial and food industry analyst, author, Fulbright grant recipient and mother of four, Robyn brings compassion, insight and detailed analysis to her research...
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Gary is President, and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, and the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World (Hyperion, 2008).
Todd Park has served as HHS’s Chief Technology Officer since August 2009. His mission is to be a change agent and “entrepreneur-in-residence,” helping HHS harness the power of data...
Athenahealth has emerged as one of the largest and fastest growing providers of on-demand billing, practice management and electronic health record services to medical groups in the US.
Stephen P. Anderson is an internationally recognized speaker and consultant based out of Dallas, Texas. He created the Mental Notes card deck, a tool that's widely used by product teams to apply psychology to interaction design. He’s also of the author of the book Seductive Interaction Design, which answers the question: "How do we get people to fall in love with our applications?”
Today, through its national network, athenaNet®, athenahealth has emerged as one of the largest and fastest growing providers of on-demand billing, practice management and electronic health record services to medical groups in the United States, but the vision is the same: bring process integrity to the delivery of health care.
Zen Chu (@accelmed) is a biomedical engineer and healthcare entrepreneur working across healthcare information technology, whole genome sequencing, medical devices, biomaterial implants, surgical tools, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. He runs Accelerated Medical Ventures, serving as cofounder and investor for a few early-stage medical and software companies.
Josh Clark is a designer specializing in mobile design strategy and user experience. He's author of "Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps" (O'Reilly, 2010) and "Best iPhone Apps" (O'Reilly, 2009). Josh's outfit Global Moxie offers consulting services, training, and product invention workshops to help creative organizations build tapworthy mobile apps and effective websites.
With a background in Computer Science, Film and Visual Design plus ten years of in Experience Design, Adam Connor brings a unique design perspective that contribute to Mad*Pow’s digital product design and strategy projects.
Amy Cueva is Founder, Chief Experience Officer, and Healthcare Principal at Mad*Pow. Amy’s passion for user-centered design methodology has been demonstrated repeatedly in her work for clients like New England Journal of Medicine, Google, Aetna, Fidelity, and McKesson.
At Mayo, Meredith and the team of designers are exploring the potential for an embedded design group (located in a live clinical practice) to effect meaningful and sustained transformation within a large, traditional medical institution. They work on behalf of patient and provider communities to effect and evolve the culture of the Clinic but also to determine the most robust model for the integration of design in healthcare.
Starting his career pulling double duty as a print graphic designer and a sound designer for new media, Dustin quickly learned that the work he created affected the actions of the audience experiencing it, and that this “silent majority” had a voice that needed to be heard and understood. Since that “Eureka!” moment, he has been blending research and design as a means to create value for both people and business.
Alexandra has devoted her career to inspiring people to lead healthier, happier and more engaged lives through the use of innovative technology. Her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for technology and design have led to the launch of four successful healthcare ventures over the past 15 years.
Brian Dumaine is a senior editor at large at FORTUNE, covering international business and green technology and environmental policy stories. He is the author of the The Plot To Save The Planet: How Visionary Entrepreneurs and Corporate Titans Are Creating Real Solutions To Global Warming.
Flaherty's talk will detail lessons learned creating the first FDA cleared iOS medical device and the decision making process we used that helped us sell over 2 million meters and a billion sensors in partnership with the top pharmaceutical companies and retailers.
Jessica Floeh is the founder of Hanky Pancreas, LLC, a series of functional yet fashionable products to better integrate wearable diabetes technologies with the human experience. The goal of Hanky Pancreas is to ignite positive conversations and holistically improve health for those living with diabetes.
A psychologist and innovator, he devotes at least half of his time to industry projects. His work empowers people to think clearly about the psychology of persuasion – and then to convert those insights into real-world outcomes.
Debra Gelman leads the user experience for Nutrisystem.com, America¹s number one home delivery weight loss company. Through research, design and testing, Deb and her team develop web and mobile products which help Nutrisystem customers lead healthier lives.
With 15 years of experience in marketing, research and experience design, Megan specializes in helping clients discover the attitudes, intents and behaviors of their users and understand what is truly important to them. By being the ultimate user advocate, she is able to improve the organization and presentation of content and refine the messaging in a way that rings true with the audience(s) and meets business goals.
As the leader of Mad*Pow's user experience team, Michael leverages 15 years experience in the software industry and expertise in user experience research and usability design to deliver value to clients such as Fidelity, Autodesk and Monster.
Chris Herot is the CEO and co-founder of SBR Health. Prior to launching SBR in 2010, Chris was Chief Product Officer at VSee Lab, a provider of high quality, low bandwidth and low cost videoconferencing solutions to enterprises and governments.
As Chief Economist for GE Healthcare, Mitch Higashi leads a team that is responsible for health economics, global pricing, reimbursement, and health policy. His team seeks to demonstrate the value of healthcare technology by improving cost, quality, and access for all stakeholders.
Gary Hirshberg is the husband of writer Meg Hirshberg and the father of three yogurt eaters. He is President, and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, and the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World (Hyperion, 2008).
Regina began painting a series of murals depicting the need for clarity and transparency in medical records. This advocacy mission was inspired by her husband Frederick Allen Holliday II and his struggle to get appropriate care during 11 weeks of continuous hospitalization at 5 facilities.
Tim Kieschnick has spent over 20 years developing, implementing, and evaluating programs that put technology-based tools into the hands of health care consumers and purchasers. Tim created the strategy that has resulted in over 3,000,000 Kaiser Permanente members interacting with their physicians and medical records online.
A psychologist and designer, Devorah is passionate about helping people meet their goals. Whether the goal is to lose weight, control insulin levels, or remember to change hearing aid batteries, Devorah works to understand people’s needs and barriers to change.
Scott is the Director of User Experience at Siemens Healthcare, near Philadelphia, where he leads a team that designs electronic health record (EHR) products used by clinicians in hospitals throughout the U.S. and Europe. He is also the co-chair of the EHR Vendor Association's Quality and Clinician Experience Workgroup.
Trapper Markelz has more than 12 years of experience building consumer-facing web products that focus on community and conversation. He is currently Head of Product at MeYou Health, where he leads a team in developing products that empower users to improve their well-being.
Tod's presentation will discuss a new model for managing the technology avalanche based upon business analysis, use-case development, and comprehensive program management. With an emerging track record of success, this new model eliminates shortcomings of the current design development system, and centralizes ownership/leadership of the full technology program.
A former financial and food industry analyst, author, Fulbright grant recipient and mother of four, Robyn O’Brien brings compassion, insight and detailed analysis to her research on the health of the American families and its food system. She has been called "food's Erin Brockovich" by the New York Times.
Todd Park has served as HHS’s Chief Technology Officer since August 2009. In this role, his mission is to be a change agent and “entrepreneur-in-residence,” helping HHS harness the power of data, technology, and innovation to improve the health of the nation.
Christian Richard is the lead UI designer responsible for Philips Healthcare’s award-winning Automatic External Defibrillators. He has championed a human-centered design process, leading extensive user testing with firefighters, police personnel, MERT teams, and hospital personnel, and has collaborated with healthcare teams at the Mayo Clinic and many EMS organizations across the United States.
Jill Reed is a researcher and designer who is obsessed with the bettering the human experience in healthcare. She has spent her career exploring innovative, fun and compelling ways to improve healthcare technologies. She currently serves as the UX Research Manager at Allscripts Healthcare.
David Rose is an award-winning entrepreneur and instructor at the MIT Media Lab. He specializes in novel interfaces which make the physical environment an interface to digital information.
As the Executive Creative Director of WebMD Health Services, John’s work is guided by purpose, passion, simplicity, beauty, innovation and surprise. He is responsible for crafting online experiences that change behavior and ultimately improve lives.
John Yesko is Director of User Experience at Walgreens E-Commerce in Chicago. He is responsible for the customer experience at the company’s websites (Walgreens.com, drugstore.com and Beauty.com), as well as in-store interfaces and mobile applications.
Since 2007, Anna has collaborated and worked with the IUAV University of Venice, where currently she is contributing to the Design and Innovation for Intensive Medicine Administration project. Topics of the project are: chemotherapic medicine preparation, and management, administration and design sciences for process analysis and improvement of the medicine path.
A passionate disciple of all things Experience Design, Jerilyn has been working for over a decade with clients such as Prostate Cancer Foundation, Merck, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Web MD, RiteAid, and many others to design engaging and valuable experiences tailored to the specific needs and goals of each audience.
Margot Bloomstein (@mbloomstein) is the principal of Appropriate, Inc., a brand and content strategy consultancy based in Boston. Independently and in partnership with leading agencies, she creates brand-appropriate user experiences to help organizations engage their target audiences and project key messages with consistency and clarity. She's also the author of "Content Strategy at Work: Real-World Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Project" (Morgan Kaufmann, 2012).