IxDA Munich http://www.ixdamunich.de Munich Chapter of the Interaction Design Association Wed, 09 May 2012 13:37:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 IxDA Munich Munich Chapter of the Interaction Design Association Munich Chapter of the Interaction Design Association No IxDA Munich alexisbrion@ixdamunich.de UX Book Club: Cyberanthropology with Alexander Knorr http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/05/05/ux-book-club-cyberanthropology-with-alexander-knorr/ http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/05/05/ux-book-club-cyberanthropology-with-alexander-knorr/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 09:59:39 +0000 Alexis Brion http://www.ixdamunich.de/?p=984 Alexander KnorrIn the next UX Book Club we are going to have the honor to have Alexander Knorr with us. He is the writer of our next book “Cyberanthropology”, an exciting work humans, technology, cyberpunk, online role games and more. It is about what used to be science fiction and now is reality.

PD Dr. Alexander Knorr is an anthropologist at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Discuss with Alexander his book and the complexity that connects technology and society!

 

Cyberanthropology Book by Alexander Knorr

Cyberanthropology, by Alexander Knorr

 

How to be prepared for the meeting?

 

 

Where & When?

When: 14.05.2012, at 19:00.
Where: IDEO Munich, Kellerstr. 27, 81667 Munich.

Reservations here.

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Sponsor

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]]> http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/05/05/ux-book-club-cyberanthropology-with-alexander-knorr/feed/ 0 Alexis BrionIn the next UX Book Club we are going to have the honor to havIn the next UX Book Club we are going to have the honor to have Alexander Knorr with us. He is the writer of our next book "Cyberanthropology", an exciting work humans, technology, cyberpunk, online role games and more. It is about what used to be science fiction and now is reality. PD Dr. Alexander Knorr is an anthropologist at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Discuss with Alexander his book and the complexity that connects technology and society!   Cyberanthropology, by Alexander Knorr   How to be prepared for the meeting?   Read Alexander's blog: Xirdalium Bog Listen Alexander at the Talking Anthropology podcast: Chapter 37 - Cyberanthropology Get the book: Cyberanthropology   Where & When? When: 14.05.2012, at 19:00. Where: IDEO Munich, Kellerstr. 27, 81667 Munich. Reservations here. Import IxDA Munich Calendar   Sponsor             Transactive Memory and Distributed Knowledge- Can Human Memory and Knowledge Become Better-Connected? http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/03/12/transactive-memory-and-distributed-knowledge-can-human-memory-and-knowledge-become-better-connected/ http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/03/12/transactive-memory-and-distributed-knowledge-can-human-memory-and-knowledge-become-better-connected/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:19:44 +0000 Alexis Brion http://www.ixdamunich.de/?p=1001 The digital revolution and internet have revolutionized transaction speed and connected people in ways that were previously impossible. The promise of this revolution has been to allow broader and deeper access into human knowledge, producing synergies of unprecedented impact.  This has been only-partially realized:  The discourse has certainly broadened, a shared global language has emerged, and time-zone defying collaborations are now not even interesting to talk about.

The real promise has yet to emerge, though. Current activities in “Big Data” mining, broadening access to digital communication, and social media’s growth have masked the fact that there are still vast differences between human information architectures and machine information architectures.  In this presentation, I’ll talk about some of the aspects and implications of this mismatch.

Introductory article to the topic, from the New York Times.

 

The speaker

Mark Zeh  is a Design and Innovation consultant, based in Munich, Germany. He is also a lecturer at The Munich Business School. He is also a contributing editor to Fabric Architecture magazine for the Industrial Fabrics Association International.

Some of his past professional positions have been: Director of Product Development for the Steelcase Premium Group, Co-Head of the Health Practice and Technical Lead for IDEO Munich and Sr. Project Manager and Innovation Consultant for IDEO in Palo Alto, California.

He has lectured and presented on the topics of design, entrepreneurship, consumer behavior, and global product development at venues, including Stanford University of Palo Alto California, Fraunhofer Institute IAO of Stuttgart, Germany, and the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt of Ingolstadt, Germany.

Mark holds a BSME from the University of Minnesota. He has been awarded over 25 patents, US and International, for his creative work. 

 

When and where?

When: 23.04.2012 at 19:00
Where: Sapient GmbH, Arnulfstraße 60, 80335 München
RSVP: on XING (not required but appreciated)

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We thank our sponsor for providing location, sandwiches and drinks.

 

 

 


]]> http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/03/12/transactive-memory-and-distributed-knowledge-can-human-memory-and-knowledge-become-better-connected/feed/ 0 Alexis BrionThe digital revolution and internet have revolutionizedThe digital revolution and internet have revolutionized transaction speed and connected people in ways that were previously impossible. The promise of this revolution has been to allow broader and deeper access into human knowledge, producing synergies of unprecedented impact.  This has been only-partially realized:  The discourse has certainly broadened, a shared global language has emerged, and time-zone defying collaborations are now not even interesting to talk about. The real promise has yet to emerge, though. Current activities in “Big Data” mining, broadening access to digital communication, and social media’s growth have masked the fact that there are still vast differences between human information architectures and machine information architectures.  In this presentation, I’ll talk about some of the aspects and implications of this mismatch. Introductory article to the topic, from the New York Times.   The speaker Mark Zeh  is a Design and Innovation consultant, based in Munich, Germany. He is also a lecturer at The Munich Business School. He is also a contributing editor to Fabric Architecture magazine for the Industrial Fabrics Association International. Some of his past professional positions have been: Director of Product Development for the Steelcase Premium Group, Co-Head of the Health Practice and Technical Lead for IDEO Munich and Sr. Project Manager and Innovation Consultant for IDEO in Palo Alto, California. He has lectured and presented on the topics of design, entrepreneurship, consumer behavior, and global product development at venues, including Stanford University of Palo Alto California, Fraunhofer Institute IAO of Stuttgart, Germany, and the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt of Ingolstadt, Germany. Mark holds a BSME from the University of Minnesota. He has been awarded over 25 patents, US and International, for his creative work.    When and where? When: 23.04.2012 at 19:00 Where: Sapient GmbH, Arnulfstraße 60, 80335 München RSVP: on XING (not required but appreciated) Import IxDA Munich Calendar   We thank our sponsor for providing location, sandwiches and drinks.       IxDA Munich Socializing Dinner in Cafe Mozart http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/03/04/ixda-munich-socializing-dinner-in-cafe-mozart/ http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/03/04/ixda-munich-socializing-dinner-in-cafe-mozart/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:58 +0000 Alexis Brion http://www.ixdamunich.de/?p=1011 After last year’s successful meeting at the Café Mozart we decided to get together there again. This is a meetup without formal presentation, the goal is to have fun, meet old colleagues and find new ones.

 

Let’s meet in a relaxed and fun environment with an optional dinner menu:

  • IxDA Cheesburger XXL
  • Riesenschnitzel, Wiener Art
  • Veggie Burrito

 

When and where?

When: 26.03.2012 at 19:00
Where: Café Mozart, Pettenkoferstr. 2, 80336 München (2 minutes from U-Bahn Sendlinger Tor)
RSVP: on Gruppit Dinners&Friends RSVP highly appreciated

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Gruppit, our sponsor for this meeting, will be giving away FREE design goodies! We have some Moleskines and Mental Notes Cards!

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/03/04/ixda-munich-socializing-dinner-in-cafe-mozart/feed/ 0 Alexis BrionAfter last year's successful meeting at the Café Mozart we decided to get togethAfter last year's successful meeting at the Café Mozart we decided to get together there again. This is a meetup without formal presentation, the goal is to have fun, meet old colleagues and find new ones.   Let's meet in a relaxed and fun environment with an optional dinner menu: IxDA Cheesburger XXL Riesenschnitzel, Wiener Art Veggie Burrito   When and where? When: 26.03.2012 at 19:00 Where: Café Mozart, Pettenkoferstr. 2, 80336 München (2 minutes from U-Bahn Sendlinger Tor) RSVP: on Gruppit Dinners&Friends RSVP highly appreciated Import IxDA Munich Calendar   Gruppit, our sponsor for this meeting, will be giving away FREE design goodies! We have some Moleskines and Mental Notes Cards!           Collaborative Consumption: What´s mine is yours http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/02/17/collaborative-consumption-what%c2%b4s-mine-is-yours/ http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/02/17/collaborative-consumption-what%c2%b4s-mine-is-yours/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:01:38 +0000 Alexis Brion http://www.ixdamunich.de/?p=968 The 20th century was the age of hyper consumption – the 21th could become the age of collaborative consumption, thus improving the ecological and social footprint of mankind. Collaborative consumption is an interesting mix of social media/web 2.0 and real world applications that help people to share, swap or trade online. Designers of all possible kinds must and can help find a healthy balance between the needs of consumers, companies and the collective interest of society.

 

About the speaker:

Matthias Edler-Golla studied industrial design at the HfG Offenbach and has been working in his own design studio since 1994. The focal points of Wachenfeld & Golla are the design of user interfaces, icons, websites and web apps. The studio has benn working for clients like BMW, Bosch, Contintental, Siemens and Volkswagen. Currently he is employed part-time as a university lecturer at the FH Salzburg. He teaches web and interaction design.

 

Matthias Online:

http://www.fh-salzburg.ac.at/bachelor/medien-design/multimediaart/
http://wachenfeld-golla.de/
http://twitter.com/megolla

 

Where & When?

When: 27.02.2012, at 19:00.
Where: Sapient GmbH, Arnulfstraße 60, 80335 München.
RSVP: on XING (not required but appreciated)

Import IxDA Munich Calendar

 

We thank our sponsor for providing location, sandwiches and drinks.

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/02/17/collaborative-consumption-what%c2%b4s-mine-is-yours/feed/ 0 Alexis BrionThe 20th century was the age of hyper consumption - the 21The 20th century was the age of hyper consumption - the 21th could become the age of collaborative consumption, thus improving the ecological and social footprint of mankind. Collaborative consumption is an interesting mix of social media/web 2.0 and real world applications that help people to share, swap or trade online. Designers of all possible kinds must and can help find a healthy balance between the needs of consumers, companies and the collective interest of society.   About the speaker: Matthias Edler-Golla studied industrial design at the HfG Offenbach and has been working in his own design studio since 1994. The focal points of Wachenfeld & Golla are the design of user interfaces, icons, websites and web apps. The studio has benn working for clients like BMW, Bosch, Contintental, Siemens and Volkswagen. Currently he is employed part-time as a university lecturer at the FH Salzburg. He teaches web and interaction design.   Matthias Online: http://www.fh-salzburg.ac.at/bachelor/medien-design/multimediaart/ http://wachenfeld-golla.de/ http://twitter.com/megolla   Where & When? When: 27.02.2012, at 19:00. Where: Sapient GmbH, Arnulfstraße 60, 80335 München. RSVP: on XING (not required but appreciated) Import IxDA Munich Calendar   We thank our sponsor for providing location, sandwiches and drinks.         IxDA Munich Survey 2011 Results http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/02/09/ixda-munich-survey-2011-results/ http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/02/09/ixda-munich-survey-2011-results/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:25:02 +0000 Alexis Brion http://www.ixdamunich.de/?p=959 For the first time, we decided to organize a survey for designers working in Munich and surrounding areas. The goals of the survey are to get information (and share it!) about the design job market in Munich. For example, to have an idea about salaries, working hours and general conditions. The second goal is to know more about what you think about the IxDA Munich. Here are the results!

 

Facts

Survey Period: ca. 2 months, end of 2011.

Participants: 36

Location: mostly from Munich

Professionals: mostly interaction designers and usability experts.

 

The IxDA Munich Survey 2011 is published under Creative Commons 3.0: some rights reserved, you may reproduce, reblog and modify the content of this survey, but you must provide proper attribution. Link to http://www.ixdamunich.de

Download here the IxDA Munich Survey 2011 (PDF)

 

]]> http://www.ixdamunich.de/2012/02/09/ixda-munich-survey-2011-results/feed/ 0 Alexis BrionFor the first time, we decided to organizFor the first time, we decided to organize a survey for designers working in Munich and surrounding areas. The goals of the survey are to get information (and share it!) about the design job market in Munich. For example, to have an idea about salaries, working hours and general conditions. The second goal is to know more about what you think about the IxDA Munich. Here are the results!   Facts Survey Period: ca. 2 months, end of 2011. Participants: 36 Location: mostly from Munich Professionals: mostly interaction designers and usability experts.   The IxDA Munich Survey 2011 is published under Creative Commons 3.0: some rights reserved, you may reproduce, reblog and modify the content of this survey, but you must provide proper attribution. Link to http://www.ixdamunich.de Download here the IxDA Munich Survey 2011 (PDF)