Upcoming UX Events for Cooper

Cooper Parlor - Designing Culture: The Secret of Great Teams & Organizations (July 11, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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If you lead a team, want to lead, work remotely, build stuff, wrangle people daily, or just want to hear about (and create!) invaluable techniques for solidifying team culture, don’t miss this Cooper Parlor! Participants will share their own success stories and challenges, so come prepared to be an active part of the conversation. Then, we’ll do some hands-on exercises to come up with creative new practices to take back to our organizations and teams.

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Cooper U's Interaction Design (July 16-19, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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Learn about Personas and Goal-Directed design from the people who invented them! Our practicum is an intensive, hands-on workshop led by senior Cooper staff. First, we'll show you how to practice Goal-Directed Design in more depth than you'll find anywhere else, then you and a small group of professionals from around the world will put it into practice to design an example product. This course also serves as the foundation for the rest of our Cooper U curriculum.

$100 off if you purchase before 6/18. $100 off each ticket, if you buy more than one

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Cooper U's Visual Interface Design (July 22-23, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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The application of type, color, icons, and other aspects of visual design are critical to the usability of your product or website. Visual design choices are also key to connecting emotionally with your customers (and to selling more products). Our Visual Interface Design course addresses how detailed interaction design, screen layout, and branding should play together to ensure that a well-conceived, well-behaved product is also a usable and desirable one.

$100 off if you purchase before 6/17. $100 off of each ticket, if you buy more than one at a time

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Cooper U's Design Leadership (July 24-25, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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Ever had an innovative and beautiful idea that never saw the light of day? Feel like your organization believes in the value of design, but prioritizes deadlines over fully developed ideas? These are symptoms of unhealthy communication and collaboration. If you feel frustrated, alone, or powerless, we can introduce you to principles and practices that will give you more influence over the outcomes of your interactions with others.

$100 off if you purchase before 6/26. $100 off each ticket if you buy more than one.

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Cooper U's Interaction Design (August 13-16, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

$100 off if you register 30 days in advance.

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Cooper U's Visual Interface Design (August 19-20, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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The application of type, color, icons, and other aspects of visual design are critical to product or website usability. Visual design choices are also critical to connecting emotionally with your customers (and to selling more products). Visual interface design combines detailed interaction design, screen layout, and branding to ensure a well-conceived, well-behaved product is also a usable and desirable one.

$100 off if you purchase 30 days in advance

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Cooper U's Design Leadership (August 21-22, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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In this intensive, two-day course you will learn from Cooper experts who’ve been coaching companies to deliver better products and services for 20 years. Learn how to diagnose the unique challenges your team or organization is facing and get to the root of the communication roadblocks. Get hands-on experience with communications tools like storytelling to promote big ideas and get buy-in. Use collaborative techniques that help you create an environment that invites participation.

$100 off if you purchase tickets more than 30 days in advance.

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Cooper's UX Boot Camp: Wikipedia (September 17-20, 2013)

Petaluma, CA

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Cooper’s UX Boot Camp is an immersive four-day design training class targeting designers, developers, and product managers who have product design experience but want to take their product design skills and processes to the next level. In short, it’s where people become design leaders. Guided by industry experts, students will learn Cooper’s goal-directed design process while working on a real-world product. The class is built around hands-on activities, conducted in pairs and small teams.

$100 off for signing up 30 days in advance, $100 off each ticket when buying more than 1

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Cooper U's Interaction Design (October 8-11, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

$100 off if you register 30 days in advance

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Cooper U's Interaction Design (November 5-8, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Cooper U's Visual Interface Design (November 12-13, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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The application of type, color, icons, and other aspects of visual design are critical to product or website usability. Visual design choices are also critical to connecting emotionally with your customers (and to selling more products). Visual interface design combines detailed interaction design, screen layout, and branding to ensure a well-conceived, well-behaved product is also a usable and desirable one.

$100 off if you purchase 30 days in advance.

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Cooper U's Design Leadership (November 14-15, 2013)

San Francisco, California USA

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Ever had an innovative and beautiful idea that never saw the light of day? Feel like your organization believes in the value of design, but prioritizes deadlines over fully developed ideas? These are symptoms of unhealthy communication and collaboration. If you feel frustrated, alone, or powerless, we can introduce you to principles and practices that will give you more influence over the outcomes of your interactions with others.

$100 off if you purchase tickets 30 days in advance

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Cooper's UX Boot Camp: Canine Companions for Independence (November 19-22, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Cooper’s UX Boot Camp is an immersive four-day design training class targeting designers, developers, and product managers who have product design experience but want to take their product design skills and processes to the next level. In short, it’s where people become design leaders. Guided by industry experts, students will learn Cooper’s goal-directed design process while working on a real-world product. The class is built around hands-on activities, conducted in pairs and small teams.

$100 off if you sign up 30 days in advance. Get another $100 off if you buy more than 1 ticket

For more information: website | twitter | facebook

Cooper U's Interaction Design (December 3-6, 2013)

San Francisco, CA

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Course topics Identifying, clarifying, and reframing business opportunities and product strategy Planning and conducting field research to develop a deep understanding of your users Turning research data into a set of personas that guide (and sell!) the design Using scenarios and goals to identify and prioritize requirements Using scenarios to define the right interaction framework Applying these methods to everything from pie-in-the-sky innovation to minor product updates

For more information: website | twitter | facebook