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 <nasir at userlicious.com>wrote:

> 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
>

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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 <mmarut15 at 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.ppt<http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:PYAGASZ-q4YJ:www.stcmidtenn.org/MeetingNotes/Presentations/STC%27s%20Annual%20Conference%20Experience.ppt>
> stc boss annual conference&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=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
>
>
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