Upcoming Events
Designing for Inclusion: Co-creation and Human-Centered Design
February 27, 2025
TorCHI presents an inspiring talk, "Designing for Inclusion: Co-creation and Human-Centered Design," by Renn Scott. Discover the principles of human-centered design through co-creation, focusing on products designed for and with women. Learn from compelling case studies, including Renn Scott's client work, and participate in an interactive breakout session to tackle design challenges. This engaging talk will provide practical knowledge to enhance your design skills while connecting you with like-minded professionals. You'll have the chance to actively participate and interact throughout the entire session. Reserve your spot today and take advantage of this unique opportunity to grow and connect with peers in the field. BIO: Renn Scott, educated at the Royal College of Art, is a prominent product design leader with over 200 patents. As a FemTech influencer, she champions women's health and sports innovation. Founder of Daily Goods Design LABS (DGDL), she enhances experiences through human-centered design across multiple sectors. Renn fosters collaboration in design and innovation and empowers the integration of new technologies like AR, VR, AI, IoT, and machine learning. As a design coach and entrepreneur, she advances inclusive practices and inspires future designers and innovators. |
March 20, 2025
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In September 2024, a group of 20 UX designers and researchers from the world's top tech companies and universities gathered in Shimoda, a sleepy seaside village 3 hours south of Tokyo. They were there to attend the Shimoda UX Workshop, a new initiative run by a group of passionate Tokyo based designers, with the goal of using UX research and design thinking to tackle problems facing rural Japan, such as depopulation, abandoned buildings and a decline in tourists. What followed was a week of intense collaboration with local businesses, a crash course in Japanese design, and innovative solutions that exceeded everyone's expectations. While the initiative is still a work in progress, it was an example of how UX research and design thinking can bring people together face to face and solve real world problems outside of the tech industry, and is receiving interest from towns across Japan.
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About TorCHI
| TorCHI is a professional association of people in the Toronto UX community. Our diverse membership includes people with backgrounds in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Engineering, User Experience (UX), User Experience Research (UXR), Information Architecture (IA), Design Thinking, Usability, and Design among others. As well, our members include professionals, academics, and students. TorCHI was founded in 1990 as the local chapter of ACM's SIGHI, the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. We offer ways to learn, share and network. |
