Updates
Denise Jacobs (Video) — Prototypes, Process & Play 2015
February 8, 2016
Denise Jacobs, founder and chief creativity evangelist at The Creative Dose, presented at the 2015 Prototypes, Process & Play conference and shares her four directives that help us keep our creative flame burning strong!
We hope you enjoy Denise’s presentation, “Creativity Imperative” and don’t forget to get your tickets for Prototypes, Process & Play on August 11th and 12th, 2016!
Dr. Temple Grandin Keynote (Video) — Prototypes, Process & Play 2015
January 25, 2016
In August 2015, we were very fortunate to have Dr. Temple Grandin join us for the inaugural Prototypes, Process & Play. Dr. Grandin shared a fascinating presentation about her past, her abilities as a visual thinker, and her approach to thinking through design solutions.
We hope you enjoy this keynote as much as we did!
Christian Manzella
February 17, 2015
Russ Unger of Chicago Camps interviews Christian Manzella, a Speaker Mentor for Speaker Camp Seattle on February 28th. Christian is the VP of UX at Moz, an SEO software company in Seattle, and also the founder of GIANT, which holds multiple events each year.
2015 Schedule of Events
February 8, 2015
We are very excited to announce or 2015 schedule of events!
We’re bringing back our most popular camp, introducing 2 new ones, while also keeping open dates for workshops (and if you have a workshop you’re interested in attending, please contact us!). In addition, we’re also launching a full conference!
Nishant Kothary
February 8, 2015
Russ Unger of Chicago Camps interviews Nishant Kothary, Cofounder at Minky, author, and speaker. Nishant is also a Speaker Mentor at Speaker Camp Seattle on February 28th, 2015. His dog, Yoshi, is an internet celebrity. Well, sort of.
Marianne Sweeny
February 7, 2015
Russ Unger of Chicago Camps interviews Marianne Sweeny, Principal at Daedalus Information Systems. Marianne is also a Speaker Mentor at Speaker Camp Seattle on February 28th, 2015.
All Things Chicago Camps
January 1, 2015
Howdy! The Chicago Camps team has been a pretty busy group lately. When we started in 2012, we were just throwing together a Prototype Camp event because we loved the idea, and we wanted to do something cool in the Chicago technology community.
Margot Bloomstein
October 4, 2014
Russ Unger of Chicago Camps interviews Margot Bloomstein, Principal at Appropriate, Inc. and author of Content Strategy at Work: Real-World Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Engagement. Margot is also a Speaker Mentor at Speaker Camp Boston on October 11th, 2014.
Dana Chisnell
October 1, 2014
Russ Unger of Chicago Camps interviews Dana Chisnell, Principal Consultant at UsabilityWorks, Visiting Scientist at MIT, and Co-Founder at Center for Civic Design. As if that’s all not enough, Dana is a Speaker Mentor at Speaker Camp Boston on October 11th, 2014.
Boon Sheridan
September 29, 2014
Russ Unger of Chicago Camps interviews Boon Sheridan, Product Designer at NASDAQ OMX. Boon is a Speaker Mentor at Speaker Camp Boston on October 11th, 2014.
Code of Conduct
All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We are expecting cooperation from all participants to help ensuring a safe environment for everybody.
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Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.