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Anatomy of a Good Day

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Cheryl

It was a 13-hour return to the world for me today after a little over a week recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. Recovery was slow going; the drugs were rough, and the intubation sore throat bad enough that I’m still not on

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Acting, Biography, Design, Medical medical

Evolving the Message

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Cheryl

This past year has marked the beginning of what I suspect will be a long journey for me (and hopefully others!) to improve the state of STEM education in the country with a sort of grassroots approach. There are many different demographics to

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Design, Speaking, Technology, Women in Technology education, girls-tech, interaction design, STEM, talks

Seattle IxDA – Women in Design event

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Cheryl

I’m delighted to announce that I will be speaking at the next Seattle meeting of the Interaction Design Association! “Women in Design” Wednesday, May 11 University of Washington Campus Electrical Engineering building, room 105 7:30 PM – doors open at 7PM Flyer:

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Design, Women in Technology 1 Comment

The Accessibility of the Physical Universe

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Cheryl

Having an injury certainly opens your eyes to what others have been dealing with for lifetimes. The friend I mentioned in my earlier post about pain medication has (after 2 months) returned to the office for short periods of time. Today, we ended

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Design A11Y

On Service Design: Pain Medication

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Cheryl

Service design is another branch of interaction design, like user experience, that focuses on a holistic view of systems that may or may not involve technology. In simple terms, service design seeks to improve how humans interact with a service or provider. While many of

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Design interaction design, medical, service design

Demystifying Job Shadows

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Cheryl

They’re a rather mysterious concept out of context – after all, I never did a job shadow when I was growing up or even when I was in college. The closest I ever got was visiting my dad’s engineering firm, running around,

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Design, Women in Technology education, girls-tech, interaction design, job shadows, STEM

Computer Engineer Barbie: How Interaction Design can entice a new generation of women

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Cheryl
Closeup detail of the Computer Engineer Barbie, with classes, a Bluetooth headset, and a laptop, along with a nerdy shirt.

When I heard the news that I’d been accepted as a lightning round speaker at IxDA’s Interaction ’11 conference, I was delighted and just a bit terrified. I’m very passionate about the subject, but had no idea whether it would resonate in

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Design, Speaking, Women in Technology education, interaction design, pop culture, STEM
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