Program Wednesday, November 4
Social Event: Morning run
06:30 – 07:00
Join the morning run to prepare for a day of learning and networking. We will run about 25 minutes at a relaxed pace.
We meet in front of Godsbanen (corner of Skovgaardsgade and Sonnesgade)
8.00 – 9.00
Breakfast & Registration
The conversation starts at breakfast. Have one or several cups of coffee and get a great start to the rest of the day.
9.00 – 9.15
Welcome
9:15 - 10:00
Keynote: The evolution of memory
An unusual property of humans (compared with other animals) is language, since for the first time information about long-term survival can be passed by other means than genes.
This has led to the creation of the subject of ‘memes’, as analogous to genes, as carriers of information in human society. Memes have allowed humans to create buildings, cities, and to fly like gods through the sky, albeit often in rather cramped surroundings with terrible food. And to create computers.
So should we regard computers as a product of human genes? And if so, should we care?
10.00 – 10.30
Coffee, tea & networking
Track: Digital Communication
10:30 - 12:00
Building The Barn: An inhouse agency in the making
A broken agency model and how we proposed to fix it. Crafting a creative culture. What went wrong and what have we learnt already. The difference being client side.
Track: Design Leadership
10:30 - 12:00
Raising a Design Community of Practice
By setting up a cadence for open meetings that enabled conversations - we raised awareness of design topics such as user journeys & design systems with global teams.
The UX Community at Danfoss went from zero to 200 members in less than a year - creating a place for sharing and peer learning.
I'll share the journey starting from the research to start the UX community, to working embedded in product teams for short periods of time and how working with design transformation gave a foundation for my next role as Product Owner in a complex domain.
Track: Digital Leadership
10:30 - 12:00
Leadership in a complex world
How can we use sensemaking to navigate through change?
How does agility and complexity relate?
This will be a no-slides experience where everybody will be invited to chip in with their reflections and experiences.
Track: Digital Communication
13:00 - 13:45
Storytelling at Matas – selling the story
Join this session, to learn about how to sell products by telling great stories.
Know your audience, capture attention and build trust. Tone-of-voice and organizational transformation: how to adapt?
Track: Digital Leadership
13:00 - 13:45
When it IS about the technology
Digital leadership really is a cross functional discipline, and depending on where you are anchored in the organization, technology is often either downplayed or put at the center of digital transformation.
But it shouldn't be an either/or. And sometimes it really IS about the technology if we make it or not.
I'll be sharing how I have approached the transformative potential of technology in Kvadrat, going from 'digital on the outside' towards 'digital on the inside'. Kvadrat is a global textile design company and the national winner of the Danish EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019.
User journey mapping as a strategic UX tool
13:00 - 13:45
Track: Design Leadership
Aarhus University has been working with user journey mapping as a key tool in UX and product strategy for two years. A 2.5 meter long plotted map tells a story of frustration and delight for 40.000 students. With AU’s strategy of buying standard systems – one for scheduling lectures, another for communication between students and teachers and a third for handling exams - it is not a simple task to make a coherent user journey.
In this session Peter and Marie from the UX team at Aarhus University will share their experiences with using user journey maps to do strategic product planning, enlist backing from management and ultimately drive change. Not only focusing on pain point repair, but also orchestrating experiences that exceed expectations.
Track: Future Workplace
13:00 - 13:45
Creating inspiring workspaces
What were the big workspace trends before the pandemic, and what has changed over the past 6 months?
New customers and brand new needs has surfaced in the light of zoom-meetings and over-night regulations from governments and corporate management - and how will that affect the offices and workspaces in the years to come?
13.45 – 14.00
Coffee, tea & networking
14.00 – 15.00
Roundtables
Come join 2 x 25 minutes of informal roundtable discussions to get answers on your specific questions or help others by sharing your expert knowledge.
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee, tea & networking
Track: Digital Leadership
15:30 - 16:30
It’s never about the technology
How can storytelling, human-centricity and cultures of generosity shape motivated, self-driven digital teams?
I will share my real-life experiences from working with digital innovation across industries – most recently at Novo Nordisk – and I am aiming for a lot of discussion and knowledge sharing throughout.
Track: Design Leadership
15:30 - 16:30
Empowering people to make a difference
This interactive session will in particular focus on these three fundamental questions:
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Why it is so important that your organisation supports design as a part of the value chain
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Why your design team needs to be able to make key decisions
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Why designers should also set the agenda in development teams
Join for a conversation around design maturity, freedom to make the right decisions and delivering quality
Track: Future Workplace
15:30 - 16:30
Digital Workplace - Challenges on the way to a good digital employee experience
16.30 – 16.45
Coffee, tea & networking
16.45 – 17.45
Small Feature Award
What’s the small feature that really makes the product way better? Is it a small design change, an elegantly engineered new piece of functionality or something else?
In this new contest, we celebrate the unsung heroes of the workplace: The small features that make all the difference.