[1]
Why I teach theory
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2014-11
v.21
n.6
p.22-23
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[2]
Running an entrepreneurial pilot to identify value
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2014-07
v.21
n.4
p.22-23
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[3]
Methods of design synthesis: moving from data to innovation
Courses
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Kolko, Jon
Proceedings of ACM CHI 2014 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2014-04-26
v.2
p.1003-1004
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Summary: User-centered design research activities produce an enormous quantity of raw
data, which must be systematically and rigorously synthesized in order to
extract meaning and insight. Unfortunately, these methods of synthesis are
poorly documented and rarely taught, and because of the pragmatic time
constraints associated with working with clients, there is often no time
dedicated in a statement of work to a practice of formal synthesis. As a
result, raw design research data is inappropriately positioned as insight, and
the value of user-centered research activities is marginalized -- in fact,
stakeholders may lose faith in the entire research practice, as they don't see
direct return on the investment of research activities.
Design synthesis methods can be taught, and when selectively applied,
visual, diagrammatic synthesis techniques can be completed relatively quickly.
During synthesis, Designers visually explore large quantities of data in an
effort to find and understand hidden relationships, to extract insight, and to
look at complexity in new ways. These visualizations can then be used to
communicate to other members of a design team, or can be used as platforms for
the creation of generative sketching or model making. The action of diagramming
is a way to actively produce knowledge and meaning, and a way to provoke a
process known as sensemaking.
This skills-based course will introduce various methods of synthesis as ways
to translate research into meaningful insights. Course participants will learn
about how to manage the complexity of gathered data, and through hands-on
exercises, they will apply various synthesis methods to elicit hidden meaning
in gathered data. This hands-on approach is critical for building both
confidence and ability with the various synthesis methods that are discussed.
[4]
Learning entrepreneurial hustle
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2014-03
v.21
n.2
p.26-27
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[5]
From interaction designer to product manager
Columns: Bodoni, Band-Saws, and Beer
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2013-11
v.20
n.6
p.78-79
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[6]
The optimism of design
Columns: Bodoni, Band-Saws, and Beer
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2013-07
v.20
n.4
p.80-81
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[7]
Austin Center for Design
Day in the lab
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2013-05
v.20
n.3
p.84-87
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[8]
Trusting the design process
Columns: Bodoni, Band-Saws, and Beer
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2013-03
v.20
n.2
p.80-81
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[9]
Transformative learning in the design studio
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2012-11-01
v.19
n.6
p.82-83
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[10]
Design, in the big and small
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2012-07-01
v.19
n.4
p.86-89
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[11]
Changing the career outcomes of design education
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2012-03-01
v.19
n.2
p.78-81
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[12]
Craftsmanship
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2011-11
v.18
n.6
p.78-81
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[13]
The conflicting rhetoric of design education
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2011-07
v.18
n.4
p.88-91
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[14]
Endless nights -- learning from design studio critique
Columns
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2011-03
v.18
n.2
p.80-81
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[15]
On experiences, people, technology
Interactions Cafe
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2010-11
v.17
n.6
p.80
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[16]
On academic knowledge production
Interactions Cafe
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2010-09
v.17
n.5
p.80
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[17]
Subtlety, change
Interactions Cafe
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Anderson, Richard
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2010-07
v.17
n.4
p.5
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[18]
On education
Interactions cafe
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2010-07
v.17
n.4
p.72-ff
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[19]
On language potential
Interactions Cafe
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2010-05
v.17
n.3
p.88
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[20]
Artifacts in design: representation, ideation, and process
Workshops
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McCrickard, D. Scott
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Atwood, Michael E.
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Curtis, Gayle
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Harrison, Steve
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Kolko, Jon
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Stolterman, Erik
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Wahid, Shahtab
Proceedings of ACM CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2010-04-10
v.2
p.4445-4448
Keywords: design artifact, ideation, process, representation
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Summary: Artifacts-representations that express properties or captured
information-can serve to inspire, represent, and manage the decisions made
throughout the design process. This workshop will explore how these artifacts
are created, used, and reused during design projects, toward understanding the
overall impact on the larger discipline of design. Through active engagement
with novel design artifacts and methods, workshop participants will examine,
categorize, and evaluate various design artifacts.
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exploring aspects of design thinking
Interactions
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Anderson, Richard
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2010-03
v.17
n.2
p.5
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[22]
On design thinking, business, the arts, STEM...
Interactions Cafe
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Kolko, Jon
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Anderson, Richard
interactions
2010-03
v.17
n.2
p.80-ff
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[23]
On designers as catalytic agents
Interactions Cafe
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Anderson, Richard
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2010-01
v.17
n.1
p.80
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[24]
AUTHORED BOOK
Thoughts on Interaction Design
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Kolko, Jon
2010
p.168
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Introduction
Section One / Understanding Interaction Design
Chapter One: Multiple Roots, and an Uncertain Future
Chapter Two: Computing and Human Computer Interaction
Interaction Design in an Engineering Centric World
Section Two / Connecting People, Emotions and Technology
Chapter Three: A process for Thinking about People
Chapter Four: Managing Complexity
Chapter Five: Shaping Aesthetics to Inform Experience
Interaction Design as Business Lubricant
Section Three / The Rhetorical Nature of Interaction Design
Chapter Six: Interaction Design and Communication
On the Nature of Interaction as Language
Section Four / Challenges Facing Interaction Design in Industry
Chapter Seven: The Political Dynamics of Product Development
Getting Design Done
In Summary
[25]
The authenticity problem
INTERACTIONS CAFE
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Kolko, Jon
interactions
2009-11
v.16
n.6
p.80
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