SPA Conference session: Show-and-Tell: things that inspire our designs | |||
| One-line description: | Lightning talks in which participants show something that inspires or informs their software designs and explain why | ||
| Session format: | Something entirely original [read about the different session types] | ||
| Abstract: | The aim of the talks is to share how software designers think about design. It will be run as a "show-and-tell" exercise. Participants each give a 5-minute lightning talk in which they show one item and explain how it inspires, informs, influences, illustrates or otherwise gives insight into how they design software. The item may be a physical object, a building, place, artwork, film, music piece ... anything. Being a "show and tell" session, participants must bring their item to show, if possible. Or they can bring a photo, reproduction or digital excerpt of their item on a laptop. The facilitator(s) will strictly limit the time of each talk to 5 minutes max and ensure that talks follow on quick succession. | ||
| Audience background: | Speakers need some experience in software design. No particular requirements for non-speakers. But the more people who speak the better. | ||
| Benefits of participating: | Audience: see different perspectives on how people think about the design of software. Speaker: be pretentious about software design in a safe environment. | ||
| Materials provided: | I'll bring something to show. | ||
| Process: | Lightning talks | ||
| Detailed timetable: | Current list of speakers (alphabetical order): Keith Braithwaite Robert Chatley John Daniels Michael Feathers Ivan Moore Nat Pryce Simon Stewart Steve Freeman Rob Westegeest More to come. If you want to volunteer, get in touch with Nat Pryce. | ||
| Outputs: | The output could be a gallery of artefacts accompanied by cards that summarise the owners' lightning talk. If there is no space for that, we could summarise the talks on posters. I will photograph the artefacts and blog the results. | ||
| History: | I've not run it before | ||
| Presenters | |||
| 1. Nat Pryce Technemetis Ltd. |
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