What is the Radical Research Summit?
The Radical Research Summit is a one-day event that brings together 200 researchers, ethnographers, designers, product thinkers and businesses. Our goal is to share research approaches, techniques and ideas around customer-centric product and service design and to facilitate the growth of the research community across the Pacific Northwest.
Join us and bring back to your organizations new research insights, strategies and ways of thinking to foster growth and innovation.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS 
SUMMIT PANEL
SUMMIT SCHEDULE 
Friday, September 30, 2016
8:00 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
Main Lobby
9:40 AM
WHAT THE OIL SANDS CAN TEACH US ABOUT WHAT USERS REALLY NEED
Auditorium Downstairs
10:40 AM
COFFEE BREAK
10:40 AM
LESSONS FROM HOME: STUDYING AND DESIGNING FOR EVERYDAY DOMESTIC LIFE
Carman Neustaedter, Simon Fraser University
Auditorium Downstairs
11:20 AM
TREATING ENTERPRISE RESEARCH AS AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE
Omar Vasnaik & Carolyn Wei, Facebook
Auditorium Downstairs
12:00 PM
LUNCH
Joyce Walley Learning Centre
1:00 PM
THOW TO WIN UX AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE
Allen Bevans, Google
Auditorium Downstairs
1:30 PM
EXPLORING DESIGN IN MOBILE: TESTING WITH 3D PRINTED PROTOTYPES
Emma Craig, Shopify
Auditorium Downstairs
2:00 PM
DESIGNING TRANSPARENT PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION, FUNCTIONAL AND AFFECTIVE: FROM ROBOTS TO THE KITCHEN SINK
Karon MacLean, University of British Columbia
Auditorium Downstairs
2:40 PM
COFFEE BREAK
3:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: BRIDGING THE RESEARCH/BUSINESS DIVIDE
Star Theatre upstairs
4:15 PM
STAR SHOW
The Universe – Travel through our Solar System and beyond our Milky Way galaxy.
Star Theatre upstairs
4:45 PM
APPETIZERS & DRINKS
Star Deck Upstairs
6:30 PM
END OF DAY
SUMMIT VENUE
The Planetarium is an iconic modernist building on the shores of beautiful English Bay in Vancouver. Surrounded by the city, ocean, beaches, and parks, the venue has large, comfortable spaces for the Summit talks, as well as informal areas for meeting and chatting with other attendees. The buildings also are home to two excellent museums: The Space Centre and The Museum of Vancouver.
Please note:
Pay parking is in effect 24 hrs.
SUMMIT SPONSORS
We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors whose contributions have made this event possible.
Gold Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Community Sponsors
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Reach over 200 researchers, ethnographers, designers, and product thinkers by becoming a sponsor of the Radical Research Summit. It is an excellent opportunity for companies to connect with leaders in user experience research from organizations such as Facebook, Microsoft & Samsung, and share your work in the fast changing space of user experience research, design and strategy.
ORGANIZERS
Event organizers are research practitioners from Niiu Digital, a UX design company based in Vancouver, Canada, and global leaders in technology innovation, Samsung, Facebook and Microsoft. The organizing team members are passionate about inspiring new ideas and thinking around how research can impact product design and business strategy.
Questions? Contact us at info@radicalresearchsummit.com