About the Event
Learn how to design for an exceptional user experience by application of the IBM Design Thinking framework and the Six Core “Experiences”. Discover how to retain customer loyalty with the secret seventh Core Experience. Along the way, we’ll give you helpful tools and practices for improved customer focus, effective collaboration and greater transparency across a complex network of stakeholders. Then test your software application design savvy with hands-on exercises that utilize Bluemix - an IBM Cloud Platform service that enables users to quickly provision environments for realizing software designs through built-in and Third-Party services from the Bluemix catalog.
About Bluemix
IBM Bluemix is an open-standards, cloud platform for building, running, and managing simple to complex applications. Our platform provides powerful value added services that can be consumed directly “out-of-the-box”. Some of these services include Workload Scheduler, Data Analytics, Time Series Analysis, Internet of Things Workbench, SQL and NoSQL databases, Watson text analysis solutions, Mobile development and more.
Event Goals
- You will gain an understanding of the IBM Design Thinking practices and how to effectively apply the IBM Design Thinking framework for creating desirable user experiences.
- You will learn several benefits of the IBM Bluemix Platform as a Services (PaaS) and how to leverage its’ value-added services to compose/create simple to complex applications. No coding required to get started.
Agenda
- Welcome and Introductions
- IBM Design Thinking: Overview and Core Practices
- Introduction to the IBM Cloud and IBM Bluemix
- Engage in a Design Thinking activity.
- Q & A
Who should attend and what do we expect from you?
- This event is open to all Federal agencies, support contractors and DoD FSIs. The content of this event is geared for any stakeholder involved in software application design & development, such as Business Analysts, Designers, Developers, Programmers, Software Architects and Project Managers and, of course, anyone interested in improving their approach to ‘design thinking’.
- You can expect a relaxing, collaborative session.
Cost & Parking & attire
This event is offered free of charge. Participants are responsible for their own parking, food and business travel expenses. Parking is available in the underground parking garage for about $10 USD. Credit Cards Only.
Attire is business casual.
Venue / Time and location
The Mini Hack-a-thon will be held on June 10th, 2015 from 8:30 AM EST - 12:30 PM EST at the IBM Technical Exploration Center, 8401 Greensboro Dr, 1st floor, McLean, VA 22102.
Registration
To register please visit https://www.ibmevents.info