UPA 2006 Call for Participation: Idea Markets
Important Dates
- January 23, 2006
- Was deadline for submissions
- March 1, 2006
- Acceptance notifications sent to presenters
- April 17, 2006
- Conference Proceedings material due from presenters
- Description
- The Idea Market occurs in a single room with multiple "activators" who simultaneously promote interaction about "burning questions" in usability and user-centered design. Each activator chooses a topic, posts the questions or issues to explore about the topic, and records the ideas that come up during the discussion.
- Duration
- 90 minutes total. The first 60 minutes are discussion and interaction, which is followed by a 15-20 minute summary of the discussion by the activators. Finally, each activator presents a two-minute overview of the high points for all attendees.
- Details
- As an idea market "activator" you will facilitate and lead in-depth discussions,
but you do not need to be an expert on your topic. You present only a short
description of your Big Question and up to five "starter questions" to spur
and direct the discussion.
Each activator posts the questions or issues on a flipchart; on a second flipchart, the activator records the ideas that come up during the discussion. As sheets fill up, the activator tapes them to the wall behind the station so attendees can see the points covered.
During the session, activators are in some ways managing a focus group in which the attendees and the group size may be constantly changing. Activators don’t offer their opinions or experience during the session. Rather, activators ask questions and manage the discussion, focusing participants on the issues and eliciting responses.
The Idea Market takes place during one of the Presentation sessions. Activators are required to prepare a written "after thoughts" summary of the discussion for posting on the UPA website. The "after thoughts" may be up to 5 pages long and are due 2 weeks following the conference. These after thoughts will be posted on the UPA site and should not be copyrighted or otherwise prevented from being shared freely.
- Preparing Your Submission
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- The maximum file size for submissions is 3 MB.
- Example Proposals
- Thank you to Lori Anschuetz, David Dayton, and Deborah Sova for permission to use these examples.
- How to Submit
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- Download the Idea Markets Checklist to ensure that your submission meets the requirements.
- Download and complete the Idea Market Submission Template.
- Download and complete the Presenter Biography Template.
- Contacts for Idea Markets
- Deborah Hinderer Sova
deborah
@teced.com
Hank Henry francisphenry @verizon.net
Cristin Witcher cristin.f.witcher @accenture.com