Ride The Lightning
We organize a meetup in Tokyo for designers and developers to share insights on building digital products.
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Intro to Research Operations
Tomomi organized a 2hr workshop about Research Operations for Design Research Tokyo.
Design Research TokyoLearning as a social practice
Tomomi gave a talk about ideas to increase our range for growth.
Namahn’s LecturesIxDA Interaction 20
Tomomi gave a talk about the journey of the Researcher Skills Framework project with Dave Hora.
IxDA Interaction 20
2020
Google Design Sprint Conference
Tomomi ran a deep dive session with collaborator Milan Guenther about scaling enterprise impact with the design sprint methodology.
Google Design Sprint ConferenceDesign Research Tokyo #2
Tomomi organized this event and also gave a talk about building research capabilities in organizations.
Design Research Tokyo #2"Scaling CX: A Story About Building Bridges Together" at Intersection 2019
Tomomi delivered a case study talk about a customer experience initative for Eurotunnel, the Channel operator between Britain and Europe, with collaborator Mael Inizan.
Intersection ConferenceGoogle Design Sprint Conference - Paris Chapter
Tomomi gave a talk about how to orchestrate multiple design sprints.
Google Design Sprint Conference - Paris ChapterWorld Information Architecture Day 2019
Tomomi took participants through an introductory workshop about design sprints.
World IA Day Hong Kong
2019
"Google Design Sprint Conference
Tomomi shared her experiences with design sprints across cultures and languages.
Google Design Sprint Conference"Design to Ignite — Design sprints for transformation at scale" at IxDA Oslo
Tomomi talked about how interaction designers can use design sprints to ignite change in organizations, with collaborator Milan Guenther.
IxDA OsloAt Innovation, Business Change and Transformation Conference Europe 2018
Tomomi talked about how interaction designers can use design sprints to ignite change in organizations, with collaborator Milan Guenther.
IRM UK"Design to Ignite — Design sprints for transformation at scale" at Interaction 2018
Tomomi talked about how interaction designers can use design sprints to ignite change in organizations, with collaborator Milan Guenther.
Interaction 2018
2018
Intercultural Innovation Meetup
Tomomi talked about her journey of working across cultures, and the role that intercultural exchange plays in innovation.
Lean Kanban FranceDesign Sprints at Scale at Lean Kanban France
Tomomi talked about how design sprints can be utilized to tackle challenges in different contexts.
Intercultural Innovation MeetupUser Experience Research at Ride the Lightning
Eiko spoke about how to make the most of user experience research findings.
Ride the LightningDesign Sprints at Scale at UX Paris & IxDA Paris
Tomomi talked about how design sprints can be utilized to tackle challenges in different contexts.
UX Paris & IxDA ParisDesigning Deliverables at UX Talk Tokyo
Ryan shared tips on how to design deliverables that will proliferate within the client's organization.
UX Talk TokyoInteractive prototypes at Osaka Web designers & developers meetup
Mathieu showed real world examples of how to build interactive prototypes with Principle.
Osaka Web designers & developers meetup
2017
A Short History of Personal Communication at SPAN Tokyo by Google
Eiko explored how medium influences what we say to one another and how we express it, drawing a line from letter writing through fax machines to Snapchat.
SPAN Tokyo hosted by GoogleA Language of Haptics at Temple University
Chris investigated the challenges of designing haptic feedback into technology products, and the unique importance of touch to physical and mental health.
Supplement: Tokyo at Temple UniversityUI Copy at Ride the Lightning
Eiko shared some pointers about how to write and test UI copy, including a few special considerations for Japanese copy.
Ride the LightningLearning from your Users at Intrepreneurship 2016
Tomomi showed how qualitative research can create powerful stories and drive decisions within organizations.
Intrepreneurship 2016CSS Animations and Transitions at CSS Kyoto
Mathieu led a workshop on CSS animations – why they are useful and how to design them at Cowaki in Kyoto
Three Curveballs for the new year at UX Jam
Tomomi shared her thoughts on distributed, multilingual collaboration, design sprints, and facilitation
UX Jam
2016
Contextual Inquiry research at UX Talks Tokyo
Chris Palmieri gave an introduction to the contextual inquiry interview method, along with some tips on how to conduct home visits in Japan.
UX Talks TokyoCreating modern layouts with Flexbox
Mathieu led a workshop on designing website layouts with Flexbox at Cowaki in Kyoto.
Anatomy of a Workshop at Laptop
Tomomi gave a talk about how to design, prepare for and facilitate workshops at Laptop, AQ's shared studio in Paris.
LaptopData Analysis at Ride the Lightning
Marion reflected on a data analysis experiment she ran on AQ's Slack channel, how she got started and what we learned.
Ride the Lightning
2015
From hand to screen: cross disciplinary design and connected objects at DDays
Chris joined Elodie Bongrain (FaberNovel) and Matthieu Savary (User Studio) in a roundtable discussion of interaction design in the age of connected objects.
Report & Video (EN & FR)
2014
Critical Studio 2013-2014 : City Tales : Workshop at Shibaura House
Chris and Hi co-founder Craig Mod gave a talk and workshop on the power of digital publishing tools to drive conversations about the city, how we shape it and use it.
ReportHi launch event at Designer Fund
Chris and Hi co-founder Craig Mod shared the inspiration and design process behind Hi at Designer Fund in San Francisco.
Designer Fund WebsiteEchelon 2013
Chris joined entrepreneurs from San Francisco to Singapore in a panel discussion on product development for startups.
Report
2013
Onlab [DATA] Conference
Qualitative Data and UX Design: Chris gave an overview of common qualitative research methods used by user experience designers to drive product decisions.
Official Site + Registration (JA)SwapSkills Doubbble #05 - One Web
Tomomi gave a 40 minute presentation about content strategy to a 200+ audience of digital practitioners.
Official Site (JA)UXcamp Europe 2012
Paul and Tomomi participated in the third annual European Barcamp for UX design, held in Berlin. We organized a session about the first run experience while soaking in the experience of an enormous two day UX event.
Official SiteMuseumNext 2012
Paul and Tomomi traveled to Barcelona for ’Europe’s big conference on the digital side of museums’, where we talked about the museum coupon app MuPon, designed by AQ.
Official Site Tomomi's Blog postUX workshop for in-house training program
Chris, Tomomi, and Paul conducted a hands-on 3hr workshop designed to help startups improve the first run experience of their products.
2012
nikkeiBP conference “Smartphone & Tablet 2011 Winter”
Chris gave a 1hr talk about the first run experiences for smartphone apps, and how to prioritize features when making the jump from web apps to smartphone apps.
Official Site Nikkei BP article (JA)The New Context Conference 2011 Fall
Chris joined a panel session in this two day conference to share insight on being Lean for design, development, and team building.
Official Site Event ReportPechaKucha Night Tokyo #83
Tomomi took the stage with Tokyo Art Beat to give Tokyo’s creative community a status update on the art scene after the triple disasters.
AnnoucementPARTYstream for JAPAN
Tomomi gave a 20 minute presentation with Tokyo Art Beat on the role of art in Japan, post 311.
Event Report (JA)SimpleHonestTalks with AQ Tokyo
Chris and Ryan brought a taste of Tokyo to Chicago’s Post Family community, with a talk on design and digital communication for arts and culture.
AQ event: Presenting Design
We organized a game-like workshop with some of our friends for a fun evening working out our presentation muscles.
2011
AQ event: Re-thinking Museums
We had an internal event with Tokyo Art Beat and museum research Tomoki Hirano to explore the future of museums and the web in an era of user participation.
Event ReportAQ Presents Adam Greenfield: Becoming Real – The Art of Making Things Happen
We welcomed Adam for our biggest event in 2010, where he shed insight on how to improve a project’s chances of launching.
Annoucement Event Report & VideosTAB Talk #17: Twitter x Art Promotion
Tomomi shared what went on behind the scenes for Setouchi Art Festival’s social media promotion.
Annoucement Event Report & Slides