Past Events

2023-09-19 Designing and Implementing Indigenous-led Clean Energy Projects

Hosted by CapCHI and AnnaT.CapCHI September 2023 event image

CapCHI is back! Join us to kick off the 2023-2024 season and learn more about the design and implementation of transformative indigenous-led clean energy initiatives from Chris Henderson.

Topics include:

  • Creating foundations for reconciliation-centered relationships
  • Building an army of indigenous clean energy champions
  • Digital platforms for land based clean energy projects

DATE TIME: Tuesday September 19, 2023, 6:00-9:00 pm.

LOCATION: In-Person Event at Mulligans Golf Bar at 201 Queen St, Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1P 5C9, 3rd Floor.

  • COVID-19 safety measures: Event will be indoors!

REGISTRATION: (Free!) https://www.meetup.com/CapCHI/events/295872003/

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2023-05-16 CapCHI Student Showcase Featuring uOttawa, Carleton and Algonquin

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CapCHI invites you to a very special evening featuring 6 projects developed by 9 students from various programs at the University of Ottawa, Carleton University and Algonquin College. In a pitch-style format, the event will feature a short presentation by each student or team followed by questions from the audience.

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2023-04-18 Co-designing a Future of Hybrid Intelligence

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AI is transforming the world. When we see a hybrid of intelligence, that is, human intelligence and AI, co-existing in our daily work and lives, should we be more excited or concerned? How do we mitigate the negative aspects of embracing AI and what type of control can we apply? Taking a forward-thinking approach, this talk aims to explore future directions in this new era and broaden the horizon of humans when working with machines.

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2023-03-21 Inclusivity in Research and Design: A Win-Win for Business and Society

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Join us to learn more about inclusivity in research and design from Lanre Jerry-Ijishakin.

Topics include:
• Practical tips for implementing inclusivity from ideation to product Launch
• Justifications for investing in Inclusive design
• Actionable steps toward inclusive design

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2023-02-21 The Innovation Hub: Human-centred Approach and its Impact on Veterans’ Services

Hosted by CapCHICapCHI February 2023 event image

Join us to learn more about the small but mighty Innovation Hub team within Veterans Affairs Canada. Topics include:

  • Their origin story (how they got started)
  • How they are leveraging AI to alleviate redundant and time-consuming work, and
  • Some challenges and lessons learned along the way

 

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2022-12-20 A designer’s guide to documenting accessibility & user interactions (ONLINE)

Hosted by CapCHICapCHI December 2022 event image

This is a special edition of CAPCHI, where we will be online for a lunch and learn for December. It will be 1.5 hours to allow for questions.

Accessibility is unfortunately still an afterthought on many projects. User interaction and accessibility requirements are poorly documented, at best. Or forgotten, when handing over designs to developer teams. Why fix it later, when you could do it right to start with? Why, What and How designers can document different aspects of accessibility and user interactions requirements to build better, more inclusive products from the start.

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2022-11-15 By Design: Organization and Transformation in Context

Hosted by CapCHICapCHI November 2022 event image

At our November event design practitioner Noah Fang shares his exploration at the intersection of design thinking and organizational transformation. In his talk he will discuss themes related to the next bigger context; design in organizations; expertise under siege; transformation by design; leadership by design; and activism by design.

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2022-09-20 Rethinking Social Data with Dr. Kenton White

Hosted by CapCHI

10 years ago Social Media broke into the mainstream. Facebook, Twitter and Reddit promised an unfiltered view into our collective consciousness. Today influencers and bots actively game the system, skewing perception towards their agendas. There are still insights that can be mined from Social Data, but with ever increasing effort. At Advanced Symbolics we developed a tool called askpolly that rethinks Social Data from the ground up, making finding those insights effortless. I’ll discuss every aspect of Social Data we considered in askpolly’s development and how at every step we defined the user experience and tackled tough technological challenges.


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2022-05-17 Beyond The Borders: Healthcare Technologies for Sensitive Communities

Hosted by CapCHI

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Providing equitable access to healthcare services imposes a diverse set of challenges, especially when the target population faces limited geographical accessibility, literacy, and socio-economical barriers. A plausible way forward to improve healthcare in the Global South countries is by promoting the development and use of digital technologies. New approaches such as Human-Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D), have highlighted the need for a deepest human-centred design approach toward localized digital solutions that properly work in a resource-constrained context.

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