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Big Data Is Not the Insight: Slides From Enterprise Search Europe

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:32 +0000

Slides from my talk Big Data Is Not the Insight: The Language of Discovery at Enterprise Search Europe in London last week are available for viewing and download from slideshare. The conference was a good gathering of leading perspectives on search in Europe, definitely one I’d look forward to attending again. And of course London is lovely in May, even when it feels more like winter than spring…

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"Meet the Speaker" Interview for Enterprise Search Europe

joe lamantia — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:12:07 +0000

I did a modest ‘meet the speaker’ interview with the organizers of next month’s Enterprise Search Europe conference in London — it’s published here:

http://www.enterprisesearcheurope.com/2013/LatestNews.aspx?id=151

Here’s an excerpt:

It turns out that you can use a very simple vocabulary to spot and describe complex patterns in searching and sense making behaviour, patterns that transcend typical boundaries like domain of use. You can also design solutions using the vocabulary; from the interaction design of workspaces, to the various data models and information structures that underlie your system. This combination of analytical and generative uses is unusual, and I wanted to share it.

And if you’re in the neighborhood of London May 13 — 17, and would like to connect to talk about search, discovery, or related topics, ping me — I’d like to meet up with some new folks for my first visit to London in a few years.

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UX Australia Recording Available

joe lamantia — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:38:27 +0000

The audio recording of my presentation Designing Big Data Interactions in the Age of Insight from UX Australia 2012 was just published.

It’s available for direct download from the session page, in the iTunes store, and as part of the podcast series for all the sessions at UX Australia.

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Enterprise Search Europe

joe lamantia — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:20:43 +0000

I’ll be presenting recent work around the evolving Language of Discovery at the Enterprise Search Europe conference in London this May. Tyler Tate — co-author of Designing the Search Experience — and I are sharing a session on ‘creating effective interfaces’.

In addition to the regular sessions, Tony Russell-Rose is presenting a workshop titled Search Interface Optimisation (to use the British spelling) on Tuesday that promises to inform and enhance your understanding of how people search, and your toolkit for designing good search experiences.

ESS is the premier gathering of industry practitioners active in the search and discovery spaces, and the roster of speakers looks strong; if you need to engage with or learn something from the community, this is the place to do so.

And London is wonderful in the spring — hope to see some of you there!

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'Designing the Search Experience' Available on Amazon

joe lamantia — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:53:13 +0000

Designing the Search Experience: The Information Architecture of Discovery is officially available for purchase from Amazon — congratulations to authors Tony Russell-Rose and Tyler Tate. As I mentioned in July, I was invited to contribute a piece. You can read my contribution in chapter four, “Modes of Search and Discovery”.

Now, go buy the book!

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Strata New York Slides & New Discovery Patterns

joe lamantia — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:52:43 +0000

I’ve posted slides from my presentation at Strata to slideshare; they’re available for both viewing and download. I shared quite a bit of new material with the audience at Strata: most notably a new collection of mode chains and example scenarios capturing patterns in discovery activity in the consumer domain, to complement our understanding of and descriptive patterns for enterprise-centered sense making.

O’Reilly recorded the talk, so I’ll post the video as soon as they make it available.

Thanks to all who attended.

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Presenting "The Language of Discovery" at Strata NY

joe lamantia — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:02:27 +0000

Big data types, visualization wonks, analytical savants, and all those interested in the discovery space as the leading category of interaction in the Age Of Insight should join me in NY next week for Strata. I’m super excited to be sharing the Language of Discovery: A Toolkit For Designing Big Data Experiences at this East Coast edition of Strata. If travel and time allow, I’m going to take in some of the NYC Data Week events scheduled for the same week.

Slides and video will be available after the conference, but there’s no substitute for being there. And besides, New York is beautiful in October, so what more reason do you need to join?

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Sketch notes for UX Australia Talk: Designing Big Data Interactions w/ The Language of Discovery

joe lamantia — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:53:59 +0000

Not one but two sets of sketch notes are available from my UX Australia talk Designing Big Data Interactions with the Language of Discovery!

This set is courtesy of flickr user uxmastery — a complete set of sketch notes from UX Australia is available here.

And this set is courtesy of flickr user CannedTuna — you’ll find the complete set of Gary’s sketch notes from UX Australia here.

Thanks to both note takers for crafting and sharing these notes!

The lanyard page gathers all the published resources for this talk: http://lanyrd.com/2012/ux-australia/sxbtz/

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Slides from UX Australia: Designing Big Data Interactions and Interfaces Using the Language of Discovery"

joe lamantia — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:11:09 +0000

Slides from my talk at UX Australia are posted now.

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Contribution to Designing the Search Experience

joe lamantia — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:18:17 +0000

Search and discovery is a ubiquitous and under-addressed question in the user experience and interaction design domains, so it’s very exciting to see former colleague Tony Russell-Rose and co-author Tyler Tate take it on their new book, Designing the Search Experience. I mention this for two reasons: first, because I expect it to be a good book. I’ve collaborated directly on a number of papers and projects with Tony (including the initial articulation of the Language of Discovery), and he has the rare ability to synthesize strongly research-based and theoretical perspectives with a thorough understanding of innovative industry practice. And Tyler’s work speaks for itself

Second; I’m excited to be a contributor. Tony and Tyler have gathered a number of recognized and respected practitioners and voices in the search and discovery arena, and it’s a privilege to be invited. My piece appears in chapter 4, and is a thorough readout of how we’ve used the modes of discovery to drive product design. I hope you find it interesting.

Designing the Search Experience is due for publication in the fall — look for the announcement, and then get ready to buy!

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