Design. Dinner. Drinks. Swag. Prizes.
Have you ever been ghosted by a recruiter or suddenly ignored by a love interest? Perhaps there’s a message in your inbox sitting in limbo from someone following your work online, now looking to network in person over coffee.
We experience a considerable amount of interactions in front of a computer or on a smartphone, but when transitioning from online to offline, those connections can become muddled, lost, or sometimes never happen at all.
In this experiential workshop sponsored by Bumble, in collaboration with Onyx Valley, Field LabX, and Service Design Philadelphia, we'll use design to re-imagine these relationship transitions. We’ll examine common digital to in-person interactions and develop solutions that can finally make the transition from digital to real life work.
Throughout the experience, teams will have real "ghosting" interviews as the case study through which we’ll learn about and practice Service Design. We'll uncover user problems, make sense of findings, and use insights to begin mapping solutions.
No design experience is necessary to benefit and learn via this workshop. In fact, it was crafted with the design-curious in mind. Our workshop facilitators and Onyx Valley UX students will be available to support your learning.
Kyree is a proud native Philadelphian who has lived all across the city.
Originally on track to pursue a career in marketing, she serendipitously discovered the user experience field and fell in love with it. She is currently a User Experience Researcher, leading research efforts to enhance products and services and inform the design of future projects.
Now wanting to introduce others to the user experience field, she founded Onyx Valley, a community building organization designed to identify and prepare diverse talent for careers in the tech field.
Launched in 2016 out of the Institute of Hip Hop Entrepreneurship’s startup incubator, Onyx Valley has hosted several events and workshops to generate interest in user experience. Onyx Valley is currently gearing up to launch the first wave of projects for Onyx Valley Studios, a student-led design consultancy agency.
Kyree is a graduate of Howard University’s School of Business and completed her master’s degree in Design at Carnegie Mellon University.
Rich is an experienced consultant and Manager of Human Centered Design at Navigate. Rich brings in-depth training and experience in Service Design. In 2017, he became the first Master Service Design Trainer accredited by the Global Service Design Network. He works closely with organizations to weave design into how they solve their business challenges to compete for both now and in the future.
Rich has been a service design consultant for major brands including Verizon, AT&T, International Hotels Group, United Healthcare International, Synchrony Bank, and American Express. He has also served on internal teams at Walgreens and bswift, an Aetna company.
Rich holds a Master of Fine Arts in service design from the Savannah College of Art & Design, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Montclair State University. From 2004 to 2008, he served honorably in the United States Navy.
Ronethea Williams is the Founder of Field LabX, an experiential education company whose mission is to help professionals become more innovative and empathetic leaders. We believe that innovators with more situational and cultural awareness build better, more inclusive products and services. Programs are facilitated throughout the world and focus on skills and competencies like empathetic leadership and marketing in emerging markets.
Ronethea is also the Director of Partnerships for Skillist, an inclusive skills-based hiring platform that connects untapped talent with in-demand careers. Ronethea previously worked in the talent development space, partnering with top MBA Programs and Fortune 50 companies to help thousands of millennial professionals realize their career potential.
