Louis Rosenfeld
Principal, Rosenfeld Media
Lou Rosenfeld is Rosenfeld Media’s founder and publisher. Like many user experience folk, Lou started somewhere (library science), made his way somewhere else (information architecture), and has ended up in an entirely different place (publishing and conference curation). Lou spent much of his career in information architecture consulting, first as founder of the groundbreaking IA agency Argus Associates and later as an independent consultant, helping clients like Ford, Paypal, Caterpillar, and the CDC untangle their information problems. He co-founded the Information Architecture Institute, the User Experience Network, and a variety of conferences including The DesignOps Summit, Advancing Research, and the Information Architecture Summit. Lou has edited or co-authored five books, including the IA “bible,” Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond, now in its fourth edition.
Rosenverse talks by Louis:
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Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" Most people in UX are already doing many things the sustainability guidelines call for like accessibility and user research. "
Three Key Climate Initiatives and How You Can Help
September 11, 2024
" Methodologies and societal understandings change, so the system needs to surface changes over time, connecting older ideas to newer ones. "
Coffee with Lou #4: Taking a Peek Under the Rosenbot's Hood (Videoconference)
June 14, 2024
" Peter Van D**e pushed us to think of chatbots as conversational UI beyond just typing and reading text. "
The Rosenbot and the Rosenverse: An AMA with Lou Rosenfeld
June 5, 2024
" You don’t need to take notes. We’ve got a crack team handling that for you. "
Day 2 Welcome
June 5, 2024
" We are here to talk about something that’s on everyone’s minds lately. "
Day 1 Welcome
June 4, 2024
" If your talk isn’t accepted, it may just not fit the program the way other talks do — keep submitting and refining. "
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation? (Videoconference)
May 2, 2024
" Volunteers here at this conference are wearing their little black Rosenfeld Media hats and they’re here to help you. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" Our speakers prepare for three months leading up to the conference, so they’re really ready. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" The era of 100-page reports is going away because we need faster, more actionable communication. "
Three Years Out: Perspectives on the Near-Term Future of User Research (Videoconference)
March 15, 2024
" People telling you, you should write a book is nice, but it’s not the real reason to write one. "
Coffee with Lou: Should You Write a (UX) Book? (Videoconference)
March 7, 2024
" People often struggle to convey the ROI of UX work, but a money slide showing impact can help that. "
Coffee with Lou (Videoconference)
January 11, 2024
" This conference is really tracking with the growth and development of doing UX in and with enterprises. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" I always ask our attendees to try to do one thing at our conferences: come away with a contact, maybe even a friend. "
Opening Remarks
November 29, 2023
" I woke up to my Facebook feed full of pictures of orange skies in California—multiple crises at once—and it became a moral imperative to work on climate. "
Do you want to work on climate? (Climate UX Discussion Series)
November 15, 2023
" We’re exploring chatbots that allow natural language interaction with design systems to help non-designers engage effectively. "
How AI will Change DesignOps Tooling
October 3, 2023
" Design Ops Summit 2023 is back baby. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" It’s better to err on the side of kindness and support to a colleague who might be struggling than to ignore them. "
Welcome / Housekeeping
June 7, 2023
" Enterprise UX is about delivering strong experiences in an enterprise setting, which ain’t easy. "
Welcome / Housekeeping
June 6, 2023
" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" We design tools that help staff protect sensitive information and perform their jobs effectively every single day. "
Founder’s Welcome
December 6, 2022
" It took me about a year and a half of pushing hard before I realized I was completely burnt out. "
Becoming a Civic Designer: Making the Move from Private to Public Sector
November 17, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and don’t overlap with the main program. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" This conference is as much about community as it is about content. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" By showing pain points mapped out in a journey, the team realized, oh my God, you see my problems, and that led to a big catalyst for the role. "
The Bigger Picture: A Panel Discussion
October 23, 2019
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Discussion: What Operations can teach DesignOps
November 6, 2017