Category: Events

September 1, 2015

My favourite bits from Product Camp 2015

Saturday August 22 was the 6th annual Product Camp, and my first. Well not exactly. I went last year but couldn’t stay the whole day due to an awful cold. This year, fit as a fiddle I joined a huge group of product management professionals at Sportsbet for a great day of unconferencing and networking.

June 11, 2015

Tips to future proof your digital career

I was in great company the panel at the Tech & Digital Jobs of the Future event last night. The diverse panel had some great advice for the packed room at General Assembly Melbourne. I didn’t get much of a chance to take notes up there on the panel but I thought I’d share some of the points which stuck in my...

May 28, 2015

Tech & Digital Jobs of the Future Panel at General Assembly

I’m joining the wonderful folk at General Assembly Melbourne to sit on a diverse panel of tech and digital peeps talking about ‘Tech & Digital Jobs of the Future’.

May 26, 2015

Get your tickets for Doodle-le-do Melbourne

For the past few months I have been planning a little side project which is now coming to fruition. Doodle-le-do Melbourne is a cross between a workshop and a dinner party with friends you’ve never met. If you’ve ever said “I wish I could draw” or maybe it’s just been a while and you’d like to get back into it,...

May 6, 2015

Sketchnotes from TEDxDocklands Setting Sail

Last Sunday May 3, I had the pleasure of attending TEDxDocklands as a guest and took the opportunity to get my sketchbook out and do some visual note taking.

April 27, 2015

Enhance your communication skills with sketching

Visual communication is fast becoming a more valued way for people to express themselves, both in a personal and a business context. After spending most of my life doodling in the margins and drawing as a rare pass-time I was introduced to sketchnoting, which has allowed me make drawing part of my daily routine.

February 22, 2015

Product Managers are from Pluto, UXers are from Uranus

This Thursday just gone I was at the Product Anonymous monthly meetup ‘Product Managers are from Pluto, UXers are from Uranus’. The meetup was hosted by Aconex who were most gracious hosts, opening up their kitchen and meeting area with beer on tap and more pizza than I can ever remember seeing at one time.

February 15, 2015

Getting into type by hand

I spent a few hours this afternoon practicing hand-lettering with a brush pen by writing letters to people. What led me to this therapeutic Sunday activity? It wasn’t just that writing letters to people is a lovely thing to do with an afternoon but also because a few weekends ago I attended a Type by Hand workshop with the Australian Type...

February 10, 2015

Event: Enhance your communication skills with sketching

I’m really excited to be be sharing my love of sketchnoting with the Product Anonymous crew at their March 19 meetup. I met Liz and Jen last year at Product Camp and they not are not only into sharing all things Product with their group, but also closely related subjects like user experience design and sketchnoting.