UXNight with Amanda Linden from Facebook

April 19, 2017

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**This is a 21+ person event. We'll be serving alcoholic beverages and snacks during networking hour.

Schedule:

6:00-7:00pm: Networking
7:00-7:15pm: Introduction and Announcements
7:15-8:30pm: Presentation

Designers do their best work when they have the ability to focus on what they're great at. For this UXNight, Amanda Linden, Product Design Director at Facebook, will share insights and tips for getting the most out of your team and ensuring a collaborative and productive environment. We’ll learn about:

  • Setting up the design process within an organization
  • How to hire and select talent based on personality, experience and skills
  • Team structure and hierarchy
  • Managing your team for collaboration when designing for a rebrand
  • Communication and collaboration tools
  • Empowering your design team to do their best work
  • Management tips

This will be a fireside chat with audience Q&A. Want to ask Amanda a specific question? You can do so here.

Amanda Linden

About Amanda

Amanda Linden is a director of product design at Facebook. Previously, Amanda was the head of design at Asana, an enterprise teamwork productivity app with millions of users worldwide, where she managed product and marketing design teams and led Asana’s rebrand, and a design director within Intuit’s Small Business group, where she led a QuickBooks redesign and managed the payments, payroll, and accounting design teams. Amanda holds an MBA and a BS in visual communication from UC Davis. Follow @amandalinden on Twitter.

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FAQs

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Get in touch with Andi Galpern at andi@cascadesf.com.

Is my ticket refundable?

All Sales are Final. Tickets are non-refundable. If you can not attend, you can transfer your ticket to a friend.

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