I offer Design Thinking, Innovation, Lean UX, and User Experience workshops and presentations for both business and education settings. If you would like me to customize a workshop for you or speak at an upcoming event, please contact me so we may discuss your specific goals.

Online Design Thinking Workshop Facilitation

virtual, July 6-9, 2021
virtual, June 22-25, 2021
virtual, June 15-18, 2021

Fundamentals of Innovation

Online, July 20-23, 2021
NYC, March 11-12, 2020
Dallas, February 25-26, 2020
Minneapolis, February 13-14, 2020
Charlotte, February 5-8, 2020
Tampa, December 11-12, 2020
London, November 2019
Amsterdam, November 2019
Munich, November 2019
Malvern PA, October 29-30, 2019
Charlotte, September 17-18, 2019
Atlanta, August 20-21, 2019
Boston, August 6-7, 2019
Shelton CT, July 24-25, 2019
Washington DC, July 15-17, 2019
Chicago, July 9-11, 2019
Boston, June 4-5, 2019
Chicago, April 9-10, 2019
Pittsburgh, February 19-20, 2019
Pittsburgh, January 22-23, 2019

Strategic Agility Sprint
Chicago, IL
October 16, 2019

2-Day Service Design Thinking Fundamentals Workshop
Charlotte, NC
March 13-14, 2018

Design Thinking and Mobile Apps:
Prototyping and user-testing a mobile application
A 3-day workshop with the nation's most promising teenage science students.
National Youth Science Camp
Bartow, WV
July 1-3, 2017
http://www.nysc.org

Intro to Design Thinking
A 3-hour crash course in design thinking, empathy, and innovation.
Research Triangle Park, NC
April 25, 2017

Rapid Prototyping
Unreasonable Institute
7-day accelerator for early/idea-stage, East Coast-based entrepreneurs that are tackling social and environmental problems.
September 19, 2016
http://unreasonableinstitute.org/accelerator/virginia-2016/

What Small Businesses & Startups Should Know About UX
Hatch
Norfolk, VA
May 24, 2016
http://startwithhatch.com/calendar/

A Day in the Life of a UX Designer
ExploreUX
Raleigh, NC
April 13, 2016
http://www.meetup.com/exploreUX-raleigh/events/229848263/

Giant Conf
A conference for people who do rad work.
(Even radder for 2015.)
June 14-17, 2015
Charleston, SC
http://www.giantconf.com

Giant Conf
A conference for people who do rad work.
June 11-14, 2014
Charleston, SC
http://www.giantconf.com

The Lean Startup Conference
Teaching people how to build and scale high-growth startups, whether they are new tech ventures, or startup ideas within established companies or organizations.
December 9-11, 2013
San Francisco, CA
http://leanstartup.co

Lean Day: West
Two days of workshops and talks detailing case studies and best practices implementing lean startup and lean UX in the enterprise.
September 16-17, 2013
Portland, OR
http://www.leandaywest.com

Lean Day UX
A one-day, single track event focused on case studies and best practices implementing lean startup and lean UX in the enterprise.
March 1, 2013
New York, NY

"Emily's presentation was stellar: well-organized with keywords and vibrant visuals (especially loved her Sea Monster Map). Her passion for [design] and determination to positively impact the lives of her users were palpable throughout her talk.

I also thoroughly enjoyed her story mapping activity. Participants broke into 4 groups and collaborated with one another to map a scenario for a fake product. I’m a firm believer in interactive learning, and though Emily explained it well in her presentation, having the opportunity to try it out was invaluable.

Several of us were gushing afterwards that we can't wait for the next "Day in the Life" talk. Thank you to Michelle for organizing this event, to everyone who volunteered, and to Emily, who I hope will come back and share with us again soon!"