Speaking

I speak at conferences and industry events for groups as varied as the AIGA, Johnson & Johnson, and the City of Seattle. Talks have ranged from very small (20 people) to quite large (6,000 attendees). If you’d like to have me speak at an event, just call smashLAB at 604 683 2250, or send an email to: hello@smashlab.com and we can discuss scheduling and speaking fees.

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Upcoming Events

No Geniuses: Slaying “Creative” Myths to Achieve Breakthrough
Atlantic Internet Marketing Conference
Halifax, October 2011

Weighing Dragons (And Other Things I Learned From Emily)
Emily Carr University Foundation Forum
Vancouver, September 2011

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Previous Speaking Engagements

2011

Do You Speak Human?
Confab—The Content Strategy Conference
Minneapolis, May 2011

All the Things I’ve Screwed Up So Far
Emily Carr Speaker Series
Vancouver, March 2011

Do You Speak Human?
Boost! Conference
Whitehorse, January 2011

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2010

Do You Speak Human?
Keynote: J. Boye Conference
Aarhus, Denmark, November 2010

Does Your Website Speak Human?
Workshop: J. Boye Conference
Aarhus, Denmark, November 2010

Visual Literacy: Understanding the Core Principles of Great Design
Social Intranet Summit
Vancouver, October 2010

You Are the Activist
TMDG 2010
Mar del Plata, Argentina, October 2010

Design Graduation Keynote
Western Washington University
Bellingham, June 2010

Looking Closer (w/Paula Scher)
Kwantlen University
Vancouver, May 2010

Do You Speak Human?
Keynote: Atlantic Internet Marketing Conference
Halifax, May 2010

Do You Speak Human?
Keynote: J. Boye Conference
Philadelphia, May 2010

9 Simple Suggestions…
CITA Annual Conference
Montreal, March 2010

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2009

Speaking Human
CV Web Posse
Comox, November 2009

Social Responsibility
Johnson & Johnson Speaker Series
New York, Nov. 2009

Trends in Design
TrendCity
Vancouver, September 2009

Marketing through Social Media
SFU, Vancouver
August 2009

Ignoring Boundaries
SEGD 09
San Diego, May 2009

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2008

Practivism
The Graphic Design Society of Canada
Vancouver, November 2008

The Inconvenient Truth About Graphic Design
AIGA/SVC
Seattle, May 2008

Positively Charged: Do-gooding in a Digital Age
VIDFEST
Vancouver, May 2008

Designing Change
HOW Design Conference
Boston, May 2008

Social Media Panel Discussion
RGD Ontario
Toronto, May 2008

A Designer’s Guide to Social Media
RGD Ontario
London, May 2008

Self-Directed
Workshop: AIGA Y13: Seeds of Change
San Diego, March 2008

Designing Change
AIGA Y13: Seeds of Change
San Diego, March 2008

Web 2.0
Panel Discussion: CNC
Prince George, March 2008

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2007

Design Can Change
P2RX Forum
Seattle, December 2007

One Small Studio
AIGA Seattle/School of Visual Concepts
Seattle, May 2007

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2006

Start an Interactive Firm in One Weekend
VIDFEST
Vancouver, June 2006

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2005

The Secret Sauce
New Media BC
Vancouver, October 2005

Brands vs. Blogs
Panel discussion: SFU
Vancouver, August 2005