Hello! I'm Yvonne. I am a user experience designer, problem solver, digital perma-nerd and innovation enthusiast often contemplating about life, products, and services. I have lots of thoughts - here are some of them!
  • Thoughts, Learnings, and Notes from SXSW 2017

    I will probably say this every time I attend SXSW, but this year’s SXSW programming seemed a lot more ambitious than in previous years. It seemed there were a lot more attendees this year, too many sessions in a specific track, and less space available (a lot of the hotel venues that hosted sessions in the past weren’t available this year). However, this year they offered multiple encore presentations for some of the more popular sessions to anyone that missed out on it the first time, which is actually a very good idea because I suffer from so much FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) so that helped alleviate those feelings. I felt VR and AI were the main themes this year, with almost every trade show booth showcasing some form of VR headset or AI robotics, whereas in the past, I’ve seen 3D printing and makerbots as a main theme. A major differentiation I’ve observed this year is the amount of topics around diversity and inclusion, which I feel is very timely and necessary for a post-2016 nation. Perhaps I intrinsically wanted to attend those panels and sessions, but I truly think that inclusion is at the top of everyone’s minds, and we collectively, genuinely want to assert love and drive change for the better in this nation, which was refreshing to witness and be a part of.   [Read More]