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	Yes No	I'M HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS: Thank you Hyper Island! Iñaki Escudero, GlobalWorks Hyper Island is the best Interactive school in the world and even though GlobalWorks is Digital (and... READ MORE Hyper Island is the best Interactive school in the world and even though GlobalWorks is Digital (and Multicultural), the Interactive culture wasn't part of our DNA. So, we decided to go over to an Island, we had heard was very Hyper. We sent Rodrigo, our best Designer, on a quest to learn everything Hyper Island had to offer. He was gone for a full year. His stories are fascinating and have infected the DNA of our growing culture rapidly. Work and Happiness Advertising, Hyper Island, Interactive
	Yes No	For Better or for Work Meg Hirshberg, Inc. Magazine How does someone who is obsessed live peacefully with someone who isn’t? That question—posed by ... READ MORE How does someone who is obsessed live peacefully with someone who isn’t? That question—posed by an entrepreneur—elegantly summarizes the quandary faced by company founders and their spouses. In “Balancing Acts,” Meg's regular column in Inc. Magazine, she examines the impacts—for better and for worse—of entrepreneurial businesses on families. As the spouse of an entrepreneur--married for more than 25 years to both her husband, Gary Hirshberg, and his business, Stonyfield Yogurt--this topic is familiar terrain. Gary co-founded Stonyfield on a farm in 1983. In those days, the business was “seven cows and a dream,” as company literature describes it. At sales of over $370 million, Stonyfield is now the third largest yogurt company in the U.S. In this session, Gary and Meg will discuss lessons learned about how a marriage and family can survive the wild ride of an entrepreneurial business. Work and Happiness Work, Family, Entrepreneurship, Life Balance
	Yes No	P-Cubed: Building a happy, positive startup Ron Gutman, HealthTap Smiling is more than just the result of happiness – it can actually help create happiness. And cr... READ MORE Smiling is more than just the result of happiness – it can actually help create happiness. And creating happiness at work is essential to building a highly successful company. Ron Gutman, author of one of the most “Liked” TED talks of all time (the Hidden Powers of Smiling) and founder and CEO of HealthTap, discusses current research about how smiling and happiness can change lives and social situations, and are at the core of effective companies where employees love to work, and reveals methods (including creating and honoring a company Vision and Credo and shared values) for building a highly-successful, smile-filled company through a culture centered on Three-Ps: Positivity, Purpose and Priorities. These form the building blocks of innovative entrepreneurship. By promoting, respecting, embodying and hiring for these qualities, companies are better equipped to overcome the challenges inherent in innovation (positivity), attract the right talent, supporters, and partners (strong purpose), and move faster and accomplish more (priorities) – all with happier employees. Work and Happiness • Purpose and Prioritization, Passion and Positivity, Smiling and Happiness
	Yes No	What's a Product Manager anyway? Vince Maniago, Mint.com This panel will explore the role of Product Management from a diverse perceptive. We'll have an engi... READ MORE This panel will explore the role of Product Management from a diverse perceptive. We'll have an engineer, an MBA, a self-taught college dropout and a designer who are all Product Managers on wildly successful teams. Each panelist brings unique product management experience to the panel that can be applied to your startup, small business or huge corporation. Work and Happiness people, product management, Product Marketing
	Yes No	Designing Business Strategy by Trusting your Gut Patricia Lee, The World of PIA What happened when 4 women from 4 large corporations came together to align their personal values wi... READ MORE What happened when 4 women from 4 large corporations came together to align their personal values with their career goals? By engaging with kids play patterns and designing meaningful online experiences for girls, we discovered our own impetus for inciting real world action in our careers. How many times in your workday have you daydreamed about creating a meaningful shift in your work life? Not because you hate your day-job, but because there’s that voice that says you want a little something more. How often does acting on that little something freak you out? What happens when you start listening to that voice? We’re not talking about quitting our day jobs and moving to Bali - we’re talking about 4 woman (with day jobs they love) listening to their guts, establishing a start-up and ultimately endeavouring to create a new form of social gaming for girls age 8-12 . In this panel we’ll share our surprising discoveries with respect to business practices/strategies, Assumptions on our definitions of success (as business women) and what really happened when we took a leap and trusted our guts. In advocating, identifying and creating a new form of online interaction for girls to combine social gaming and networking to incite real-world action - We formed our company “The World of Pia”. Work and Happiness career happiness, girl gaming, women entrepreneurs
	Yes No	The Freelance Rockstar Josh Knowles, Frescher-Southern, Ltd. Working independently. It's fairly common in the tech world, but there are also many, many misconcep... READ MORE Working independently. It's fairly common in the tech world, but there are also many, many misconceptions and stereotypes. Josh has been working independently as a developer for the better part of the past fifteen years and has learned many lessons not only about what it means to work freelance as far as lifestyle goes, but also many practical bits of info about dealing with money, contracts, clients, personal marketing, and how to fix things when it all seems to go wrong. Christin Roman has just made the big jump from working as a full-time user experience designer to working independently. She will speak about the process of making the big leap -- what sort of planning it took, what the dangers were, and how it's turned out so far. And we can both speak to the idea of working freelance as a lifestyle choice -- balancing work and life, etc. We would also like to keep this open to audience discussion about experiences and techniques for living the life of a freelance rockstar! Work and Happiness business, freelance, happiness
	Yes No	Start Up and Stay Sane: How Ladies Get Sh*t Done Traci Thurmond, Nunez PR Group Starting your own business from scratch isn’t always a picnic, especially when you’re a woman ba... READ MORE Starting your own business from scratch isn’t always a picnic, especially when you’re a woman balancing work, family and life. Despite leaps and bounds in gender equality, ladies still face unique challenges in today’s business world. This panel will take on the most pressing issues facing women in startups, calling it as they see it and sharing their secrets to conquering the business world in style. Work and Happiness diversity, women, work life
	Yes No	The Attention Drug Wars of 2012 Tristan Harris, Apture We live in the age of the attention trigger wars: the world’s major sharing services use powerful ... READ MORE We live in the age of the attention trigger wars: the world’s major sharing services use powerful tactics to instantly snap our attention, keep us hooked, trigger us through emails and push notifications to keep coming back for more - drug users on demand. Meanwhile, the information we actually consume is short-lived, unfulfilling and creates the desire for more substance. It’s high-fructose corn syrup, not granola, that leaves the brain hungry. Work and Happiness Attention, Facebook, free will
	Yes No	The Startup Dilemma: Money, Happiness or Unicorns Jason Ford, FeedMagnet Everyone wants a pony. Even better, a magical unicorn pony. Most startups build their business aroun... READ MORE Everyone wants a pony. Even better, a magical unicorn pony. Most startups build their business around a product that is so amazing it promises to be the magical pony everyone has been waiting for. As an entrepreneur, it can be easy to focus all your energy on making the product more and more awesome - but unless you have an endless supply of pre-dot-com-bubble VC money, at some point you have to start making money. And keeping your team and customers happy has to be a priority as well if you hope to build the kind of place people want to work for and do business with. The challenge is to balance these three facets (that could each suck up 100% of your time) to build a successful business: Sales, hiring/culture, and the product offering. Jason is the founder of FeedMagnet and will be sharing from personal experience how this balance works (and what happens when it doesn't) at a startup as well as exploring how bigger companies like Zappos, Netflix, and Google manage this balancing act. Work and Happiness Company Culture, product management, Startups / Entrepreneurship
	Yes No	Empathy-Building Tools for Better Collaboration Kyra Edeker, projekt202 Kyra Edeker will discuss three concrete communication tools pulled from mindfulness practice (and mo... READ MORE Kyra Edeker will discuss three concrete communication tools pulled from mindfulness practice (and modern psychology) that can improve your happiness, your team’s dynamic and your product.  Whether you work as a solo consultant or within in a large company’s product team, there are constantly competing user needs, business pressures, design timelines, and development constraints. Collaborating with stakeholders isn’t always easy. Empathy-building tools are often used in user research but most of us don’t turn this same listening ear toward our own team. By using some simple practices to create empathy for others, you can improve communication with your collaborators. With better communication comes better decision making and better products. Work and Happiness Co-Creation, communication, team building
	Yes No	You suck at recruiting and this is why Sarah Mitchell, Text 100 How much time do you spend on recruiting at your company? Probably not enough. How long do you wait ... READ MORE How much time do you spend on recruiting at your company? Probably not enough. How long do you wait until you present an offer to a prospect? Probably too long. Do you care enough about building out a Superbowl team for your company? Probably not. Why is hiring so important? Think back to teams you have run in the past. Think about the best person you ever managed... Think about the worst person you ever managed... Want more of the former, and less (or none) of the latter? If you are looking to build a company, your most important skill must be hiring. If you do not get excited about this, and do not always think about networking and hiring, it means you need an equal partner who does or you simply won’t have the team you need to succeed. This session will explore Paul English’s obsessive hiring mantra, going in-depth on length of hiring process(7 days max), how many people to meet with, how to get the right resumes, working with recruiters, working with headhunters, how to poach and how to court a prospect. Work and Happiness hiring, jobs, Recruiting
	Yes No	Using corporate culture to foster your True Self Laura Bonetti, Kay & Black While recruiting, we often tell candidates: you have to see the fun in a company's dysfunction. Or: ... READ MORE While recruiting, we often tell candidates: you have to see the fun in a company's dysfunction. Or: Listen to everyone, not anyone. These little recruiting nuggets come from listening to candidates' frustrations with how to figure out their personal/professional requirements, when job hunting. We also understand that it’s difficult to recognize agency or corporate culture, to compare candidates’ needs against the companies that interview them. With a panel of recruiters, working in agencies, headhunters, and career coaches, we hope to give insight to creative & tech professionals about identifying corporate culture while job hunting. There is a positive way to communicate work / life balance when interviewing & job hunting that every professional should understand. Particularly in the creative & tech sector, outside interests and hobbies can foster a ‘true self’ in professionals, to increase workplace success. Work and Happiness Corporate culture, interviewing techniques and identity, job hunting
	Yes No	30 Great Productivity Tools in 30 Minutes Dan Costa, PCMag.com What is the best laptop on the market? How can you track you contacts online? What is the best mobil... READ MORE What is the best laptop on the market? How can you track you contacts online? What is the best mobile app for managing expense reports? Are those label printers really worth it? PCMag.com tests thousands of tech products each year and found 30 that will save you time, save you money and help you get more done every day. PCMag.com's Editor-in-Chief will present each product in just 60 seconds--leaving a little time at the end for attendees to offer their picks. Work and Happiness productivity, Technology, Tools
	Yes No	Drunks in Public: Going Sober Online & Off Jolie O'Dell, VentureBeat Paul Carr & Jolie O'Dell could drink you under the table. Or at least, they could have a couple... READ MORE Paul Carr & Jolie O'Dell could drink you under the table. Or at least, they could have a couple of years ago. These two socially awkward journalists each very publicly and deliberately quit drinking alcohol altogether, and they've got a lot to say on the matter. In this twofer session, the former boozehounds will tell you the strange things people said to them when they "came out" as sober online. They'll talk about how the Internet drove them (at least in part) to drink on several occasions, and how the Internet may have helped them in their journey to sobriety. Paul will be a dick; Jolie will say something unintentionally inappropriate; and they'll both answer your overly personal and humiliating questions about alcoholism and recovery in a digitally driven world. As an added bonus, the duo will give you a handy list of shit to do in Austin that doesn't involve liquor or necessarily make you want to drink. Because they care about your liver, man.* (* Please note: They do not care about your liver.) Work and Happiness alcohol, alcoholism, whiskey
	Yes No	Uncertainty: Fuel for Brilliance Jonathan Fields, JonathanFields.com Drawing upon a wealth of leading research, neuroscience, case-studies and personal experience from h... READ MORE Drawing upon a wealth of leading research, neuroscience, case-studies and personal experience from his new book - Uncertainty: Turning Fear & Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance - Fields reveals a set of environmental changes, workflow adaptations and personal practices that profoundly alter the deeper-psychology of creation and innovation, fuel you to bring exponentially better solutions to life faster, and do so with far more ease and far less angst. Work and Happiness Creativity, innovation, uncertainty
	Yes No	How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice Todd Henry, Accidental Creative For creatives in today's workplace, it sometimes feels like the mandate is "make it brilliant, ... READ MORE For creatives in today's workplace, it sometimes feels like the mandate is "make it brilliant, or start working on your resume." At the same time, creativity often seems like some mystical, elusive force that sits somewhere between prayer and the US Tax Code on the ambiguity scale - either the creative juices are flowing, or they're not. How can creatives be held responsible for something that often seems beyond their control? The good news is that by making small changes in a just few key areas of your life, it's possible to increase your chances of having brilliant ideas when you need them most. By addressing the dynamics of workplace creating, the assassins of creativity, and five key practices for creatives, this session will set you up to be prolific, brilliant and healthy in life and work. Work and Happiness Creativity, innovation, work life
	Yes No	Client’s from Hell? Put ‘em On Ice and Chill Out! Andre Gaulin, Agility CMS Internal, external, agency, freelance… we all have clients. Some of them are awesome, but most ca... READ MORE Internal, external, agency, freelance… we all have clients. Some of them are awesome, but most can be an epic pain in the rear end. They don’t necessarily mean to drive us insane, but we all know what it feels like to be driven up the wall when you’re just trying to do a good job. Maybe it’s some sort of “universal truth” that clients can be hard to deal with, but at least there are techniques to help us stay calm, defend our turf, and ultimately deliver kick ass results. Andre Gaulin has been dealing with his fair share of clients and client drama for the good part of the last 15 years. In this core conversation Andre will explore how to figure out what makes clients tick, coping mechanisms and organizational techniques to stay ahead of the game, and ultimately how to remain sane and productive in the face of unexpected client chaos. Work and Happiness Clients, Efficiency, Stress
	Yes No	Creative Love Bytes Danielle Siembieda, ZERO1: The Art and Technology Network Artists plant the seeds for cultural growth and evolution, while innovative companies build the plat... READ MORE Artists plant the seeds for cultural growth and evolution, while innovative companies build the platforms that fuel that change. Sounds like the perfect love story, but somehow they never get set up on a date.  Are you a corporate worker bee with a hidden creative side? Or an artist jonesing to work with new technologies? Join in this matchmaking fest facilitated by ZERO1: The Art and Technology Network, where art and technology meet to shape the future, to find your creative ‘love connection’ speed-dating style. Work and Happiness art, corporate creativity, new media
	Yes No	We're In This Together: Couples in business Michael Cobra, Cobra Creative You're a couple and want to become business partners. However you can't imagine spending every wakin... READ MORE You're a couple and want to become business partners. However you can't imagine spending every waking moment with you're significant other on top of making professional decisions without being at each other's throats. Cobra Creative, a boutique creative agency, was started by husband and wife team Michael and DeEtta Cobra. They'll take you through the pitfalls of starting a business as a couple, what to watch out for, how to set boundaries between work and home and establishing roles within the workplace. Work and Happiness business, Relationships, work life
	Yes No	Social Medium: The Emergence of Conference Culture Bruce Carlisle, Conference Hound Conferences have become a semi-human, semi-automated fusion of creativity, technology, location and ... READ MORE Conferences have become a semi-human, semi-automated fusion of creativity, technology, location and social experience. With promotions, parties, seminars, exhibits and more, the conference (with SXSW as exhibit A) has become much more than a few speeches and panels in a stuffy convention center. 40 million plus Americans attend a conference or trade show every year. New technologies are disinter-mediating old line facets of the conference. Bruce Carlisle, the CEO of Conference Hound, a web site devoted to finding conferences and capturing the this emerging culture will define the medium, review how technologies are changing the experience (for good and bad) and using SXSW as Rorschach Test engage with the audience in a discussion of the power of this "live medium". Work and Happiness Conference Technology, Conferences, Culture
	Yes No	Learn to Code and Make the Software You Want Nate Westheimer, Secret Project You're a "product person," the "idea guy," the "business gal." Let's ... READ MORE You're a "product person," the "idea guy," the "business gal." Let's face it: You don't know how to code and it's killing your creativity and your career. Learn from two people who went from "business guys" to lead developers of venture-backed startups in less than a year. After attending this talk, you will leave with a roadmap for your own technical education and transformation. Attendees who bring their (Mac) laptops will also be given an opportunity to follow along, as they write tiny bits of code and take the first steps of their new life as people who don't ask for what they want, but make what they want! Come join us! Empower yourself! Learn to code. Work and Happiness code, Learning, personal development
	Yes No	Collaboration Welcome, No A$$holes Allowed Ashley Stewart, Powell Communications How do you empower creativity in the workplace? Stop chasing perfection. Start listening. Don't h... READ MORE How do you empower creativity in the workplace? Stop chasing perfection. Start listening. Don't hire a$$holes. Continue optimizing. Embrace tinkering. Foster collaboration. You spend almost a third of your life at your job, so does it seem so crazy to want to enjoy going there everyday? Join creative leaders as they unearth the secrets behind the most valuable lessons in digital innovation – Culture, Collaboration and Creativity. Hosted by Vanity Fair, the session will bring together top executives from Google Creative Lab, award-winning creative shop Big Spaceship and new agency model Co: Collective, for an awesome discussion on where the best ideas come from, and how to make collaboration work for your organization. Discover the universal truths behind inspiring your start-up, team or business to be something truly great. And innovative. Work and Happiness Culture, innovation, Leadership
	Yes No	The Queen Syndrome: Redesigning women's confidence Alexis Finch, TyK [Thought You Knew] The Queen Syndrome: 1. The tendency of women to promote those around them, rather than self promote ... READ MORE The Queen Syndrome: 1. The tendency of women to promote those around them, rather than self promote 2. The assumption by women that every individual will promote the best candidate for a task/position 3. The confusion women have at the necessity of self promotion to reach ‘the top,’ rather ‘the best work’ being discovered naturally Startups, publications, new book lists: in every case the male/female split falls far from mirroring that of the general population, or even the workforce. Bringing women into the spotlight will not be achieved by women acting more like men. If the designer and developer communities are going to thrive, it may be that men need to learn to act more like women. Women considering a career path in tech/design lack role models to boost them on their path. Companies that could benefit from the diversity of opinion a mixed gendered team can deliver are missing out. The social web is dominated by women, but it is designed by men. Allowing the current trajectory of tech/design to continues is to no one’s benefit. The panel of male and female representatives of the tech and design communities will tell their stories and face off to find a solution. Work and Happiness Mentoring, Queen Syndrome, Women In Tech
	Yes No	Happiness IRL: Technology for Better or Worse Brooke Rothman, Ogilvy Can a marriage between our digital and analog life ever exist? Technology is increasingly designed ... READ MORE Can a marriage between our digital and analog life ever exist? Technology is increasingly designed to motivate us, make us feel good, and promote our social interactions. But is this actually leading us towards greater happiness and fulfillment-IN REAL LIFE? The panel will debate this question as we explore the underlying emotional components that contribute to "happiness." Featuring multifaceted panel members from the worlds of neuropsychology, sociology, ethnography, and engagement science, we'll look into ways creators can instill happiness in their audience through technology. Work and Happiness emotional engagement, happiness, Social interaction
	Yes No	Personal Learning Networks Ted Newcomb, AhwatukeeBuzz How to establish and manage Personal Learning Networks for personal and/or collaborative use. "... READ MORE How to establish and manage Personal Learning Networks for personal and/or collaborative use. "The process of taking information in, meshing it with what you know, and breathing it out again forms something of a “learning loop” that fits with a Constructivist idea (ed theory, sorry laypeople) of what high quality learning looks like.You can think of building your own Personal Learning Network as an attempt to create this “learning loop” for yourself using the tools at your disposal. Instead of a bunch of teachers selecting challenging information for you, the Internet gives you access to a world of bloggers, tweeters, speakers, photographers, videographers, and colleagues who will teach you anything you want for nothing more than the price of your time and attention. All they ask of you is to think about it, question it, master the skills, and respond in a thoughtful way. " Ted Curran Cultivate Your Personal Learning Network Work and Happiness collaboration, networks, PLN
	Yes No	TechnoEthics: Technology Impacts Workplace Ethics Danielle Forget Shield, 825 Basics, LLC From Post-it® Notes and pens to bandwidth and time, today’s employee faces a whole new world of w... READ MORE From Post-it® Notes and pens to bandwidth and time, today’s employee faces a whole new world of workplace ethics. Technology lets us shop, watch TV, check Facebook and more from the comfort of our cubicle. But is this stealing time or valuable resources from our employer? And if it’s not stealing time or resources, is using workplace technology or social media for personal use stealing from your reputation? Explore today’s workplace TechnoEthics and engage in a lively discussion – or perhaps a thought-provoking debate – of what’s right, what’s wrong and who cares. Work and Happiness career reputation, social media, workplace ethics
	Yes No	Yoga 2.0: I can’t touch my toes! Poornima Vijayashanker, BizeeBee Inc Stressful deadlines, long hours, little sleep, poor eating habits, bad posture, gallons of coffee. S... READ MORE Stressful deadlines, long hours, little sleep, poor eating habits, bad posture, gallons of coffee. Sound familiar? All of this adds up and one day you find yourself slouching in front of a device with your eyes crossed wondering where life has gone. In this session, we’ll debunk common myths about yoga and how to incorporating this ancient 2000+ year old practice 20 minutes a day can help today’s hardworking tech professionals. Work and Happiness Startup, work life balance, yoga
	Yes No	Got PMP? You Should If You Manage Interactive Jo Musisca, GSW Worldwide The Project Management Professional certification is a highly valuable tool for use in your digital ... READ MORE The Project Management Professional certification is a highly valuable tool for use in your digital projects, and not just a way to add some extra letters to your email signature. As we know, order and process are of the utmost importance in agency life, where your project is moving along right on track one moment and horrifically derailed the next. The PMP program empowers project managers with the best tools of the trade to help lessen the impact of the daily hiccups that can plague your projects. Get some insights from those who live it every day in this discussion on how to use a PMP certification to the greatest advantage at your agency. Work and Happiness process, productivity, project management
	Yes No	Event Production 101 Melissa Lion, Back Fence PDX Meet-ups, Tweet-ups and un-conference camp camps. If you're ready to get real with your online commu... READ MORE Meet-ups, Tweet-ups and un-conference camp camps. If you're ready to get real with your online community but you don't know about renting spaces, guiding content or, most important of all—getting butts in chairs this is the workshop for you. The women behind the hugely successful Portland, OR event, Back Fence PDX, we'll take you behind the scenes of event production and tell you what you need to know to get your event up and running right out of the gate. Work and Happiness Event production, meet ups, side projects
	Yes No	How to Design a User Experience Designer Will Evans, TheLadders User Experience Design has become one of the most sought after skill sets for startups and enterpris... READ MORE User Experience Design has become one of the most sought after skill sets for startups and enterprise software companies alike, drawing a great deal of interest from people outside the field. Many, however, wonder what it takes to become one. Unlike traditional talks, this will drawn from a real life case study of a young recruiter who decided they were passionate about product design and specifically wished to learn to become a UX Designer. Over the course of a year, we worked together weaving a unique syllabus of reading, research, and hands-on experience; learning of UX craft in specific areas of information architecture, interaction design, content strategy and usability testing. This talk will present a framework of mentorship for learning the theory, process, best practices and craft to become a user experience designer. We'll present this unique journey, as well as provide best practices for the learning and mentorship process, treating career development as a worthy design problem. Work and Happiness Career Development, Mentoring, UX Design

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