Navigating the last year has revealed truths. Our shared experience underlines the importance of connection, collaboration and community. Gathering together is something we value — even when doing it online. Equally, though this is a global phenomenon, our experiences have been very different. We must redesign systems and structures to be equitable and inclusive. We only succeed when our efforts are truly human-centered.
As we get ready to gather online — again — for Interaction 22, we find ourselves asking this question:
One year on, what have we learned?
The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is a member-supported organization dedicated to the discipline of interaction design. Since its launch in 2003, IxDA has grown into a global network of more than 120,000 individuals and over 200 local groups, focusing on interaction design issues for the practitioner, no matter their level of experience.