Schedule

Design Research 2022 runs from 16 - 18 March, AEDT. 

Watch everything live

The Conference is an online-only event. A​ll conference presentations will be available to watch online and delivered live. The conference will be recorded and made accessible to attendees for up to 4 weeks post-event. 

Ticketing

Workshop and conference tickets need to be purchased separately. 
More information about registration.  

Accessibility

The conference presentations are closed captioned. 
Our goal is that Design Research 2022 is an accessible event. If there’s something we can do to make the event more accessible to you or another attendee, please contact us

Timezone

All times are in AEDST (Sydney time)

Day 1 - Wednesday 16th March 2022

Time:

Presenter: Presentation / Workshop / Activity:

8:00 am

Day 1 Commences

9:00 am - 5:00pm

Karina Smith & Alexandra Almond Workshop - Prototyping as a Research Tool

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Sponsor Social Session Exclusive Design Research Panel with Concentrix Catalyst 
3:00 - 4:00 pm 

Sponsor Social Session

The Design Research Monster with Sh8peshifters

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Sponsor Social Session

Do you think you know Design Research? with Our Very Own

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Opening Party - Register now!

Day 2 - Thursday, 17th March 2022

Time: Presenter:

Presentation / Workshop / Activity:

8:00 am 

DAY 2 COMMENCES

8:55 am

Steve Baty 

Introduction & Acknowledge Country

9:00 am

Robin Beers

Keynote - Design Researchers, what are we up to in 2022?

10:00 am

Morning Tea Break

10:25 am

Jen Blatz

Keep Cognitive Biases from Creeping into your UX Design and User Research

11:15 am

Jax Wechsler

Neuro-Science and Design Research

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch break

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Networking - Register now 

1:20 pm

Janani Venkataraman

My Journey from Marketing Research to Design Research

1:45 pm

Tim Dixon

Bet you didn’t know you’re a (UX) philosopher? Improving our craft by exploring our past.

2:15 pm

Taylor Black

Becoming Agents of Change & Innovation

3:00 pm

Afternoon Tea Break

3:20 pm

Ajay Chopra

Pitching & planning design research for multi-million dollar enterprise tools

3:45 pm

Alison de Kruiff & Bridgette Engeler Design Research with Dementia in Mind

4:10 pm

Adrian Howard

Pace Layer Mapping

4:55 pm

Steve Baty Closing Remarks

END OF DAY 2

 

Day 3 - Friday, 18th March 2022

Time:

Presenter:

Presentation / Workshop / Activity:

8:00 am

Day 3 Commences

8:55 am

Steve Baty

Introduction & Acknowledge Country

9:00 am

Lydia Christine Penkert

Beyond graphical UIs - Researching voice interaction with social robots

9:50 am

Ana Filipa Couvinhas

Applying Systems Thinking is Like Packing for a Trip

10:10 am

Morning Tea Break

10:30 am

Luella Paine

How to run a multi-country qualitative study and keep your sanity

11:05 am

Anthony Bertuzzi

Research is a game: Play and perception in design research

11:30 am

Jithesh Ramesh

Beyond pixels at startups

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch Break

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Networking - Register Now 

1:15 pm

Katy Tullington

Navigating the 'insights' economy

1:40 pm

Bec Purser

Are you consulting, collaborating or co-designing? And why it matters

2:25 pm

Afternoon tea Break

2:55 pm

Christopher Ellis

How to create advocacy through storytelling

3:25 pm

Stas Krupenia

Storytelling as a strategic tool for guiding industrial research

3:50 pm

Erietta Sapounakis

Turning design research deliverables into living documents

4:35 pm

Steve Baty 

Closing Remarks

END OF DAY 3