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Information Architect @ Curious Squid https://curious-squid.com
(ex-EightShapes)
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Jewish dad • Family cook • Tabletop gamer
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At the dog park this morning I wasn’t sure what this expression meant but now I see it: “we can go - all these dogs have been hanging with that one dog who is really annoying”
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I keep it right next to my trashcan
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If you’re sold, register here and tell ‘em Dan sent you.
www.theiaconference.com/registration/
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The 2024 event in Seattle was just what I needed, and I’m very excited for the 2025 event in Philadelphia.
If you want more impressions, insights, or encouragement, let’s chat!
calendar.app.google/YoBD7PWfvboF...
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Game night
If you know me, you know I love board games. Several years ago, the IA Conference started hosting a game night, and now it is a hallowed tradition. I always have a blast playing games with my favorite group of folks. (Don’t worry. If board games are not your thing, there’s also Karaoke.)
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Community-run
As a conference mostly organized by and staffed by volunteers from the IA world, it may not be as polished as other tech conferences, but it creates a strong sense of belonging. Everyone feels a responsibility for making it great.
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Connecting with old friends
For me, the IA Conference is like a reunion. I get to see folks I’ve known since the first one in 2000 and reconnect with former colleagues.
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Meeting new people
It’s not easy for me to meet new people… UNLESS I’m at the IA Conference, where I know I’m surrounded by like-minded folk. I meet at least one new person every year, and it is often the highlight of my conference.
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New perspectives
I’ve been an information architect since we were calling it information architecture. Sometimes I think there’s nothing new under the sun. And then I attend a talk that gets me to look at the same problems in a new way.
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Practical and theoretical
The curators balance the content at The IA Conference to make sure there’s stuff you can use the moment you get back to the office, and there’s stuff that will make you think for years to come. I love the mix.
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Mina you are awesome
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In the latest issue I talk about two different frameworks for a navigation menu, and the trade-offs between the two.
curioussquid.substack.com/p/ruthless-s...
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If you can find a GIF of the SASE arm movement from this show I will be very impressed
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They should have called us Generation SASE
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Listening to Starter Villain and loving it. @wilwheaton.net is the perfect narrator.
I have four cats, and if one of them has secret genetically enhanced intelligence, I'm confident it would be this one.
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And I can get inane chatter for free.
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What a great question!
Playing board games with these two.
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This aligns with my experience. Three observations:
1. Everyone thinks strategy is the cool thing to work on.
2. Big IA challenges may make better stories that can be abstracted to protect IP.
3. Little IA challenges are so specific and nuanced they may be difficult to talk about meaningfully.