Attention Product Thinkers! Time to get technical.

Understanding technology takes time, & learning how to design digital systems takes even longer. To understand the technology space & how software & hardware systems work together requires a level of dedication that's usually found in people with backgrounds in computer science & engineering.

Take a look online today at the many job opportunities for product designers & product managers with backgrounds in computer technology. With so many digital products on the market, it's no secret that designers, analysts & managers need to have a strong technical acumen in order to thrive in today's tech market.

But what about everyone else?

What about UX designers with backgrounds in non-computer science subjects like Art History, Business Management or English? What about product managers with non-software engineering backgrounds that don't understand the technology used to design software or web sites or mobile apps? When it's time to work with software engineers or dev-ops engineers, how do they communicate in such a way that they earn the respect of these tech gurus? Let's get together to talk about the importance of technical skills & how it makes a huge difference in how you approach the design, development, deployment, & management of technology.

For this discussion, we have the following guest panelists joining us:

Henry Bruce
Director of Product
MIX (Microfinance Information Exchange)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryhbruce/

Eric Menzie
Director of Product
IHS Markit
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmenzie/

Jono Mallanyk
Founder & Chief Product Designer
Fiction Inc
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonomallanyk/

And our guest moderator:

Tremis Skeete
Technical Product Manager
nexTier Innovations
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tremisskeete/

Our topics will include (but not limited to):

* How can you become a better designer by growing your technical skillset?

* What does it really mean to be a "Technical Product Manager"?

* How technical-minded designers & product managers make the right design decisions?

* How can product designers & managers become more technical-minded?

During this talk, we will provide an informative visual presentation. Content will include quotes from books, web sites, & other sources.

** Tickets are $5.00 USD (includes a Meetup.com transaction fee).

** No refunds.

** Food & refreshments will be provided.

Who should attend:

*** UX designers & product professionals who find themselves stuck with understanding the implications of various technology related decisions

*** Project managers who want to gain insights into how to decide on technology stacks, frameworks, platforms, hardware, etc

*** Product designers & analysts who wish to understand how to contribute to conversations with technical professionals, especially software engineers, developers, web administrations, team leads, etc.

*** Anyone that wants to improve communication & collaboration on technology related subjects