World IA Day- Indianapolis

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Interested in information architecture and the way it shapes our lives? Join us as we bring @WorldIADay to Indianapolis for the very first time! We're looking for speakers, sponsors and volunteers today!
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Thanks for the great talk, Mike!

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Our awesome #WIADIndy sponsors are a huge part of today's success as well! @DMI2002, @elevenfifty and @IndyIIBA, this wouldn't have happened without you!
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And that's a wrap on our inaugural #WIADIndy! We had some great chats on biases, context and assumption with our fabulous speakers! Huge thanks go to @RobBogue, Jeff Butler, @mcleodm3 and @JustinZalewski for their insights! #WIAD19

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What is survivorship bias? It’s the inclination to value the exact wrong thing. @JustinZalewski explains…

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Batting clean up in our speaker lineup is @JustinZalewski on cognitive biases in IA. When we understand the weird ways our brain can work, we can counteract the issues cognitive biases can cause in our work.

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Building a strong IA doesn’t just build the functions your program needs. Structuring your data properly can also open up new insights (and Star Trek references), for both you and your users, says @mcleodm3.

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Biases begin early… sometimes, way too early. Like, 5:30 a.m. too early.

Eastern time is the default for lots of the business world, but @mcleodm3 shows how even small, invisible assumptions like EST can be painful.

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A little break for some lunch and some chat before jumping back in with @mcleodm3!

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Microservices can help when contexts start to clash.

Find your bounded contexts. Understand how to create the informational support for each area’s context, and build for each.

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Jeff is challenging the assumptions we make about how we build our #IA.

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Taking notes and gaining insights @WIAD_Indy #wiad2019 #wiadindy

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Building a database for customer data seems simple. But what does customer mean to a sales person? What does a customer mean to the support team? How do you build an #informationarchitecture that takes into account both contexts?

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Microservices sound amazing! How could there ever be a drawback? Well…

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Monoliths are so huge and unmanageable, if/when they are well past their prime (aka big balls of mud) the cost to replace is astronomical.

Smaller is better. Even if it’s terribly written, if it’s small, it can be understood (and replaced) when needed.

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Jeff Butler jumping into #WIAD19’s theme #DesignforDifference … and how it may not be the kind of difference that springs to mind.

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@AmyKing12807 But it’s still early! We’ve got time!

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@RobBogue: As information architects, we will NECESSARILY create messes. So we have to be careful to create the RIGHT messes.

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@RobBogue: Is 7 the magic number? Or is it 5? The answer depends on your location. So how sure are you about your assumptions and conclusions?

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Rob: “Metadata vs. Folders: Who’s on the folder team?”
Jeff Butler: “My mom!”

Myth #1: Metadata is the key.
Truth #1: Metadata may be fancy, but there are times when nested folders are the right call.

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It’s almost time to kick off #WIADIndy!

Get ready for some great speakers, awesome connections, and a chance to learn!

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The posters are in place, the name tags are organized just so, and we’re ready for you! Who’s ready for #WIADIndy?

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