Speaking engagements
2022
Talk: “Best Practices for Remote UX Research”
Talk summary
Kathryn Brookshier at Puget Sound SIGCHI in Seattle, WA.
2020
Talk: “Using Blueprint Fidelity to Focus Teams on Impactful Ideas”
Talk summary
Kathryn Brookshier and Kira Cassels at UXRConf Anywhere. Hosted virtually due to COVID-19.
Panel moderator: “Virtual UX Round Tables: Portfolio & Career Support”
Moderator for Puget Sound SIGCHI event with UX hiring managers and a UX recruiter. Hosted in virtually due to COVID-19.
Panelist: “Inside Indeed UX” in collaboration with Women in Informatics
Panelist representing UX research at Indeed, for local University of Washington students. Hosted in Seattle, Washington.
2019
Panel moderator: “Behind the scenes with the Indeed UX Team”
Moderator for Ladies that UX panel event with 6 of my amazing UX coworkers. Hosted in Seattle, Washington.
Panel moderator: “Demystifying UX Contract Work”
Moderator for Puget Sound SIGCHI’s panel event. Hosted in Seattle, Washington.
Talk: "Skip the Actionable Insight: Get Straight to the Action"
Kathryn Brookshier, Indeed’s internal UX Research Summit. Hosted in Austin, Texas.
2018
Talk: "Skip the Actionable Insight: Get Straight to the Action"
Talk summary
Kathryn Brookshier, Jennifer Giblin and Veronika Sipeeva at Radical Research Summit. Hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Workshop: "Designing with the User in Mind: An Introduction to Human-centered Design"
Co-facilitator with Rebecca Destello and Justin Marx the the T.I.D.E. conference at InfoComm. Hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Writing
Medium publications
Articles have collectively received over 300,000 views.
UX focused
How Indeed Established a Major UX Research Org in Just a Few Years
The silent critique: improving the quality of UX deliverables