Alla Zollers
Monthly Meetings

Alla Zollers: Are You Designing Your Professional Relationships?

Alla ZollersWednesday, September 11

Fresh Tilled Soil
480 Pleasant Street (Suite A310 at the Riverworks) Watertown, MA 02472

6:30pm to 9pm



Abstract

Drawing on cognitive-behavioral techniques and positive psychology practices, this very interactive talk will present a 4-step process for designing professional relationships:

1. Get out of your own way
Utilizing an interactive exercise, I help you identify and manage your inner critics that sabotage your relationships

2. Discover your values
Using this group exercise, I help you identify your values so that you are able to communicate your needs to others and request the same in return

3. Invite co-design
I demonstrate how to have a relationship design conversation

4. Iterate
I demonstrate how to create a space and an opening to continue to redesign and maintain this ongoing relationship

Bio

Alla Zollers is a UX consultant and coach. She creates compelling user experiences through rigorous research, strategy, design, and evaluation.

Alla also coaches teams, managers, and designers in “soft skills” that lead to greater collaboration, improved communication, and success.

Alla received her BS degree in Computer Science at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; she received her Master of Human Computer Interaction degree from Indiana University, and received certification as a Professional Co-Active Coach from The Coaches Training Institute.

You can learn more about her at allazollers.com or connect with her on twitter @azollers.

Evening Schedule

6:30 – 7:00 Networking over pizza and beverages
7:00 – 8:30 Meeting
8:30 – 9:00 CHI Dessert and more networking!

Sweet Desserts

This month, Vitamin T is our dessert sponsor.

Vitamin T


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