Writing & Speaking

If there's one thing I love more than learning, it's sharing what I've learned.

Periodically, I'm given the opportunity to run my mouth in front of people. Whether it's a conference presentation, podcast, article or white paper, people have found value in the wisdom I have to share. If you'd like me to do an article or presentation for your team, drop me a line sometime.

May 12, 2015

Conference Talk

Lean, Collaborative Usability Testing

In this session, I outline the process I first developed at Harvard Business to bring user-centered design practices into an Agile product team. You'll learn techniques to rapidly benchmark your user experience, test and report findings, and align stakeholders on critical usability issues.

Drupalcon, Austin TX

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September 29, 2014

Conference Talk

Engaging UX and Design Drupal Contributors

In this core conversation at Drupalcon, I discuss the need to include more designers and UX contributors in the Drupal project, and facilitate an open discussion with members of the community.

Drupalcon, Amsterdam and Austin TX

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August 27, 2014

Podcast/Webinar

Talking Drupal #61

In this podcast, I jam out with the guys from Talking Drupal on a variety of topics, including design leadership.

Talking Drupal podcast

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October 31, 2012

Book

Drupal for Designers

This book is a compilation of three short guides — Planning Drupal Projects, Design and Prototyping for Drupal, and Drupal Development Tricks for Designers — plus exclusive "director's material." If you're familiar with HTML and CSS, but struggling with Drupal's learning curve, this is the book you've been looking for. Note: this book is focused on Drupal 7.

O'Reilly Media

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Resources for publishers and Organizers

If you want me to write an article or white paper, or to speak at your event, drop me a line via the form below. If you need my headshot or bio for an upcoming publication/event, you can grab whatever you need below.

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A trick borrowed from Catt Small — five versions of my bio, from a tweet-length intro to the full story. Pick your depth, then copy it.

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Dani Nordin has spent over a decade doing innovation research and design strategy for places like athenahealth, Intuit, and the Drupal open-source project. She lives in Watertown, MA with her husband, two kids, and a menagerie.

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Dani Nordin does high-intensity design research and experience strategy for companies trying to succeed in complex problem spaces. She’s spent over a decade doing innovation research and design strategy for places like athenahealth, Intuit, and the Drupal open-source community. She’s built teams, coached and taught other designers, and helped determine product strategy for multi-year initiatives that span multiple business units. She lives in Watertown, MA with her husband, two kids, and a menagerie.

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Before athenahealth, she led Digital UX for Pegasystems, overseeing the design of the company’s strategic web properties and the creation of the Bolt design system. She also established a robust, lean research and design practice for Harvard Business Review’s web team. As part of her work with the Drupal community, she contributed research and design that informed the experience of drupal.org and community-wide initiatives.

She lives in Watertown, MA with her husband, two kids, and a menagerie.

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She is the author of several titles for O’Reilly, Skillsoft, and Apress focused on design and UX.Before athenahealth, she led Digital UX for Pegasystems, overseeing the design of the company’s strategic web properties and the creation of the Bolt design system. She also established a robust, lean research and design practice for Harvard Business Review’s web team. As part of her work with the Drupal community, she contributed research and design that informed the experience of drupal.org and community-wide initiatives.

In her spare time, Dani knits, gardens, reads everything she can get her hands on, and is dipping her toe into writing fiction. She lives in Watertown, MA with her husband, two kids, and a menagerie.

If there's one thing I love more than learning, it's sharing what I've learned.

Lean, Collaborative Usability Testing

Engaging UX and Design Drupal Contributors

Talking Drupal #61

Drupal for Designers

Resources for publishers and Organizers

choose your own bio

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