August 9, 2002

Contingency Design Workshop Recap

We'd like to thank everyone who attended our first Contingency Design workshop. The sold-out workshop drew attendees from California, Illinois, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin, — plus one person from the Netherlands! Attendees came from a broad cross-section of disciplines including design, information architecture, programming, content management and project management.

During the 7 hour session we covered an introduction to contingency design, the 46 contingency design guidelines, 10 head-to-head comparisons of how various companies in the same industry handle the same contingency design issues, and demonstrated how people can test their own site's contingency design compliance. For more information on contingency design, download our white paper or visit Design Not Found.

During the vibrant Q&A session we also covered various usability issues, CSS-based design, and the importance of good form design online.

Survey results

At the end of the day we distributed an anonymous questionnaire that asked the attendees to rate their experience on a 5-star scale. 90% of the questionnaires were returned, and the results are as follows:

Money/time well spent:		4.95/5.00
Covered breadth of topic I expected:		4.75/5.00
As detailed as I expected:		4.41/5.00
Pacing was just right:		4.21/5.00
Topics spread throught the day well:		4.63/5.00

Attendee comments

"You guys are great"

You guys are great — smart, polite, well-prepared and obviously competent and caring.

"a whole new way to think"

This workshop gave me a whole new way to think about what to consider when developing a web site.

"Excellent seminar"

Excellent seminar. Nice opportunity to learn & exchange info/experience with a variety of professionals.

"The attendees were amazing"

The attendees were amazing. It was cool that people were here from all over the country. I also think the workshop was very affordable — you could charge more, although selfishly, I hope you don't.

"Great information!"

I'm excited to apply some of what I've learned today at the workshop to my company's site. Great information!

"Very well presented"

Good examples. Good real-world easy solutions to implement. Very well presented. Put on more workshops, I'll be there.

"Definitely worth the price"

Definitely worth the price. I'm looking forward to seeing what future workshops you'll offer.

"Eye-opening"

A great change from sitting in front of a computer. Good interaction and energy. Great examples of what not to do and what to do! Eye-opening.

Next Workshop: Friday, November 8th, 2002

Find out more and register for the next contingency design workshop on November 8th, 2002. The last one sold out, so make sure you get in while there are still seats.