Tag Archives: Speakers

Final speakers and OH GOD IT’S ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Greg Povey

  Here we are, then. Two weeks to go. Massively sold out. A full speaker list of brilliant people. Badges somewhere on the way to our studio. A pub with money behind the bar (thanks, Sheridans). A bunch of nice … Continue reading →

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Introducing… (part 2)

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Greg Povey

Time to announce some more splendid speakers for this year’s event. They’re all solid gold eggs, so give them a warm welcome: Brendan Dawes. You know Brendan Dawes, he’s the man with opinions, a good shirt and excellent stationery.  He … Continue reading →

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NEW HAPPENINGS

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Richard Birkin

Playful 2010 report: 1. It’s happening on Friday 24 September at Conway Hall, London. 2. We really enjoyed reading through this today, it arrived in my inbox just as I started e-mailing speakers. Perfect timing: Just add points? What UX … Continue reading →

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What Happened? [Part 3]

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Richard Birkin

21. Nicholas ‘Feltron’ Felton sent us a message in the early hours of Friday morning with the terrible news that his place had been grounded (he was flying in from New York especially, you see). There was a resounding “bugger” … Continue reading →

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What Happened? [Part 2]

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Richard Birkin

11. Robin Burkinshaw & Matt Locke. Blimey. I heard a lot of gasps and little OMGs from the crowd behind me during this one, as Matt Locke read excerts (beautifully) from key points in the Alice & Kev story, asking … Continue reading →

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What Happened? [Part 1]

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Richard Birkin

I’ve now been sent more than a handful of accounts of what happened last Friday…so I’m going to do my own version with some links in it here… 1. Unwrapping the newspapers, as I’ve already said, was brill. 2. A … Continue reading →

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A Million Times Dank Jij

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Richard Birkin

Seriously, thankyou so much to all the speakers, sponsors, volunteers, attendees, groupies and roadies that were involved in this year’s Playful. It was a grand old day, and we’re now wading through the tweets and blog posts and generally walking … Continue reading →

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