Meet the Speakers: Volume 3
Heather vonOesen Dean
Turning the Lighbulbs On!
Heather vonOesen Dean (she/her)
Heather has been designing learning experiences for over 25 years. She supports professionals in a wide variety of fields to design creative meaningful experiences for their clients, customers, students, or teams. The end goal is to build engagement and understanding, to get the Lightbulbs to Turn On!
Heather has a BA in Studio Art/Art History from Denison University, a Master’s in Education from DePaul University, and holds her National Board Professional Teaching Certificate. She currently works from and lives in Madison, WI.
Here’s what she has to say about her talk:
“Imagine a business culture that thrives on sharing alternative, outlier, or innovative ideas.
Imagine a business culture where perspective widening is the expected gift. Imagine a business culture where feelings of professional motivation and satisfaction move beyond the clock and check.
Imagine more lightbulbs to turn on at each meeting for your team, client, and customers.
The Lightbulb Lady can show you how to get started!
When interactions are designed to acknowledge and support creative thinking, the lightbulbs for all involved start to turn on in ways that may or may not have been planned or imagined. In this session, you can start improving your creative thinking awareness with 3 Lightbulb Leadership Lenses to immediately use in your daily work life.”
Ross Larson
Finding your voice - becoming a (tech) speaker
Ross Larson (he/him)
Ross Larson became a software developer through the nontraditional path of obtaining a double major in Psychology and French from Luther College. He later obtained a software development degree from Fox Valley Technical College. He works as a Software Developer for Paradigm in Middleton, WI. He currently serves on the board of the Forward Festival. He has volunteered teaching computer science at a local high school through the TEALS program. He enjoys indie and retro video games, board games, the NFL Draft, creating obscure fantasy leagues, and making charts.
Here’s what he has to say about his talk:
“Everyone has unique interests, perspectives, and experience. This session will give you strategies to find your voice and become a speaker, if that is something that would interest you.”