Louis Rosenfeld
Principal, Rosenfeld Media
Lou Rosenfeld is Rosenfeld Media’s founder and publisher. Like many user experience folk, Lou started somewhere (library science), made his way somewhere else (information architecture), and has ended up in an entirely different place (publishing and conference curation). Lou spent much of his career in information architecture consulting, first as founder of the groundbreaking IA agency Argus Associates and later as an independent consultant, helping clients like Ford, Paypal, Caterpillar, and the CDC untangle their information problems. He co-founded the Information Architecture Institute, the User Experience Network, and a variety of conferences including The DesignOps Summit, Advancing Research, and the Information Architecture Summit. Lou has edited or co-authored five books, including the IA “bible,” Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond, now in its fourth edition.
Rosenverse talks by Louis:

"The input used helps pull together relevant results while filtering out lower quality content."
GenAI for UXers: A Rosenbot Demo and Discussion
June 11, 2025

"Today we're focused on resilience."
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024

"We need to start teaching climate-focused design education at every design school in the country."
Three Key Climate Initiatives and How You Can Help
September 11, 2024

"We’re a publisher, we’re in the business of selling books."
Coffee with Lou #4: Taking a Peek Under the Rosenbot's Hood
June 14, 2024

"As someone who's done a lot of events, audio and recordings can be problematic."
The Rosenbot and the Rosenverse: An AMA with Lou Rosenfeld
June 5, 2024

"Learning is social. Let's do this together."
Day 2 Welcome
June 5, 2024

"The interactions and discussions happening here aim to advance our industry forward."
Day 1 Welcome
June 4, 2024

"The beauty of collaboration is when you're presenting your final work to a broader audience."
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024

"You will have full copies of everything that you experienced today"
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024

"Every talk is gonna have a pinned talk with a person's face on it."
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024

"We're seeing teams cutting headcount, so how do you collect large amounts of data and even more with potentially reduced headcount?"
Three Years Out: Perspectives on the Near-Term Future of User Research
March 15, 2024

"Writing a book is awful, but it’s also an amazing gift to give yourself and others."
Coffee with Lou: Should You Write a (UX) Book?
March 7, 2024

"UX went from being an idea to an attribute, to becoming a job title, to now maybe just becoming an attribute again."
Coffee with Lou
January 11, 2024

"We want to ensure that this is a safe and inclusive space for all."
Welcome
January 8, 2024

"The conversations that help advance any field come from sharing and discussing ideas."
Opening Remarks
November 29, 2023

"The skills designers possess can be incredibly valuable in climate tech, even in unexpected ways."
Do you want to work on climate? (Climate UX Discussion Series)
November 15, 2023

"We can use AI to generate ways to visualize and iterate designs, but human input remains essential."
How AI will Change DesignOps Tooling
October 3, 2023

"We've got so much packed in, you're not gonna believe it."
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023

"You can pre-order it at a discount right now"
Welcome / Housekeeping
June 7, 2023

"I founded Rosenfeld Media to tackle some tangible challenges of my own."
Welcome / Housekeeping
June 6, 2023

"This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on research."
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023

"You'll hear about our team’s 15 year evolution from employing UX as a new process to making it central to product development"
Founder’s Welcome
December 6, 2022

"Trust is paramount when designing for government services."
Becoming a Civic Designer: Making the Move from Private to Public Sector
November 17, 2022

"Please take advantage of our sponsor sessions; they're really great and they're free."
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022

"We want to make sure you have the most positive experience possible."
Welcome
September 8, 2022

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The Bigger Picture: A Panel Discussion
October 23, 2019

"Without conflict, we risk suppressing trust."
Discussion: What Operations can teach DesignOps
November 6, 2017