Dean Schuster
UX visionary, founder of truematter, keynote speaker.

About Dean
Watch Dean Speak
Building UX into Your Development Process
DevReach Europe / Sofia, Bulgaria

The Fundamental Anatomy of Digital Product Goals
Bureau of Digital / Florida, USA

What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
The Scottish Summit / Glasgow, Scotland

The Chips and Pickle Story: What is Really Behind Infamous, Historic UI Failures
UX Yall / Raleigh, NC, USA
Speaking Schedule
2023
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Mar 21
UX/UI Global Summit (Geekle)
Virtual
Understanding the Mysterious Behavior of Complex Digital Product Users
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Mar 28
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Mar 29
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May 10
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May 15
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May 22
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May 25
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Jun 26
Past Engagements
2022
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Jan 25
DevOps Stars '22
Europe (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development & The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Feb 23
ConFoo 2022
Montreal, Canada (Virtual)
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Feb 24
The Digital Project Manager (DPM)
Vancouver, Canada (Virtual)
Don't Just Manage Your Team. Manage Your Client.
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Mar 28
UX Copenhagen 2022
Copenhagen, Denmark (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Mar 29
Digital Marketing Europe 2022
Vilnius, Lithuania (Virtual)
Why UX Matters: The Chips & Pickle Story
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Apr 05
UX South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina (Virtual)
The Mysterious Behavior of Complex Digital Product Users
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Sep 22
UX Y'all 2022
Raleigh, NC
Chips & Pickle: What's Really Behind Infamous, Historic UI Failures?
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Nov 09
Build Stuff 2022: Talk
Vilnius, Lithuania
Understanding the Mysterious Behavior of Complex Digital Product Users
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Nov 11
Build Stuff 2022
Vilnius, Lithuania
Digital Product Access: The User Experience Problem of Our Time
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Nov 16
UX Sofia 2022: Workshop
Sofia, Bulgaria
Tackling the Maddening Problem of Digital Product Access
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Nov 18
UX Sofia 2022: Talk
Sofia, Bulgaria
Digital Product Access: The User Experience Problem of Our Time
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Nov 30
CHPRMS 2022
Charleston, SC
A View From the Future: Hospital Websites and Digital Health Apps in 2030
2021
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Jan 21
DXZA
Johannesburg, South Africa (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Feb 24
ConFoo Developer Conference
Montreal, Quebec (Virtual)
The Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex, Data-Intensive Interfaces
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Feb 27
Scottish Summit 2021
Glasgow, Scotland (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Mar 24
The DEVOPS Conference 2021
Tampere, Finland (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Apr 03
UX Camp Chicago - Spring Edition
Chicago, Illinois (Virtual)
Understanding the Mysterious Behavior of Complex Digital Product Users
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Apr 22
UX Academy Workshop (Lucrat)
Sofia, Bulgaria (Virtual)
The Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex, Data-Intensive Interfaces
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Apr 26
GIDS Developer Summit
Melbourne, Australia (Virtual)
How Green Was My Delusion: Perception and Reality in UX
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Apr 28
Developer Week Europe
Europe (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Apr 28
Digital Marketing Europe 2021
Vilnius, Lithuania (Virtual)
The Fundamental Anatomy of Digital Product Goals
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Apr 28
Digital Marketing Europe 2021
Vilnius, Lithuania (Virtual)
Panel Discussion (Host): User Experience
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May 11
Ignite Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
The Most Visually Insane Literature Retrospective You've Ever Seen
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May 18
Technorama 2021
Brussels (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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May 21
MiniVAte Virginia: Spring 2021
Virginia (Virtual)
Understanding the Mysterious Behavior of Complex Digital Product Users
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May 22
DevFest LIVE
Budapest, Hungary (Virtual)
The Science, Psychology and Secrets of Stellar UI
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May 22
European e-Commerce and Digital Marketing Week
Bulgaria (Virtual)
The Fundamental Anatomy of Digital Product Goals
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May 27
DevSum 2021
Stockholm, Sweden (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Jun 08
Tulsa UX
Tulsa, OK (Virtual)
Why UX Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Jun 30
Developer Week '21
Nürnburg, Germany
The Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex, Data-Intensive Interfaces
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Aug 18
Code PaLOUsa 2021
Louisville, KY (Virtual)
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Aug 18
Code PaLOUsa 2021
Louisville, KY (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Sep 08
The Tech Platform / User Speaking MeetUps
Iselin, New Jersey (Virtual)
The Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex, Data-intensive Interfaces
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Sep 13
The SPA Conference
London, United Kingdom (Virtual)
Understanding the Mysterious Behavior of Complex Digital Product Users
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Sep 13
The SPA Conference
London, United Kingdom (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Sep 15
Music City Code
Virtual
The Science, Psychology and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Sep 24
UXPA Boston Annual Conference
Boston, MA (Virtual)
Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex Interfaces
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Sep 24
UX Y'all
Raleigh, NC (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Design
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Oct 20
Quicken Loans Tech Con
Virtual
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Oct 25
Digital PM Summit
Orlando, FL (Virtual)
How To Say NO: A Meditation on the Refined, Delicate Art of Rejection
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Nov 17
CHPRMS
Asheville, NC
How Green Was My Delusion: Learning New User Experience the Hard Way
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Nov 19
Build Stuff 2021
Vilnius, Lithuania
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development & The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Dec 06
IT Tage 365
Frankfurt, Germany (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
2020
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Jan 23
UX South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Why UX Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Feb 20
Pecha Kucha
BridgePort, CT
How Green Was My Delusion
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Mar 03
Building IoT
Essen, Germany
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Great UI
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Mar 04
UX Amsterdam Cocktail Hour
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Why UX Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Mar 04
South Carolina Business Review
Interview
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Jun 15
Progress Next/DevReach US (Cancelled)
Boston, MA
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Jul 21
Webinar
Virtual
The Fundamental Anatomy of Digital Product Goals
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Jul 30
SciFiDevCon
Virtual
What the Society Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Jul 30
SciFiDevCon
Virtual
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Aug 12
Manage Digital
Minneapolis, MN (Virtual)
The Art and Science of Managing Clients
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Sep 16
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Visiting Speaker: ARTS546 Graphic Design II
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Sep 19
Surat Tech Talks
India (Virtual)
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Oct 01
Career Mingle
California (Virtual)
The Fundamental Anatomy of Digital Product Goals
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Oct 02
Intersection Web Conference
Milan, Italy (Virtual)
The Indispensable Principles of Designing Data-Intensive Interfaces
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Oct 05
Colorado Springs Tech (UN) Conference
Colorado Springs, CO (Virtual)
What the Soviet Space Program Taught Me About Digital Product Development
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Oct 08
AAFCM
Minneapolis, MN (Virtual)
Why UX Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Oct 17
DevFest Poland
Poland (Virtual)
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Oct 19
Digital PM Summit (Bureau of Digital)
Orlando, FL (Virtual)
Digital Products Gone Horribly Wrong (And the Project Managers who Still Save the Day)
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Oct 23
UXPA Boston Annual User Experience Conference
Boston, MA (Virtual)
Why UX Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Nov 13
Build Stuff Lithuania
Lithuania (Virtual)
Workshop: The Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex, Data-Intensive Interfaces
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Nov 17
DevDay 2020
Louvain La Neuve, Belgium (Virtual)
The Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex, Data-Intensive Interfaces
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Nov 20
UX Sofia
Bulgaria (Virtual)
The Indispensable Principles of Designing Complex, Data-Intensive Interfaces
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Dec 02
Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society
Charleston, SC (Virtual)
The Lexie Transformation: How a Regional Medical Center Created a World-Class Intranet
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Dec 05
DevFest Siberia
Novosibirsk, Siberia (Virtual)
The Fundamental Anatomy of Digital Product Goals
2019
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Jan 10
UX Columbia
Columbia, SC
UX & SEO: Make Your Digital Products Findable AND Usable
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Apr 04
UX Columbia
Columbia, SC
Web Accessibility: Excellent UX for All Users
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Apr 16
New Hampshire UXPA
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Why Interface Decisions Matter: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Apr 17
HITMC - Healthcare and IT Marketing Conference
Boston, MA
The Lexie Transformation: How a Regional Media Center Created a World-Class Intranet
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Apr 26
Front-End Design Conference
St. Petersburg, FL
How Green Was My Delusion: The False Consensus Effect
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May 09
Downtown UX
Orlando, FL
Why UI Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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May 09
Progress Next Global User Conference
Orlando, FL
Building UX Into Your Development Process
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Jun 01
Converge SE
Columbia, SC
Why UI Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Jun 11
UXPA Boston
Boston, MA
How Green Was My Delusion: Perception and Reality in UX
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Jun 25
UX Columbia
Columbia, SC
User Research: Stop Guessing and Start Talking to Real People
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Jul 25
UX Columbia
Columbia, SC
User Research: Stop Guessing and Start Talking to Real People
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Jul 31
EXPO.Health
Boston, MA
The Lexie Transformation: How a Regional Medical Center Created a World-Class Intranet
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Oct 21
Digital PM Summit - Bureau of Digital
Orlando, FL
The Art and Science of Managing Clients
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Oct 23
DevReach 2019
Sofia, Bulgaria
The Science, Psychology, and Secrets of Stellar UI
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Nov 07
UX Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Workshop: Metrics, Measurement and Return on Investment - Proving the Value of Improved User Experience
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Nov 08
UX Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Why UI Matters: The Chips and Pickle Story
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Nov 19
UX Columbia
Columbia, SC
An UnUXpected Career: Becoming a UX Professional
2018
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Jan 24
UX Columbia
Columbia, SC
Building a UX Culture in Your Organization
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Feb 05
Moore School of International Business Lecture
Columbia, SC
New Ventures and User Experience
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Mar 09
UX/UI Career Practicum: Presented by Regency Centers
Jacksonville, FL
Hitting the Ground Running in User Experience
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Mar 27
USC School of Information Science/Employer Panel
Columbia, SC
Panelist Discussing How Truematter Practically Applies Principles of HCI, UX, UI, and Usability Into Our Business
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Apr 15
Digital Products Webinar
Anywhere
User Experience for CIOs and Technical Directors
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May 15
UX Columbia Meetup & Business Analysis (IIBA)
Columbia, SC
Better Digital Product Requirements: The Partnership Between Business Analysts and UX Professionals
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May 30
ProgressNext 2018 Global User Conference
Boston, MA
Designing Digital Products for the Lizard Brain
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Jun 27
IABC/SC Mini Conference
Columbia, SC
Designing Digital Products for the Lizard Brain
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Aug 28
UX Columbia
Columbia, SC
Surviving a Stakeholder Attack: Get Buy-In for Your Brilliant UX Ideas
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Sep 12
Pecha Kucha
Bridgeport, CT
The Legendary of the Hairy Bison
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Nov 08
UX Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Workshop - Building a UX Road Map
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Nov 09
UX Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
How Green Was My Delusion: The False Consensus Effect
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Nov 13
DevReach
Sofia, Bulgaria
Building UX into Your Development Process
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Nov 28
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Lecture - Entrepreneurship for Creative Professionals
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Dec 04
Truematter Webinar
Anywhere
Building Internal Digital Products Your Team will Actually Like to Use