2024 Theme: Designing for a Better World
The theme of “Designing for a Better World” is demonstrated in many ways such as architects and urban planners creating accessible public spaces, companies focusing on eco-friendly packaging, software developers prioritizing inclusive digital design, community engagement platforms enhancing civic participation, sustainable transportation solutions prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists, educational materials designed for inclusivity, and green architecture emphasizing energy efficiency and occupant well-being. These efforts contribute to a more accessible and environmentally conscious world.
World Usability Initiative
The goal of the World Usability Initiative (WUI) is to connect the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and the User Experience (UX) community and everyone who believes that great design is inclusive and usable by all, to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by establishing World Usability Day as an internationally observed day, listed on the United Nations calendar. WUI launched the Design Challenge in 2020 and the Speaker Series in 2021. Help us achieve this goal of being engaged in our global community to design for a better world.
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World Usability Day: 2023
World Usability Day across the years!
We have been organizing events on the second Thursday in November since 2005.
Over 250,000 people have been involved in events so far, around the world, bringing together different communities to create a more usable world for all of us.
| Theme | Events | Countries | Volunteers/Attendee estimate | |
| 2005 | Make it Easy | 115 | 35 | 6500 |
| 2006 | Accessibility | 228 | 40 | 38000 |
| 2007 | Healthcare | 157 | 41 | 29000 |
| 2008 | Transportation | 161 | 43 | 50000 |
| 2009 | Designing for a Sustainable World | 150 | 43 | 48000 |
| 2010 | Communication | 150 | 40 | 45000 |
| 2011 | Education: Designing for Social Change | 120 | 42 | 7000 |
| 2012 | Usability of Financial Systems | 80 | 20 | 6000 |
| 2013 | Healthcare: Collaborating for Better Systems | 107 | 32 | 7000 |
| 2014 | Engagement | 135 | 40 | 8500 |
| 2015 | Innovation | 91 | 31 | 6500 |
| 2016 | Sustainability | 73 | 24 | 5800 |
| 2017 | Inclusion | 66 | 25 | 5000 |
| 2018 | Design for Good or Evil | 62 | 26 | 5000 |
| 2019 | Design for the Future we Want | 56 | 27 | 4000 |
| 2020 | Human-Centered AI | 42 | 20 | 3000 |
| 2021 | Trust, Ethics, Integrity | 46 | 22 | 3200 |
| 2022 | Healthcare | 50 | 23 | 3400 |
Upcoming Events
November 14, 2024
World Usability Day Hamburg
WUDHH 2024
Hamburg, Hamburg
Germany
November 14, 2024
World Usability Day 2024 in Stuttgart
Designing for a better world
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Deutschland
October 26, 2024
The UX and Future of AI in Design with Pablo Stanley
-A World Usability Day special event!
Bengaluru, Karnataka
India
November 14, 2024
Celebrate WUD 2024 with TorCHI
Influence without authority in UX and beyond
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
November 14, 2024
USABILITY DESIGN AWARD
Usability Day in Colombia
Duitama, Boyacá
Colombia
November 14, 2024
WUD SIGCHI-Italy
HCI for sustainability and accessibility
Milano, Lombardia
Italia
November 14, 2024
World Usability Day 2024 at User Vision
WUD Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
United Kingdom
October 1, 2024
Bridging the Digital Divide: Overcoming Barriers to E-Governance Adoption in Nigeria
Speaker Series
Lagos, Lagos
Nigeria
November 14, 2024
WUD 2024 Switzerland
Switzerland 2024
Rapperswil-Jona, St. Gallen
Switzerland
November 14, 2024
World Usability Day 2024 Bamberg
World Usability Day 2024 Bamberg
Bamberg, Bayern
Germany
Host City
World Usability Day Hamburg
WUDHH 2024
Tickets are available for free. Get tickets here:
Languages
[DE] German (Deutsch)
Host City
World Usability Day 2024 in Stuttgart
Designing for a better world
November 14th is the 20th World Usability Day (WUD) – this year with a focus on “Designing for a better world”. Experience exciting talks and workshops at the Hochschule der Medien (HdM) in Stuttgart. An opportunity to discover the world of UUX and to network!
Register now for free:
Since attendance tickets are limited this year, we ask all participants to cancel their registration in time if they are unable to attend.
* Registration for the workshops will take place at the WUD itself at HdM during registration.
Languages
[DE] German (Deutsch)
Host City
Celebrate WUD 2024 with TorCHI
Influence without authority in UX and beyond
Join Coach Christine for an interactive and engaging hour to learn how to Influence Without Authority. UX practitioners and leaders work with a wide variety of stakeholders to manage and influence. To maximize your impact, earn a ‘seat at the table’ and grow your career, learning the art and science of influencing is critical. Christine will de-mystify what influence actually is, help you understand different influencing styles and give you practical tips and tricks that you can immediately implement to increase your ability to influence your peers, your leaders and your teams to keep the customer at the centre and deliver amazing customer experiences.
Register for Free at TorCHI website
Languages
[EN] English (English)
Host City
USABILITY DESIGN AWARD
Usability Day in Colombia
Usability Day in Colombia will be a hybrid event with an academic agenda and a challenge for usability design in a better world. The Usability Award will also be presented. Three of the most important universities in Colombia participate in this annual meeting.
Languages
[ES] Spanish (Español)
Host City
WUD SIGCHI-Italy
HCI for sustainability and accessibility
Join our vibrant HCI italian community into this journey towards designing for a better world! Highlights would be on the importance of integrating sustainability and accessibility into digital design. We are strongly engaged in how we can improve the design of public spaces, city infrastructure and urban architecture, natural spaces and civic participation for a more inclusive and sustainable future.
Languages
[IT] Italian (Italiano)
Host City
World Usability Day 2024 at User Vision
WUD Edinburgh
Mark your calendars and join us for an inspiring afternoon of learning, interaction and fun at our annual open-house event embracing this year’s theme “Designing for a Better World”!
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Venue: UV HQ, 55 North Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3QA
Immerse yourself in the future of inclusive design at our highly anticipated event. During the afternoon you can enjoy a unique blend of expert insights, hands-on experiences, and networking opportunities for UX professionals, designers, and digital strategists.
Curious about what to expect? Check out the highlights from last year’s event(this will open in a new window).
Host City
WUD 2024 Switzerland
Switzerland 2024
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Languages
[DE] German (Deutsch)
Host City
World Usability Day 2024 Bamberg
World Usability Day 2024 Bamberg
Also this year interested visitors have the opportunity to get impressions of new interaction concepts at the chair for Human-Computer-Interaction at the University of Bamberg in the context of the World Usability Day. Among other things, there will be the opportunity to try out the eye tracker of the chair.
In order to be able to plan our event better, we ask for a short registration by e-mail to: susanne.hahn@uni-bamberg.de by 04 November 2024.
Time & place
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 10.00-12.00 hrs
An der Weberei 5
Room 01.038
D-96047 Bamberg
Contact
Suanne Hahn
susanne.hahn@uni-bamberg.de
Phone: +49 951 863-3941
Marcus Schöbl
marcus.schoebl@uni-bamberg.de
Tel.: +49 951 863-3949
Languages
[EN] English (English)[DE] German (Deutsch)
Host City
World Usability Day Estonia 2024
Network, Learn, and Grow at the 16th WUD Estonia Conference for UX Innovations!
World Usability Day Estonia (WUD) is an annual UX-, web- and interaction design conference, the largest in the Baltics.WUD 2024 will provide a platform for professionals to network, share experiences, and build connections with like-minded individuals who are passionate about UX.
This year, the event will take place on November 18-22:
*November 18-21: Workshop days at Trinidad Wiseman office (Meistri 14, 4th floor, Brainery room, Tallinn) and Estonian Academy of Arts (Põhja puiestee 7, Tallinn) and TalTech Mektory (Raja tn 15, Tallinn).
*November 21: Conference pre-event with academic talks at Tallinn University, ELU area, 3rd floor of the Mare building (Narva mnt 25, Tallinn)
*November 22: Conference day in Kultuurikatel (Kursi 3, Tallinn, Estonia) and online
*November 22 after the conference: Afterparty at La copa (Telliskivi 62/1, Tallinn)
Note:
*The conference and workshops are in English
More information: https://wud.ee/
Languages
[EN] English (English)
Host City
World Usability Day 2024 in Munich
Designing for a Better World
In Munich the conference followed the theme of the year: Designing for a Better World.
See all details in the event web site gupamuc.de .
Languages
[DE] German (Deutsch)
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