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{{Short description|American product designer (born 1966)}}
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'''Christina R. Wodtke''' (born October 22, 1966) is an American businesswoman and specialist in the area of [[information architecture]].<ref name="AlbersMazur2003">{{cite book|last1=Albers|first1=Michael J.|last2=Mazur|first2=Beth|title=Content & complexity: information design in technical communication|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=24C4z0fBGTQC&pg=PA26|accessdate=6 July 2011|date=2003-01-01|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8058-4140-4|pages=26–}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|22}}
| alma_mater = [[Kansas City Art Institute]]
| occupation = author, lecturer
| known_for = Founded Women Talk Design, Co-founded Information Architecture Institute, information architecture, OKR goal setting
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'''Christina R. Wodtke''' (born October 22, 1966) is an American businessperson and specialist in the area of design thinking, [[information architecture]]<ref name="AlbersMazur2003">{{cite book|last1=Albers|first1=Michael J.|last2=Mazur|first2=Beth|title=Content & complexity: information design in technical communication|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24C4z0fBGTQC&pg=PA26|accessdate=6 July 2011|date=2003-01-01|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8058-4140-4|pages=26 ff|archive-date=2014-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727221955/http://books.google.com/books?id=24C4z0fBGTQC&pg=PA26|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Management Science]] (specializing in [[OKR|objectives and key results]] (OKR) and team productivity.) She is currently a lecturer in HCI at [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christina R Wodtke's Profile {{!}} Stanford Profiles|url=https://profiles.stanford.edu/christina-wodtke|access-date=2020-10-27|website=profiles.stanford.edu|archive-date=2020-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030154744/https://profiles.stanford.edu/christina-wodtke|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Information Architecture Blueprints for the Web.jpg|thumb|Information Architecture Blueprints for the Web]]
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==Career==
Wodtke has held a series of executive roles in the tech industry, most notably leading teams who built the events platform and created an algorithm for Linkedin's newsfeed, leading a redesign of Myspace and its profile pages and leading the design and launch of the Zynga.com gaming platform.{{cn|date=August 2021}}


Wodtke is a co-founder and past president of the [[Information Architecture Institute]]. As a User Experience professional, she has worked for such companies as [[Yahoo]], [[Hot Studio]], ''[[The New York Times]], and [[Zynga]]'' to improve and develop their Web sites.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
==Personal==
Wodtke was born and raised in the midwest, including early childhood years in [[Iowa City, Iowa]].


Wodtke founded [[Webby Awards|Webby]]-nominated magazine of design thinking [Boxes and Arrows] and has been published continuously (as well as sometime contributor).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://boxesandarrows.com/welcome-to-boxes-and-arrows/|title=Welcome to Boxes and Arrows|date=2002-03-11|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629225648/http://boxesandarrows.com/welcome-to-boxes-and-arrows/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Boxes and Arrows'' was the first online magazine aimed exclusively at working practitioner designers, and has inspired a host of other online 'zines, from UXmatters to Johnny Holland.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
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==Career==

Wodtke is a co-founder and past president of the [[Information Architecture Institute]]. She has worked for companies such as [[Yahoo]] to promote and develop their Web sites. Wodtke founded the [[Webby Awards|Webby]]-nominated magazine of design thinking ''Boxes and Arrows''. She is frequently interviewed as an expert on strategic information architecture, design management, and innovation.
She is frequently sought out as an expert for interviews and talks on social web design, gamification, user experience, start-up management, and innovation.<ref name="http://www.slideshare.net/cwodtke">{{cite web |title=Slideshare profile |url=http://www.slideshare.net/cwodtke |access-date=2021-12-20 |archive-date=2021-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421103905/https://www.slideshare.net/cwodtke |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lanyrd Profile|url=http://lanyrd.com/profile/cwodtke/|access-date=2021-12-20|archive-date=2017-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207224415/http://lanyrd.com/profile/cwodtke/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*Wodtke, Christina. ''Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web'' (ISBN 0-7357-1250-6).
* {{cite book|last1=Wodtke|first1=Christina|title=Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web|date=2003|publisher=New Riders|location=Indianapolis, Ind.|isbn=0-7357-1250-6|edition=1st}}
* {{cite book|last1=Wodtke|first1=Christina|title=Radical Focus: Achieving Your Most Important Goals with Objectives and Key Results|date=2016|publisher=Cucina Media|location=Palo Alto, Cal. |isbn=978-0996006026|edition=1st}}
* {{cite book|last1=Wodtke|first1=Christina|title=Pencil Me In: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw|date=2017|publisher=Cucina Media|location=Palo Alto, Cal.|isbn=978-0996006033|edition=1st}}
* {{cite book | last = Wodtke | first = Christina | title = The team that managed itself : a story of leadership |publisher=Cucina Media | location = Palo Alto, Cal. | year = 2019 | isbn = 978-0996006071 |edition=1st }}
* {{cite book | last = Wodtke | first = Christina | date = 2016 | title = Introduction to OKRs | publisher = O'Reilly Media, Inc}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|https://cwodtke.com/}}
*[http://www.usabilityviews.com/userati_christina_wodtke.html Christina Wodtke &mdash; Userati]

*[http://argus-acia.com/people/wodtke_profile.html Interview with Christina Wodtke]
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*[http://www.eleganthack.com Elegant Hack, Wodtke's personal Web site, which includes a blog]


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"Boxes and Arrows" redirects here. For the programming device, see visual programming.
Christina Wodtke
Born (1966-10-22) October 22, 1966 (age 57)
Alma materKansas City Art Institute
Occupation(s)author, lecturer
Known forFounded Women Talk Design, Co-founded Information Architecture Institute, information architecture, OKR goal setting

Christina R. Wodtke (born October 22, 1966) is an American businessperson and specialist in the area of design thinking, information architecture[1] and Management Science (specializing in objectives and key results (OKR) and team productivity.) She is currently a lecturer in HCI at Stanford University.[2]

Information Architecture Blueprints for the Web

Career[edit]

Wodtke has held a series of executive roles in the tech industry, most notably leading teams who built the events platform and created an algorithm for Linkedin's newsfeed, leading a redesign of Myspace and its profile pages and leading the design and launch of the Zynga.com gaming platform.[citation needed]

Wodtke is a co-founder and past president of the Information Architecture Institute. As a User Experience professional, she has worked for such companies as Yahoo, Hot Studio, The New York Times, and Zynga to improve and develop their Web sites.[citation needed]

Wodtke founded Webby-nominated magazine of design thinking [Boxes and Arrows] and has been published continuously (as well as sometime contributor).[3] Boxes and Arrows was the first online magazine aimed exclusively at working practitioner designers, and has inspired a host of other online 'zines, from UXmatters to Johnny Holland.[citation needed]

She is frequently sought out as an expert for interviews and talks on social web design, gamification, user experience, start-up management, and innovation.[4][5]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Wodtke, Christina (2003). Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web (1st ed.). Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders. ISBN 0-7357-1250-6.
  • Wodtke, Christina (2016). Radical Focus: Achieving Your Most Important Goals with Objectives and Key Results (1st ed.). Palo Alto, Cal.: Cucina Media. ISBN 978-0996006026.
  • Wodtke, Christina (2017). Pencil Me In: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw (1st ed.). Palo Alto, Cal.: Cucina Media. ISBN 978-0996006033.
  • Wodtke, Christina (2019). The team that managed itself : a story of leadership (1st ed.). Palo Alto, Cal.: Cucina Media. ISBN 978-0996006071.
  • Wodtke, Christina (2016). Introduction to OKRs. O'Reilly Media, Inc.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Albers, Michael J.; Mazur, Beth (2003-01-01). Content & complexity: information design in technical communication. Taylor & Francis. pp. 26 ff. ISBN 978-0-8058-4140-4. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Christina R Wodtke's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Boxes and Arrows". 2002-03-11. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  4. ^ "Slideshare profile". Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  5. ^ "Lanyrd Profile". Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-20.

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