This group is for industry professionals, educators and students who strive to change the way new products and services are developed through human-centered design research and strategy.

Got a sexy prototype, MVP, or a product v1.0? Need genuine feedback on its usability and attractiveness? Frustrated by all the mediocre advices you got from the social mixers? Join us for a night of close-ranged, 1-on-1 focused, steamy and romantic product demo & feedback speed dates. We are group of entrepreneurs who are dedicated in delivering nothing but superb products to our markets. We want to create this meetup so young minds like you can obtain genuine and effective feedback to further p …

This is a group for Project Managers interested in Product development or in a career change: from Project to Product Manager. I started this group after making the change myself and realizing that there were a lot of others like me trying to do the same. So, this group is for everyone who needs help to make the move as well as learn more about how to manage product develoment. Project managers, Product managers, start-up entrepreneurs and Data analysts crowd is expected.

A community of aspiring and existing Product Managers. Want to be a Product Manager? This group is for people interested in entering or learning more about Product Management and for existing Product Managers who wish to be mentors and share their experiences. We will bring in product experts to share their knowledge, help build product skills, have networking opportunities and also work on projects together. These projects can be personal or volunteer challenges posed by non-profits with a goal …

We’re bringing everyone on the team together to talk about what makes products great. Each month, we will pick a key product development topic and feature a speaker who’s kicked ass at that topic to share their story. Join us if you love disruptive products - there is plenty of room for group discussion and learning!

Arkitektura’s Design Assembly is a unique and ongoing series of talks, exhibitions, discussions and events with globally recognized influential figures from across the design disciplines. We aim to create opportunity for the broad and dynamic design communities in the Bay Area to assemble, share ideas and engage in discourse. This is where creative minds connect.

Welcome to SF Design. The idea of the group is a place to share designs and design ideas. We try to cover all disciplines including architecture, industrial design, web, furniture and graphic design. If you are making something and want to share your experience or just interested in the design world, then you are invited! ATTENTION: If you are interested in presenting your design at the meetup, or helping out by being an assistant organizer please email me.

Tools for designing and making things are evolving at an astounding rate! As we watch different methodologies come and go, it becomes apparent that parts of one or bits of another will persist as landmarks on the bumpy road from pure thought into matter. We are interested in identifying and mapping these landmarks, forging new paths to try, and new techniques to explore. Come ride the wave of human potential with us into the post-digital era!

SF BADD - Bringing together the best minds in Building, Architecture, Design, and Development throughout the Bay area for casual, open, and productive conversation.  SF BADD members comprise a uniquely San Francisco blend of building design, real estate, investment, entrepreneurial, green construction, and commercial service providers.  Our events range from regular happy hours to office visits and industry symposiums. From brokers to builders, we rely on the people around us to help drive our b …

ProductTank provides an opportunity for Product Managers in San Francisco and the Valley to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Design, Development and Management, as well as Lean, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited. Events include short talks from guest speakers on topics around product management, design and development as well as plenty of time for networking and a good old-fashioned chin-wag over a beer or two. We're open to com …

This group is for wearable tech professionals, industrial designers, R&D groups, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to engage in the fashion/tech field through product presentations and workshops. Product engineers/designers, 3D printing professionals, researchers, gamers, crafters, tinkerers, inventors, gadget creators and/or tech artists engaged with mixed prototyping to converge fashion & technology who add digital dimension to their works by fusing advanced materials such as etextiles, wearable …

We are creators of products and our medium is software (and sometimes hardware). We are designers and developers, facilitators and managers, students and teachers. We know building a product is different than writing code or generating designs. Tinderbox is the intersection of product, design, and technology. Our goal is to create a place where folks who are interested in building things people use can discuss, share, meet, create, and exchange useful feedback. Carbon Five is the sponsor of Tind …

A meetup consisting of casual evening talks and demos on the challenges and solutions of building and maintaining Wikipedia and associated sites (Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikiquotes, …) at the scale of a top five Internet site with over half a billion monthly uniques. This will be followed by Q&A and other informal lively discussion before and after. This consists of a range of topics such as the MediaWiki software (one of the largest open source web projects), website architecture and inf …

Get together to share your experiences and advice as a UX designer, pick up tips, and keep current on good UX design.

Open to designers of all levels, this group explores various applications of Google's 3D modeling software called SketchUp. Our meetups cover a wide range of topics, from best practices for novice 3D modelers to cutting-edge developments in SketchUp's capabilities. Whenever appropriate, we tailor individual meetings to a particular niche audience, such as Kitchen and Bath Designers, Landscape Designers, Developers, or Enthusiasts. This group is organized by Alex Oliver of Igloo Studios (www.igl …

Think of Converge-SF events as a venue to explore the intersection between design and technology. We hope to bring you inspiring speakers, letting them narrate their creative efforts by way of the presentation of a project. We will cover the many technologies which are used across the design and development workflow and delve into one or two of these technologies along the way. Find out more about us and view past presentations at Converge-SF.org Live Webcasts at: http://experts.adobeconnect/con …

We all know the Bay Area has tons of software meetups, but where's the hardware love? We're bringing together anyone who interested in building a business in the world of physical products: from company boards to organic soap. The purpose of the group is to start to build the hardware startup community by: bringing people together, bringing in experts in the fields of hardware & form entrepreneurs who've done it before, and also to build a better picture of the hardware scene so we can all find …

This is the official Ponoko Meetup group - based in San Francisco. Attending our regular meetups is a great way to meet other people who are interested in making extraordinary things, using the latest tools at our disposal. Ask questions from our Ponoko team members and other attendees, check out materials & example products, and learn some invaluable tips for making with Ponoko. If you're not in the Bay Area and would like to host your own Ponoko meetup, you're welcome to schedule your own h …

A local meetup of the larger AnthroDesign community, we will meet monthly to discuss all subjects at the intersection of anthropology and design. Meetings may include guest speakers, workshops, and basic community building.

We are a community of entrepreneurs, artists, architects, designers, musicians, painters, photographers, writers, and creative enthusiasts exploring creativity and the intersection of art and entrepreneurship.

When you work all day in advertising, branding, and design, like we do, you meet a lot of cool people with innovative ideas that you'd love other people to experience. The ChromiumForum is where those colorful people are engaged in in-depth conversation, so that their ideas can truly shine. We're aiming for inspiration, innovation, and engagement. If you're interested in the way communications, innovations, design and culture intersect, this is your group.

Open Source Research will be a quarterly research evening. Members will meet prior in order to choose rotating topics and plan test questions and design, facilitate testing 3 users on a rotating topic. Members all share the test results and can use them for their own projects, whether for their own startups or with their employers, to help further their careers. Test #1: Travel Industry with focus on Awareness/Pre-trip Research and In-trip experiences.

Aging2.0 is a global network of innovators working in the 50+ market. We are creating an interdisciplinary, collaborative community of people from business, research, policy, design and technology, together with older adults themselves in order to advance innovation and improve the quality of life. Our events bring people together informally with drinks, snacks and good discussions. We generally start off with some ‘big picture’ perspectives, have a networking break, and then have pitches from s …

Open to both newbies and rock stars alike, come and hear what other people are working on and learn new techniques to help streamline your design and drafting process.

We love to dress up, but we don't like the toll the fashion industry has taken on the environment and our health. So, we're coming up with creative new ways to make fashion more sustainable and democratic. From using recycled and organic fabrics, to manufacturing locally, to openly sharing every step of the production process, we want to explore all the ways the fashion industry can improve. Let's meet up to explore these themes and share ideas!

This meetup group is dedicated to learning about the Magento eCommerce platform. Our goals are to stay current on Magento products and topics, discuss extensions and templates, share knowledge and experience and to network with people interested in Magento. We welcome Magento Developers, Graphic and Web Designers, Magento Users and anyone interested in selling products online.

There are lots of developer skill building talks/events etc but not enough meetups for Product Managers to get together and share lessons learned, tools, processes, tips/tricks etc. That is what this group is for. A way for tech/web/startup Product Managers to get together and hang out with other PMs, to learn, share, and network.

Are you a solo-consultant or running a consulting firm that provides engineering or design in the San Francisco area? Or are you an entrepreneur who might need to contract or partner with such a business? Join our community of people in the area helping to build products and make ideas into reality. Our meetup welcomes engineers and designers from all disciplines and the businesses that support them such as product-based startups and other firms who write custom software. We'll have regular even …