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Designing and Facilitating a Co-Creation Session

[email protected] | Aalap Doshi
post authorAalap Doshi

Aalap Doshi
Aalap is a versatile UX leader, product strategist, and engineer with over 20 years of experience in transforming complex challenges into innovative solutions. As Head of Product & User Experience at ICPSR, he helps reimagine digital offerings for the world's leading social science data archive. His career includes impactful work at Michigan Medicine, where he built human-centered design programs, and co-founding Findcare acquired by NeedyMeds, a nonprofit that connects low-income communities with affordable healthcare. A recognized expert in design thinking, Aalap also teaches at the University of Michigan, sharing his expertise on navigating ambiguity in UX.

Are You Doing Too Much Research?

[email protected] | Carol Rossi
post authorCarol Rossi

Carol Rossi
Carol helps leaders see the maximum impact of research insights by providing training and advising, whether or not there are UX researchers on staff. With 25+ years of experience, she spent 14 years leading research teams focused on vision and strategy, brand retention and building, and user experience metrics. Carol started the research practice at Kelley Blue Book and Edmunds from scratch and led user research at NerdWallet. She teaches on Maven, and has been an invited speaker on several podcasts, meetups, and conferences, and published articles in books on user research best practices.

The Future of Design: How AI Is Shifting Designers from Makers to Curators

[email protected] | Andy Budd
post authorAndy Budd

Andy Budd
Andy is a Design Leader turned investor, advisor, and coach. He is a Venture Partner at Seedcamp, one of the top-ranked seed funds in Europe. He has written "The Growth Equation" to help startups land their first million in revenue and reach Product Market Fit. A product person at heart, Andy previously founded Clearleft (the first UX agency in the UK), Leading Design, and UX London. He is a founding member of the Adobe Design Circle and has appeared on both the Wired 100 and BIMA 100 lists. Andy once worked as a shark diver and has been recently qualified as a pilot.

A Brief History of Design Systems. Part 2

[email protected] | Jim Gulsen
post authorJim Gulsen

Jim Gulsen
Jim Gulsen is an accomplished UX/UI designer with over 20 years of experience across diverse industries. Known for his contributions to product innovation and digital transformation, his work spans enterprise design systems, service design, SaaS products, and marketing, blending technical expertise with creative vision. Based in New York City, Jim continues to push the boundaries of digital design as both a designer and consultant, driving innovation in the field.

A Brief History of Design Systems. Part 1

[email protected] | Jim Gulsen
post authorJim Gulsen

Jim Gulsen
Jim Gulsen is an accomplished UX/UI designer with over 20 years of experience across diverse industries. Known for his contributions to product innovation and digital transformation, his work spans enterprise design systems, service design, SaaS products, and marketing, blending technical expertise with creative vision. Based in New York City, Jim continues to push the boundaries of digital design as both a designer and consultant, driving innovation in the field.

Are generative AI tools unlawful to use?

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

How Venture Capital Firms Are Shaping the Future of Product Design, & Why Design Leaders Need to Be Part of the Solution

[email protected] | Darren Smith
post authorDarren Smith

Darren Smith
Digital Product Leader and Manager, with over 20 years of experience in eCommerce and SaaS, working for some of the largest brands in Europe, North America, and APAC. Darren has helped companies manage the risk of product development with an iterative and value innovation ("build-measure-learn”) approach to product development. He collaborates with his partners and stakeholders to set and then operationalize strategy and vision. As a leader, Darren has built and led multi-disciplined creative and product teams, set practices and rituals to grow and maintain a high-quality bar, and developed the careers of those in my charge.

On the Question of Cheating and Dishonesty in Education in the Age of AI

[email protected] | Enrique Dans
post authorEnrique Dans

Enrique Dans
Enrique Dans (La Coruña - Spain, 1965) is Professor of Innovation at IE University since 1990. He holds a Ph.D. (Anderson School, UCLA), a MBA (IE University) and a B.Sc. (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). He writes daily about technology and innovation in Spanish on enriquedans.com since 2003, and in English on Medium. He has published three books, Todo va a cambiar (2010), Living in the Future (2019), and Todo vuelve a cambiar (2022). Since 2024, he is also hacking education as Director of Innovation at Turing Dream.

Head of Design is Dead, Long Live the Head of Design!

[email protected] | Darren Smith
post authorDarren Smith

Darren Smith
Digital Product Leader and Manager, with over 20 years of experience in eCommerce and SaaS, working for some of the largest brands in Europe, North America, and APAC. Darren has helped companies manage the risk of product development with an iterative and value innovation ("build-measure-learn”) approach to product development. He collaborates with his partners and stakeholders to set and then operationalize strategy and vision. As a leader, Darren has built and led multi-disciplined creative and product teams, set practices and rituals to grow and maintain a high-quality bar, and developed the careers of those in my charge.

You Are Doing Research Wrong

[email protected] | Assaf Elovic
post authorAssaf Elovic

Assaf Elovic
Assaf Elovic is a tech leader with a deep involvement in AI innovation and development. He has created several impactful AI projects like GPT Researcher and Tavily, including leading AI engineering at companies like Servicefriend (acquired by Meta), Monday, and Wix. Through his work, he focuses on AI-driven product development and has a passion for sharing his expertise, often speaking and writing about innovation and emerging technologies.

The Ascent of AI: Is It Already Shaping Every Breakthrough and Even Taking Over Creativity?

[email protected] | Oliver Inderwildi
post authorOliver Inderwildi

Oliver Inderwildi
Oliver Inderwildi is a techno-economic Strategist with extensive expertise in the nexus of technology, policy, economics, and societal change. He is passionate about leveraging technology to drive impactful solutions for global challenges. He holds a PhD in computational modeling, a diploma in politics and international relations, as well as an MBA. Oliver has held appointments at Cambridge University, Oxford University, the World Economic Forum, and the Swiss Academy of Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and has held visiting professorships globally.

The Hidden Cost of Being Connected in the Age of AI

[email protected] | Louis Byrd
post authorLouis Byrd

Louis Byrd
With over a decade of experience in Human Experience Design, Louis Byrd brings a wealth of expertise in design, technology, and business leadership. Louis is the co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Zanago, a social impact technology company known for its flagship product, Kataba. Throughout his career, Louis has designed experiences for a diverse range of clients, including small businesses, non-profits, and major brands such as Mazda, Dell, Coca-Cola, Hallmark, and Microsoft. Louis is passionate about leveraging technology and Human Experience Design to develop solutions that positively impact marginalized communities.

Why Is Innovation Rare in Academia?

[email protected] | Abraham Loeb
post authorAbraham Loeb

Abraham Loeb
Avi Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author. He holds a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has written 9 books, including Extraterrestrial and Interstellar, along with over a thousand scientific papers. Loeb is the Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation and leads the Galileo Project. He has served as Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department and founded the Black Hole Initiative. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and a former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

A Billion New Developers Thanks to AI?

[email protected] | Christian Heilmann
post authorChristian Heilmann

Christian Heilmann
Chris Heilmann has spent the last 25 years shaping the web and helping it thrive. As a lead developer on some of the largest web products, he learned that knowledge alone isn’t enough—it takes teamwork and seamless handovers to succeed. Chris has held key roles at Yahoo, Mozilla, and Microsoft, contributing to web platforms, browsers, and developer tools. His focus is on making both code and coders more efficient. An author of several JavaScript books and The Developer Advocacy Handbook (http://developer-advocacy.com), Chris is now the Director of Developer Relations at WeAreDevelopers. He’s passionate about exploring how machine learning and AI can support humans by taking on tasks we are too valuable to perform ourselves.

The End of Design?

[email protected] | Michal Malewicz
post authorMichal Malewicz

Michal Malewicz
Designer. Started freelancing in 1998 and since then worked on over 500 products in practically every product category - for both startups and Fortune 500 brands. Skateboarder in my free time. Teaching 100K+ people how to design.

Bonus Episode: Building an Autonomous Company with AI Agents

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

Handling Message Overload in Social Apps

[email protected] | Khatia Gagnidze
post authorKhatia Gagnidze

Khatia Gagnidze
Khatia is a designer with over 6 years of experience in product design, specializing in fintech, eCommerce, blockchain, banking, social network, and other industries. She has successfully designed, UX audited, and conducted research both remotely and on-site for companies worldwide, including in Australia, Singapore, UAE, France, and the USA.

UX Design Begins With Content. Don’t Outsource It to AI

[email protected] | Pavel Samsonov
post authorPavel Samsonov

Pavel Samsonov
Pavel Samsonov is a New York-based UX leader exploring the applications of design as a decision-making framework for all areas of product development. He currently builds design practice and leads innovation engagements at AWS. His approach to product & design draws on his experience managing enterprise product teams at Bloomberg, design-driven rapid prototyping in the start-up world, traditional graphic design education, and an academic background in human-computer interaction.

Forging Humanistic AI with Tom Gruber, Co-Founder of Siri

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

AI Agents at Work with Greg Vert, Deloitte

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

No, AI User Research is Not “Better Than Nothing”—It’s Much Worse

[email protected] | Pavel Samsonov
post authorPavel Samsonov

Pavel Samsonov
Pavel Samsonov is a New York-based UX leader exploring the applications of design as a decision-making framework for all areas of product development. He currently builds design practice and leads innovation engagements at AWS. His approach to product & design draws on his experience managing enterprise product teams at Bloomberg, design-driven rapid prototyping in the start-up world, traditional graphic design education, and an academic background in human-computer interaction.

7 Biggest Research Recruiting Mistakes and How to Combat Them [based on the survey]

[email protected] | Daria Krasovskaya
post authorDaria Krasovskaya

Daria Krasovskaya
In her almost four years at UXtweak, Daria has held a variety of positions, formerly as a Content Manager. Since content quality is her responsibility, she works closely with UX researchers, UX/UI designers and content writers to ensure the high-quality of all UXtweak content. When she’s not doing marketing for UXtweak, Daria is working freelance as a graphic designer.

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