Notes from the room.
Start with the talk that fits what you’re working through — AI in the work, hiring and career moves, or the systems behind thoughtful design teams.
Stop Solving Problems
Steve Portigal · Author & User Research Expert
DESIGNX · 2020
Design Talent Lifecycle in a Post-Studio World
Sean Rhodes · Exec. Creative Director, Frog Design
DESIGNX · 2020
The New Balance of Things
Martin Kool · Global Head of User Experience, MediaMonks
DESIGNX · 2020
Designing Culture
Michelle Morrison · Sr. Design Program Manager, Dropbox
DESIGNX · 2020
All-Remote UX at Scale
Christie Lenneville · UX Director, Gitlab
DESIGNX · 2020
Soft Brutalism & the Era of Weird & Wonderful
Cassie McDaniel · Design Director, Glitch
DESIGNX · 2020
Career Progression and the Path to Leadership
Todd Zaki Warfel · Executive Coach, Zaki Warfel & Co
DESIGNX · 2020
Failure: A Product Development Story
Paul van Oijen · Senior Product Designer, Shopify Plus
DESIGNX · 2020
Measuring the Value of Design With UX Metrics
Leanne Waldal · Director of Experience Strategy and Insight
DESIGNX · 2020
Permission to Speak
LaDonna Witmer · Associate Writing Director
DESIGNX · 2020
Cooperation vs. Collaboration Culture
Wendy Johansson · GVP Experience
DESIGNX · 2020
Figma’s Remote Design Process
Noah Levin · Director of Design, Figma
DESIGNX · 2020
Leading Growth Driven Design
Chetana Deorah · Director of Product Design at Coursera
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Operationalizing Design from the Ground Up
Anne Purves · Director of Design Operations, Pinterest
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Design Leader's 4 Archetypes
Peter Merholz · Consultant and Author, Adaptive Path
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Designing for Growth - Netflix
Chetana Deorah · Design Director, Coursera, Prev. Design Dir. Growth, Netflix
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Designing For Trust
Michael Chanover · VP, Design, Khan Academy
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Building Diverse, Inclusive Teams
Jenna Bilotta · Vice President Of Design, Premium, Spotify
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Embracing the Chaos
Thomas Lowry · Designer Advocate, Figma
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Learning Loop in Design
Tareq Ismail · Product Design Manager, QuoraPrev: Amplitude
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Design & Distributed Teams
Shipra Kayan · Head of Workshop Design, Miro
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Innovating from Within
Hector Crespo · Head, Strategic Design, RBC
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Platform Design & Content Strategy
Elizabeth McGuane · Senior UX Manager, Shopify
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Amplifying Design Value
Dave Malouf · Design Ops Leader
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
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