Design Researchers rarely work in isolation, more and more we work alongside Data Scientists or Analysts toward the same goal.

So what happens when a Data Scientist in-training goes rogue and becomes a Design Researcher?

Establishing design principles around a clear vision can keep everyone in the product team focussed. Only as time goes on and new features need our attention, these design principles are often forgotten about, so how can we make sure they are top of mind for the members of the product team?

Experiences come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they’re simple and straight forward, other times nuances arises that we could never have anticipated. But what happens when the experience is not only complex but highly unconventional?

Australia’s biggest UX meetup is coming to Melbourne to give you a place to learn, share and connect this August.

Meera Pillai, UX Practice Lead at AGL, joins UX Gatherings to share the methods she uses to navigate constraints in the design process. She will speak about her experiences in delivering valuable digital products with a desired user experience, all without compromising creativity along the way. 

In the world of design, the only constant is change. As soon as we are comfortable with the way things are done, there’s a completely new approach to consider. So what needs to change to transition from a corporate environment to a lean startup?

One of the most valuable skills UX practitioners have is facilitating robust discussion, but there’s more to it than getting everyone in a room, letting them speak. So how can we make sure our facilitation is valuable for everyone?

Remya Ramesh, The Art of Mindfulness in Product Design

Dan will address how Human Centred Design needs to evolve to address the emergent problems we face, both in our jobs, and our mindset.

Catherine Hills kicks off this years UX Gatherings sharing her observations and predictions about the blending of design disciplines and what practitioners need to do to stay relevant as our industry evolves.

Danya Azzopardi - More Than Logos

Are we simply designing great digital experiences that solve business problems or do we have the capacity to truly shift society?

Inna Fourer will discuss how to combine three principles — purpose, form and design — with a human-centred design process to create the most affective type of physical signage. This talk is for anyone interested in using way finding to blend digital and physical design. Inna will review examples of effective and ineffective signage based on principles of way finding, information and instructional design.

Taking time to understand an organisation’s UX Maturity can bring clarity of what’s working, what’s not, and how you can make a bigger impact. Mags Hanley will take us through different UX Maturity Models and provide a framework to asses your own organisation’s UX Maturity

This month, Strategy Consultant Jessica Abad Kelly is joining UX Gatherings to talk about how she advocates for users and customers through her work with Deloitte.
Jessica will show us why users are the foundation of strategy, and how she works with clients to define, develop and implement user-centered strategy for digital projects.

Creating a human-focussed culture within the organisation you work for can feel like a never-ending struggle. How can you make an impact on culture when you're looking from the outside in?

Fiona Slocombe shares how Pause Fest 2017 was designed.

Designers are useful people. Our superpowers are solving problems and communicating ideas. So why do we specialise in features, interfaces and interactions?

Cory-Ann Joseph compares UX in Dublin and Melbourne

Speaker: Angela Bode
When: Wednesday 26 October 6pm to 7:30pm
Where: REA Group, 511 Church St, Richmond
Cost: Free

It's an exciting time for Experience Design! But what about Junior Designers? They’re fresh to the industry, hungry to learn and excited to get started. how do you break into UX?

We’re celebrating the first anniversary of UX Gatherings! We have NASA UX Manager, Steve Hillenius, sharing his unique experience working with with astronauts, scientists and engineers.

Melbourne's biggest UX meetup! Four UX communities collide on one night in August to bring you Mega Meetup 2016.

How do you go about conducting user research in an unfamiliar country? What happens when you can’t speak the local language and you’re not part of the culture?

What makes a bad design leader?Cam Rogers—Head of UX at SEEK—joins UX Gatherings in May to speak about the qualities and practices of good design leaders. 

Peter Grierson, Senior UX Researcher at REA Group, joins UX Gatherings on April 5th to talk about the practical application of eye tracking using the high tech Tobii Pro Glasses 2 for realestate.com.au.

The design process can at times seem confusing and intangible. Why do we make certain decisions, how do our ideas come to fruition?

Visual Designer Frederick Loo joins UX Gatherings to talk about what’s it’s like to be thrown into the deep end of UX.

UX Gatherings has a special screening of the extended interviews from the Helvetica, Objectified, and Urbanized documentary series.