Hatch Conference

Katrina Alcorn's advice to all of us: You have GOT to find a way to WORK LESS https://lnkd.in/eUpk-MY5 In her talk "Stop burning out Designers! : Creating supportive Workplaces for all", the world-class design leader (ex IBM, now Accenture Song) shared the main reasons why designers are burning out, and how to break the cycle. Starting preparation for 2024, we felt burnout could not be skipped among the list of topics. And while it isn't as "sexy" as design systems or the design craft, people needed to have more conversations around it. That's why also, from today on, Katrina's talk is live in our youtube channel! just head to https://lnkd.in/e9kzK4iq to watch for free ✨

Our first Leadership Ateliers Session with Marvin Olukayode Hassan brought us the following learnings: #1: Design leaders should assess current UX maturity level using a maturity scale and develop growth plan aligned with organizational goals and responsibilities. #2: Design leaders' most important skill to have is to be able to clearly communicate design team needs and responsibilities to other stakeholders and leadership. (And there's an event coming in April / May just dedicated to this!) #3: Career frameworks are not one-fits-all and should always be tailored to the organization's current maturity level. #4: Design teams should always have a focus on demonstrating tangible business impact through metrics like engineering hours saved or conversion improvements instead of just "speaking design". If you want to learn more, follow Marvin or his new project UXPEERS and join us in the next session towards the end of November!

Don't forget tomorrow is our first free online session for early design leaders together with Marvin Olukayode Hassan It might seem like a minor thing to learn where the lines are drawn when it comes to responsibilities, but it could save you some real trouble figuring them out as early as possible. Come with your own questions and let our expert tackle them in a highly interactive session. 💌 Sign up here -> https://lu.ma/wbtqi2xa 🗣️ About the guest: Marvin Hassan is a UX design manager & career coach with more than 20 years of experience in the design field. In addition to working with 1:1 clients, he recently launched UXPEERS, a mentoring membership dedicated to experienced professionals. 🎙️ About our host: Nat Di Pasquale is a Lead Product Designer as Feather. She was a participant at 2024's Berlin Ateliers and is now leading community efforts to continue to deliver value to early design leaders.

Are you taking your first steps into Design Leadership and sometimes feel you may struggle defining what's YOUR job and what isn't? Then join the first of the upcoming Leadership Ateliers Online sessions where we bring some previous and future facilitators of our event to run an interactive session answering all your burning questions. The first one brings Marvin Olukayode Hassan in the spotlight, answering everything related to "Do I have to do this, or not" kind of questions. 🗓️ When: Wednesday, Oct 16th ⏰ Time: 17:30 CEST / 16:30 WEST 📍 Where: Online 🎟️ Ticket: https://lu.ma/wbtqi2xa See you next Wednesday!

What does great UX look like when there are no screens? https://lnkd.in/eRWJhwM3 "The Path to Zero Screens" is now open on Youtube! Juan Hidalgo from Mews tried to answer this question speaking about their mission at Mews to switch to "User Disengagement" : Building predictive systems that eliminate the need for people behind screens. Of course this brings lots of challenges, but it might be closer than you might expect! Check out our Youtube Channel to find more!

What a great time getting to know some of the Design Leadership community in Lisbon ahead of bringing our Leadership Ateliers there! If you are nearby, keep an eye on this space! Next stop, Barcelona in early November!

The fantastic episode of Growthmates recorded live at Hatch with Jason Giles from UserTesting is now live!

Can you believe it's been 2 weeks aready? Has the content sunk in? If you attended onsite or online, you already must be enjoying the talks you missed in our dedicated site. If you haven't, two of them are now on Youtube, and we'll be posting two for free each month, but we won't tell you which ones until we release them. So if you missed Hatch and still want to get the content, you can opt in for one of our €50 digital passes on our website and get the HQ recordings of ALL 15 sessions... that's giant value for your money! Don't let the offer go away and get your digital ticket in our website 🎟️

What is going on in the European Design Job Market? You can now find out in our Youtube channel! As promised and as part of our bi-monthly drop, we are releasing the job panel Hang 🤙 Xu moderated where Lena Kul (Miro), Silke Bochat (Weleda), Dilara Cumhur Neutze and Nathan G. (Volue) spoke frankly to our audience about the situation, but also offered strategies and stories to learn from. It's easy to simplify some of what happened in the last 2 years with "companies being careless" or "unnecesary growth lead th overhiring", etc. If you want to hear a real argument on the matter, and learn how you can be better informed, head to our Youtube channel and watch for free. https://lnkd.in/eQHRmDM8

🚀 Key Takeaways from Hatch Conference 2024! 🚀 I’m excited to share my slide presentation with key insights from the Hatch Conference 2024. From expanding UX roles to leveraging AI and tackling burnout, these insights are essential for advancing our design practice. Highlights Include: 🔹 Design and (Blank) – David Hoang 🔹 How UserTesting Does User Testing – Jason Giles 🔹 The Shape of AI – Emily Campbell 🔹 How Linear Designs for Planners – Adrien Griveau 🔹 Stop Burning Out Designers – Katrina Alcorn 🔹 The European Accessibility Act (EEA) – Piccia Neri 🔹 Designing Through the Hype – Rachel Rosenson 🔹 Closing Keynote – Prof. Erik Spiekermann A huge thank you to everyone energy for making this experience possible. Check out the slides for detailed insights! #UXDesign #HatchConference2024 #DesignInsights #UserExperience #AI #Accessibility #DesignTrends