Let's Meet Up Virtually: UX Research Meetup & Event Guide May 2025

"What does it mean to do truly strategic UX research — and how do we stay relevant as our field evolves? Join us for a lively and thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Ari Zelmanow as we explore the future of UX research in an era shaped by AI, shifting expectations, and the need for stronger business alignment."

"How can you tell if your communications work unless you test them? Learn why guessing costs more than testing, and how to get clear answers from real users without breaking your budget or timeline.

Whether you're new to user testing, have misconceptions about how it works, or want to explore different ways of doing it, this session is designed for you."

"Research repositories are a staple in a UX researcher’s toolkit. They hold the promise of making insights more accessible, reusable, and influential. Yet despite this promise, we hear more about how easily they fail.

Join Emily DiLeo, UXR knowledge management strategist and founder of The Current, and Jake Burghardt, product research thought leader and author of “Stop Wasting Research”, as we explore these big questions"

"As UX professionals, we often have a narrow image of our users— a person tapping through a digital interface in isolation. But in reality, our products and services exist within complex user ecosystems, and different people engage with them in ways we don’t always anticipate. This limited perspective not only affects the experiences we design but also how we advocate for UX within our organizations.

Join us for this hands-on workshop where we challenge the conventional understanding of “the user” and explore a broader, systems-thinking approach to UX."

"To unlock your full potential and build a lasting legacy in UX, you need to master two key skills: understanding yourself and telling your story effectively. In this session, we’ll dive deep into practical strategies for reflecting on your strengths, identifying the unique value you offer, and using strategic storytelling to position yourself for new opportunities. You’ll walk away with clear, actionable steps to reshape your career narrative and boost your confidence to take on exciting challenges."

"Executive influence is critical for UX impact. Executives are the ones who decide whether or not to invest in your work. Communicating in a way that cuts through and gets executives to care about your research, insights or designs will level up your impact."

"Curious how insights have been turned into actionable product improvements at Google? An insight without impact is an insight that doesn't exist, so it's essential for UX researchers to ensure their insights move the needle for stakeholders.

To understand how to turn insights into action, I'll sit down with Nina Weber. Nina spent over 18 years at Google as a UX research leader, sharpening her approach to making insights impactful for products like Google Play or Google Cloud Platform."

"How and why do you use qual and quant methods? In this seminar, Dr. Sam Ladner will describe how and in what ways qualitative and quantitative methods differ. She will cover the deeper, largely unknown reasons why mixing methods is so difficult.

Attendees will learn why their own mixed methods approaches may have lacked success in the past. She will provide the major reasons and methods on how to mix methods, and several examples from her own UX research."

"​Join the UX Researchers' Guild for an engaging virtual panel discussion featuring research and operations leaders from Autodesk as they share their experiences experimenting with AI tools and workflows to scale UX Research.

​Autodesk’s Operations Manager Christen Penny, UX Research Director Mark Uttley and Program Manager Manuela Escala will explore the strategic vision from research leadership alongside the practical priorities of operations managers, offering a comprehensive look at what it takes to implement AI into enterprise UX research."

"In this webinar, Elsie Lauchlan and Ellie Gould from the Thinks Quantitative practice will explore how our Participant Empowerment Model shapes our quantitative approaches, influencing every stage of the research process - from question design to sampling, data collection, and final analysis and reporting."

"Master stakeholder interviews in our webinar designed for UX professionals seeking to make real impact. Learn how to approach executives and key decision-makers, align project goals with their expectations, and gain their perspective in a single, powerful conversation. This session promises practical skills not covered in typical boot camps."