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SUMMARY:Vibecoding 101 with MN Women in AI
DESCRIPTION:Join UXPA Minnesota and MN Women in AI for an introduction to vibe coding—designing and building websites and applications using AI-powered tools.\nThis session will explore how designers\, product thinkers\, and builders are using AI tools to quickly turn ideas into working products. The event will include short demos of vibe-coded projects\, followed by a fireside chat and Q&A about how to get started and best practices for building with AI.\nCurious about AI in product design? Get a practical look at what’s possible and where to begin.\nSchedule\n6:00–6:10 PM: UXPA Minnesota Announcements\n6:10–6:40 PM: Vibe Coding Demos\n6:40–7:10 PM: Fireside Chat with MN Women in AI\n7:10–7:30 PM: Q&A\nVirtual Event\nThe Zoom link will be shared via email before the event.\nVibe Coding 101\nVibe coding is an emerging approach to building digital products using AI-powered development tools. Instead of writing large amounts of code manually\, creators collaborate with AI to rapidly prototype and launch working applications. This event will showcase short demos of vibe-coded projects built using platforms such as Lovable and Claude Code\, followed by a fireside conversation about how people are experimenting with AI-assisted development today. Attendees will learn how AI tools are changing the way ideas move from concept to product\, best practices for getting started\, and how designers and product thinkers can participate in this new workflow.\n\n\nMeet the Speaker: Tanya Coller\n\nTanya Coller is a digital product strategist\, AI product coach\, and founder of Crinkle.ai. She works at the intersection of UX\, product strategy\, and AI-powered development\, helping teams rapidly prototype full-stack applications using tools such as Lovable\, Supabase\, and modern LLMs. Her work focuses on mapping user journeys\, identifying where generative AI adds real value\, and quickly turning ideas into working products that serve both users and business goals. \n\n\n\n\nMeet the Speaker: Shannon Seaver\nShannon Seaver is a nonprofit leader\, startup founder\, and strategist focused on expanding access to STEM and technology careers. She works at the intersection of education\, workforce development\, and AI-powered learning\, helping organizations build programs and tools that connect talent\, technology\, and opportunity. Her work focuses on creating innovative learning experiences and exploring how emerging technologies can make tech education more accessible.\n\n\n\nMeet the Speaker: Caroline Holden\n\nCaroline Swift Holden is a creative technologist with a background spanning startups\, AI\, venture capital\, advertising\, comedy\, and film. She’s helped sell a data/AI startup to Snowflake in four months as Head of Marketing\, and scaled a grocery delivery app 10\,000% during the first 3 months of the pandemic.Today\, she runs Swift Start Go\, a media brand exploring AI\, creativity\, and the future of work. Caroline is also the co-founder of Minnesota Women in AI\, a growing community of innovators\, technologists\, and creatives advancing responsible AI adoption across industries. \n\n\n  \nYou must create a free account for events or you must be a member of UXPA-MN. \nPlease note you must be subscribed to our emails in order to get event information.
URL:https://uxpamn.org/event/vibecoding-101-with-mn-women-in-ai/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Designing for Complexity: UX Across Systems\, Scale\, and Reality
DESCRIPTION:UX doesn’t live in simple flows. It lives in complex systems\, shifting requirements\, and real constraints. \nJoin a panel of experienced practitioners as they share how they design across large-scale systems\, navigate ambiguity\, and make decisions when there isn’t a clear answer. \nIf you’re curious what UX actually looks like on the job\, this is a good place to start. \nSchedule: \n\nPanel Discussion\nQ&A\n\nFood and Beverages will be provided \n \nLocation (In-Person Only):\nU of M\, McNeal Hall 33\n1985 Buford Avenue\nSaint Paul\, MN 55108 \nMap for McNeal Hall and recommended parking in the Gortner Ave Ramp \n  \n  \nPanelists: \n\nJared Johnson\nJared Johnson is an Experience Design Consultant with over 10 years of experience building digital products & services for corporate enterprise organizations to start-ups. His professional expertise spans traditional experience design\, interface design\, usability testing\, and digital product strategy. \nHis experience spans the industries of finance\, healthcare\, construction\, agriculture\, and legal and has worn many hats ranging from Production Artist and Graphic Designer to Interactive Designer and Experience Strategist. He has been featured on technology podcasts\, written blogs highlighting best practices when building digital products\, presented to dozens of technology professionals on industry trends\, curated design topics + speakers for local conferences\, and contributed to panel discussions for events like World Usability Day. Jared is highly engaged in the local Minneapolis/St. Paul\, Minnesota design community where he lives as well as supports regional\, national\, and international chapters of collaborative communities of professional like UXPA\, Nielsen Norman Group\, and Minnesota Digital Services. \n\n \n\nMathias Rechzigel\nMathias Rechtzigel is a Civic Technologist with a focus on increasing the usability and accessibility of safety net programs. Past work include the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\, General Services Administration\, the U.S. Treasury\, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis\, UnitedHealthcare\, U.S. Bank\, Best Buy\, and more. \n  \n \nJared Burseth\nJared Burseth has spent the last four years designing the the clinical software that physicians and nurses rely on to care for patients. As Lead Designer at MEDITECH\, he interfaces with HCA\, the largest for-profit healthcare corporation in America. He was previously an award-winning classical pianist. \nOutside of work\, he’s a dad\, a husband\, and a film enthusiast with an unexplainable interest in the business side of cinema. \n  \n  \nYou must create a free account for events or you must be a member of UXPAMN.\nPlease note you must be subscribed to our emails in order to get event information.
URL:https://uxpamn.org/event/designing-for-complexity-ux-across-systems-scale-and-reality/
LOCATION:U of M: McNeal Hall\, 1985 Buford Avenue\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55108\, United States
CATEGORIES:In person
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