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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
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SUMMARY:AI in UX: Promise\, Peril & the Empathy Gap with Friends of Figma
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\nJoin UXPA Minnesota and Friends of Figma for a real-world look at designing with AI — including a live demo using Figma Make\, Claude\, ChatGPT\, and Copilot in an actual design workflow. \nAI tools are changing how UX designers work. Faster ideation\, smarter synthesis\, quicker prototypes. But speed isn’t the whole story. In this session\, two UX designers share an honest look at where AI genuinely improves their practice\, where it introduces risk\, and what it still can’t replace. We’ll dig into real challenges like biased outputs\, oversimplified personas\, and the pressure to move fast in spaces that require deep empathy\, drawing on examples from our own work. We’ll then walk through a live demo showing how we use Figma Make alongside other tools within a real design workflow\, including examples of where we challenge or refine the tool outputs along the way. \nWhether you’re already integrating AI into your practice or still figuring out where to start\, this session offers honest insight and practical takeaways from the field. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” 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With a background in graphic design and further education in business\, she brings a thoughtful\, multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving. She’s passionate about listening to users to guide her design decisions. 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URL:https://uxpamn.org/event/ai-in-ux-promise-peril-the-empathy-gap-with-friends-of-figma/
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