UXCONNECT

Monthly online meet up

 

UXCONNECT members at UXRETREAT 2021

 
 

UXCONNECT is a monthly online conversation group for Senior UX and Design practitioners and leaders. It’s a safe space to explore topics, learn new practices and share challenges with people who understand your context.

How it works:

  • Monthly online meetup on Zoom

  • Friday lunch times 12.30pm - 1.30pm

  • Slack channel where you can advertise or find jobs, ask questions and receive support from other experienced members.

  • Aotearoa, NZ based

“UX Connect is an invaluable community of connection, full of the best design wisdom you’ll find anywhere.”
— Clint Schnee, Product Design Director for Xero

    • Topic based discussion group

    • Share knowledge, tools & articles

    • Advertise / find jobs

    • Find support with a specific challenge

    • Being a bi-cultural worker

    • Practitioner wellbeing

    • Brains Trust - use the hive mind to solve your problems

    • Tools sharing

    • What inspires you

    • Authentic Leadership

    • Remote working tips and tricks

    • Your 2022 Goals

    • UX industry needs

“UX Connect is more like a group of friends who happen to work in the same industry and in similar jobs who discuss, debate, share and grow together. ”
— Amelia Diggle, Service Design Manager for Verizon Connect

What people like about UXCONNECT

Joining

Joining is by subscription, with an annual fee of $150.00 NZD (exc. GST). Membership gives you access to the Slack thread to chat with members, advertise jobs to a UX and Design network, participate in the monthly meet ups and also discounted access to Retreats, Coaching and Leadership programmes from FIRESIDE.

“UX Connect is a safe space to share, decompress and uncover ways to work in a supportive and collaborative environment. Jodine masterfully guides us through themes and topics at a deeper level. I find UX Connect immensely valuable to building on my knowledge as well as catching up with some of NZ’s finest people on a regular cadence.”
— Alister Coyne, Director of Design for Auror

Register to Guest

If you would like to guest first, you are welcome to attend one UXCONNECT to experience the community. Please register your interest in guesting using the form below:

“Who wouldn’t want to talk to experts in their field, get and share advice, hints, tips, support and camaraderie? UX Connect gives me the chance to reset my imposter syndrome back to zero in a truly relaxed and friendly monthly get together.”
— Martin Bulmer, Research Lead for Optimal Workshop