At the next meetup in December we meet at TechTalk in Vienna. This time we have one interesting talk.
AI, but make it user friendly
by Christine Popper, Project Manager and Product Owner @ TechTalk
In this talk, we’ll explore the UX/UI side of developing AI-powered solutions, focusing on how design bridges the gap between AI technology and real user needs. Through practical examples and lessons learned, this talk highlights the challenges and opportunities of developing impactful AI-driven products.
At the next meetup in November 2024 we meet at BarnVentures at Alpenmilchzentrale in Vienna. This time we have two interesting talks.
Spot the Deceptive Pattern
by Alicia Holla, Product Designer @ Innovatrics
This talk dives into the world of dark patterns—sneaky design tricks used to mislead users. After a quick intro, get ready for an interactive session with real examples to spot. It’s a chance to sharpen your design instincts and rethink how we approach ethical design.
🕶️Navigating the Unseen Web: Accessibility Demo with Live Reactions
by Paweł Masarczyk, Accessibility and Experience Expert @ WIENFLUSS information.design.solutions KG
In this talk, Paweł Masarczyk demonstrates the significance of digital accessibility and universal design in an unexpected twist – by dealing with whatever is thrown at him and testing web experiences proposed by the audience. In this 30-minute presentation, you can hear your favorite services, projects you are working on or have committed to experienced from the perspective of a screen reader user. Paweł will also share his personal insights about using the web as a person who was born blind. Together, we will take a look at some basic screen reader accessibility principles and how they correlate to the upcoming EU legislation in this regard and the humane act of designing interfaces that are functional for every user, regardless of their accessibility needs.
Location
BarnVentures Alpenmilchzentrale Weyringergasse 36, 1040 Wien
Online Discussions & Q&A
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Raphael Fehrer, UX-Architect @ Erste Digital Over the past few years, customer advising has evolved from one-sided presentations by advisors to collaborative efforts with customers. However, this shift towards joint collaboration is often taken for granted and not explicitly addressed. In this talk, I will explore how we at Erste Bank are actively working to develop co-experience concepts for our customer onboarding process through extensive research, enhancing the way we engage and connect with our customers.
How fast can you fix a HealthTech onboarding experience? Spoiler: Fast!
Melita Balaski, Product Design Consultant We all know what happens when users struggle to complete a process or, worse, abandon it altogether. Now imagine launching a complicated HealthTech onboarding experience without the essential steps of research, user testing, or thoughtful design. Through a real-world case study, discover how a lean team tackles a demanding relaunch timeline and implements actionable strategies rapidly to turn this frustrating user experience into a success.
Location
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien (FH Technikum Wien) Höchstädtplatz 6 1200 Wien room: Raum HS F0.01 (Festsaal)
Tuesday, 12th of March 2024, 7:00pm (willhaben) Please register at meetup.com/UXvienna.
At the next meetup in March we meet at willhaben in Vienna. The agenda for this evening will be:
18:30 Doors open
19:00 Welcome, Round of Introduction & Talks: UX Research and business growth by Katerina Ivanova & Martin Müller UX Utopia – Experience Design form a Speculative Perspektive by Melanie Daveid
20:45 Drinks & Wraps
UX research and business growth
by Katerina Ivanova & Martin Müller, UX Research, willhaben When looking for new business opportunities, companies often put emphasis on trying things and failing fast, but what is the place of UX research in this process? How do you test the product that doesn’t exist yet? In this talk, we explore the dynamic interplay between business development / growth strategies and user research. By intertwining these two domains, organizations can unlock innovative pathways to foster user-centric growth. We will tackle how user research can reduce risks when validating Feasibility, Desirability and Viability and delve into real-world case studies to see how user insights help develop and refine new business opportunities.
UX Utopia – Experience Design from a Speculative Perspective
by Melanie Daveid, Experience Designer Patterns, guidelines and processes are the bread and butter of User Experience design. They provide structure and direction based on identified needs. However, it can be easy to fall into a comfortable routine that hinders the progress of the discipline. So, what comes next in UX design? We need to expand our understanding of what constitutes an experience and be willing to explore uncharted territories. Speculative Design offers an opportunity to do just that. It’s time to break free from the status quo and envision the future of Experience Design.
willhaben is the largest digital marketplace and one of the biggest websites in Austria with more than 4.6 million users per month* and more than 10 million ads in real estate, cars, jobs and marketplace (*ÖWA 2023-III, mittlerer Monat). Our successful concept is based on strong regional content and a modern, clear page structure with a detailed categorization of the ads. The easy usage, the fast search results and the exclusive focus on the online advertising business ensure a clear profile of the offer and a high user acceptance.
Teamspirit is one of the key corporate values at willhaben. We are true team players with a wide variety of talent, and we support each other to achieve the best results for our users and customers. Our open office space, including a large kitchen and sunny terrace ensures a very familiar working atmosphere. There are regular joint activities such as team buildings, after work gatherings and other company events and as an employer, we are delighted about top positions as a „Great Place to Work ” for the past 14 years.
Tuesday, 13th of February 2024, 7:00pm (Eversports) Please register at meetup.com/UXvienna.
At the next meetup in February we meet at Eversports in Vienna with two interesting talks.
Ethics in UX Design
by Amirhossein Shamlou – Head of Product Design, Eversports In the realm of User Experience (UX) Design, where aesthetics meet user functionality, ethical considerations play a crucial role. This presentation addresses the balance between creating engaging digital experiences and maintaining ethical integrity. We’ll explore key issues like privacy, accessibility, and inclusivity, and discuss the impact of design choices on users. Our focus is to highlight the importance of ethical practices in UX design, ensuring that digital products are not only effective but also responsible and user-friendly.
AI-powered UX Design Tools
by Tom Zahler – Co-founder and Managing Director, intuio GmbH AI has come to change the landscape of design tools for UX professionals. Let’s examine a few of those tools a bit more closely, and see how advanced their use of AI already is in their products. Are they really useful for the task of designing interfaces and interactions? Some promise to come up with entire designs based only on a text prompt, or to convert a screenshot into an editable design. Many are still in Beta or offer access via a waitlist only. How does Midjourney fare as a user interface designer? Can it help with creating UI component libraries for design systems? How about Framer as a copywriting assistant? You will get a better understanding of the possible impact and developments that will change our field with the adoption of these new technologies.
At the next meetup in December we meet at Liechtenecker in Vienna with two interesting talks.
UX writing: How to advocate for clarity in digital bureaucracy
by Dominik Vaszily, Content Designer, Lighting Beetle*
The digital transformation of a prestigious public institution serving hundreds of millions of people presents unique challenges. How do you keep the content clear and consistent despite its legal complexities? Dominik will share his experience implementing a user-centric approach at the European Patent Office, unifying expert terminology for diverse user groups and digital tools. Ultimately, it’s about making public services accessible to everyone.
Making the business value of design visible
by Marion Haidacher, Head of Account Management at Liechtenecker
Let’s talk numbers baby! But how? UX-Design is only about making things “pretty“, right? So wrong. Because if you ask us, design is so much more and contributes significantly to the achievement of corporate goals. In this talk, we will give you useful tips on how you can communicate this within your company or in front of your customers.
Tuesday, 14th of November 2023, 7:00pm (Erste Digital, Vienna)
Please register at meetup.com/UXvienna – just if you are registered before Monday 13th 10am you can join the meetup.
UX Vienna Evening Meetups are on the 2nd tuesday of every month — 12 times a year. This time we meet at Erste Digital.
Pebbles move, boulders don‘t – implementing usability test findings successfully in a complex scrum project setup (Johanna Schauerhofer & Michael Bechinie)
Usability testing is one of the most important user-based methods in the human-centred design process to optimize the user experience. In our talk we will share our experience of implementing continuous incorporation of the results of user-based evaluation methods. The learnings will focus on a large-scale scrum project in the context of a financial business application. We will discuss the evolutionary steps of our approach with the goal to ensure the highest possible implementation rate of usability test findings.
An alien goes UX meetup or: how to overcome the user obsession problem (Wolfgang Goebl)
I (an IT guy) – have worked with UX professionals on many implementation projects. I appreciate their user obsession, reflected in every UX design they want to have implemented by software developers. In stark contrast, however, I’ve seen too many projects where the UX designs were, at best, just good initial input. In those projects, the actual UX design & implementation was done by software developers.
Asking ChatGPT “What criticism is there of UX Design?” leads to some validation of my observations: “The UX discipline neglects other aspects of design, such as technical feasibility, economic profitability or social responsibility. UX focuses mainly on the usage phase of the product or service, without considering the impacts on other phases of the realisation”.
Wouldn’t it be lovely to increase the impact of UX by setting up a true co-design process of UX, implementation, and other relevant aspects of realisation in a seamless approach?
In this talk I will cover topics like:
how to design user experiences as part of a more holistic enterprise design approach
how to smash down the walls between UX and software architecture to enable a true co-design approach
how the facet of “experience” should be complemented by “architecture” and “identity” to create better enterprises?
Location
Erste Group at Erste Campus Main Entrance at “Am Belvedere 1” 1100 Wien
UX Vienna Evening Meetups are on the 2nd tuesday of every month — 12 times a year. This time we meet at UNIQA.
Sonja Bobrowska – “UX Research for Product Strategy“
At this UX Vienna Evening meetup Sonja Bobrowska will give a talk on “UX Research for Product Strategy“:
“In this talk, I will discuss our approach to using UX research to inform the development of a product strategy for an insurance self-service portal. I will cover how we applied both qualitative and quantitative research methods, and how we used the Jobs to be Done framework to tie our findings together and guide our decision-making.”
UX Vienna Evening Meetups are on the 2nd tuesday of every month — 12 times a year. This time we meet at FH Technikum Wien and we will have three very intersting talks
Our Agenda on Tuesday 11th of April
6:45pm: Welcome & CheckIn at FH Technikum Wien
~7:00 Intro: Round of Introduction, Job offers & events
Saskia Huemer about “(How) Can we incorporate accessibility during UX Prototyping?” (EN)
Victoria Brödl about “UX Consulting: From Challenges to Chances” (EN)
