Morning Roundtables

Options include:

How to grow as a designer when you’re a design team of one
Moderated by Evelyn Chua RGD, Intermediate Graphic Designer at Lucent Quay Consulting Inc.
Being a one-person design team can be challenging – managing all the projects is one thing, but how do you grow, stay inspired, and keep levelling up without the support of fellow creatives. Let’s talk about finding mentorship, building community, setting boundaries, and making space for creativity when you’re juggling everything yourself.

Me, myself and I: Succeeding as a solo practitioner
Moderated by Emmi Salonen, DT Speaker, Designer, Creative Director, Educator & Founder of Studio Emmi
There is no blueprint to working for yourself. Let’s discuss the successes we’ve accomplished and failures we’ve endured, so we can all learn from each other and grow our businesses.

Fostering creativity: Discussing techniques and strategies for sparking creativity within design teams
Moderated by Jen Cook, Director, Communication Design at hcma
We’ll chat about creating spaces for low-stakes exploration, taking inspiration from those who are not “creative” and normalizing feedback as creative fuel.

How to ask questions like a UX Researcher
Moderated by Maria Munir Associate RGD, UX Designer at TRIUMF
Good questions uncover insight; great questions shape understanding. Join this interactive roundtable to learn how UX researchers craft questions that get to the heart of user needs. Share techniques, practice phrasing, and leave with actionable tips to elevate your research game.

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