Recordings

Event Recordings

Explore our collection of Chicago Camps’ most enriching design dialogues, from the concise, engaging dialogues of Tent Talks to the in-depth explorations at UX Camp, and the visionary perspectives at Leadership By Design.

Whether you’re revisiting a favorite session or discovering new insights, these recordings are your gateway to an ever-expanding world of design knowledge and leadership wisdom.

Discover, learn, and be inspired by the diverse voices that have shaped our vibrant design community.

Joe Natoli – Think Like a Leader: 10 Things UXers Should Stop (and Start) Doing to Reclaim Their Power

Leadership By Design 2025 Think Like a Leader: 10 Things UXers Should Stop (and Start) Doing to Reclaim Their Power Every week, working with UXers and product designers at all levels — in addition to those serving on teams of...

3 Min Read

Aaron Irizarry – Intentional Leadership

Leadership By Design 2025 Intentional Leadership The world of design and the contexts in which it operates are constantly evolving, making it increasingly clear that our approach to leadership must be adaptive. What does this mean for us, whether we...

2 Min Read

Brianna Sylver – The Human Signal: Architecting for Emotion, Not Just for Experience

Leadership By Design 2025 The Human Signal: Architecting for Emotion, Not Just for Experience As designers, we champion the link between design and emotion when creating user experiences. But what happens when the human emotions in the creation process—the “noise”...

3 Min Read

Katja Forbes – Machines Customers: The Evolution Has Begun

Leadership By Design 2025 Machines Customers: The Evolution Has Begun What if your next customer isn’t human? In a world increasingly run by AI, machines are rapidly becoming independent economic actors, making buying decisions without human intervention. In her provocative...

3 Min Read

Dave Gray – Getting Unstuck with Visual Frameworks

Leadership By Design 2025 Getting Unstuck with Visual Frameworks Visual thinking pioneer Dave Gray will share his passion for visual frameworks, a fresh and intuitive method for creative thinking and problem solving.

2 Min Read

Kyle Soucy – Gather Round: How to Share the Stories from UX Research

Leadership By Design 2025 Gather Round: How to Share the Stories from UX Research As UX Researchers, our job is not over when the interviews are finished. In fact, that’s when the most important part of our job is just...

3 Min Read

Yaddy Arroyo – The New Conundrum: How to Lead When You’re Not the Expert

Leadership By Design 2025 The New Conundrum: How to Lead When You’re Not the Expert One of the hardest things for leaders to admit is that they don’t know enough to keep up. We’re all dealing with AI right now,...

3 Min Read

Chris Avore – AI, Anxiety, and Actual Impact: Leading Design Teams Through the AI Era

Leadership By Design 2025 AI, Anxiety, and Actual Impact: Leading Design Teams Through the AI Era As AI hype collides with workplace realities, design leaders face a threefold challenge: managing executive expectations fueled by LinkedIn headlines and pithy X posts,...

2 Min Read

Dani Nordin – Lessons Learned From Designing for AI Systems

UX Camp Spring 2025 Lessons Learned From Designing for AI Systems This presentation focuses on practical tools and frameworks for designing AI experiences that users find genuinely helpful rather than frustrating. Drawing insights from various sources, including my work on...

2 Min Read

Charles Egwuh – Designing for Real Life: How UX Changed My Thinking, My Work & My World

UX Camp Spring 2025 Designing for Real Life: How UX Changed My Thinking, My Work & My World UX reshaped how I think, collaborate, and lead. As a social entrepreneur and product strategist, I’ve used user-centered thinking to build inclusive,...

2 Min Read

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