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.

Oleksii Tkachenko – Designing Scalable Product Copy with Content Systems

UX Camp Spring 2025 Designing Scalable Product Copy with Content Systems With AI becoming a part of our day-to-day life, Content designers and UX Writers see a shift in their priorities. We’re no longer focused on ad-hoc copy support. It...

3 Min Read

Meena Kothandaraman – Curiosity Skilled the Cat: Reclaiming the Power Thinking Differently has on Creativity

UX Camp Spring 2025 Curiosity Skilled the Cat: Reclaiming the Power Thinking Differently has on Creativity Of late, the work that we do as qualitative researchers leaves us feeling that organizations aren’t really inspired to think “big”. With so many...

3 Min Read

Jill Gordon – What the Data Can’t Hear: Slowing Down to Root and Connect

UX Camp Spring 2025 What the Data Can’t Hear: Slowing Down to Root and Connect In a time of rapid technological evolution, emotional intelligence is more critical than ever. And while the world rapidly moves toward “AI for Everything” and...

2 Min Read

Clifton Simmons – Facing the UX and AI Boogeymen: Conquering Fears to Build Careers

UX Camp Spring 2025 Facing the UX and AI Boogeymen: Conquering Fears to Build Careers When I first heard about UX design, I feared it was the beginning of the end for my career in advertising. The industry was shifting,...

3 Min Read

Rasagy Sharma – Swimming in Data (as the AI wave approaches)

UX Camp Spring 2025 Swimming in Data (as the AI wave approaches) The materials we design with are changing. In the last two decades, I’ve expanded my focus from designing with pixels, to using data, to now using AI. Every...

3 Min Read

Christopher Noessel – Over-reliance and deskilling: 2 long-term AI problems (and what designers can do about it)

UX Camp Spring 2025 Over-reliance and deskilling: 2 long-term AI problems (and what designers can do about it) AI is full of promise for users, but it introduces risk as well. The two we’ll talk about in this session are...

3 Min Read

Tent Talks Featuring Tyler Quackenbush – Bridging Design and Development: Making Agile Work for UX Teams

Tyler Quackenbush shares her journey from UX design to project management, offering insights on how designers can expand their roles and thrive in Agile environments. She’ll discuss the real-world challenges of integrating design into Agile workflows, the practical strategies that...

14 Min Read

Tent Talks Featuring Heidi Trost – When AI Knows Everything: Privacy, Security, and the Future of UX

Heidi Trost, a UX leader and host of the *Human-Centered Security* podcast, will explore the fascinating—and sometimes unsettling—ways AI is reshaping security, privacy, and user experiences. With AI agents becoming increasingly capable of making decisions and taking actions on our...

24 Min Read

Tent Talks Featuring Sabina Leybold: Content Modeling Meets UX: Designing for Scalability and Reuse

Content modeling plays a critical role in shaping user experiences, yet it’s often overlooked in UX design conversations. Structuring content for authoring experiences within CMS platforms directly impacts presentation layer templates, components, and design systems. Thoughtful content modeling enables scalability,...

34 Min Read

Meltem Naz Kaso – Unlock the power of self-awareness and strategic storytelling

UX Camp Winter 2025 Unlock the power of self-awareness and strategic storytelling Building your legacy in UX and unlocking the right opportunities starts with self-awareness and the ability to tell your story in a memorable, impactful way. This talk is...

2 Min Read

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