Live Sessions: Product Connections

A weekly interactive forum for the Product
community

Good things happen when cross-functional teams communicate, connect, and co-create.

During these live, interactive conversations and presentations, we will explore best practices and lessons learned from product management, design, and engineering leaders who strive to make a measurable impact within their organizations. 

Join us for these free and interactive sessions!

Kyle Soucy, Usable Interface

Building a Thriving UX Research Consultancy with Kyle Soucy

Wednesday, June 19, 1-2pm ET

Kyle Soucy is a pioneer UX researcher who recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of launching her research consultancy, Usable Interface. 

For research practitioners considering the leap to consulting, Kyle provides a wealth of knowledge and experience about what it takes to succeed and pitfalls to avoid as a consultant. In this conversation, Kyle will share why she chose the consulting path to achieve her goals of conducting meaningful UX research and improving products and services. 

You’ll come away with a solid understanding of the priorities and considerations for UX research consultants as they build successful consulting practices.

Andrew Duchon, AI Expert

AI Demo: Building a GPT with Andrew Duchon

Wednesday, July 10, 1-2pm ET

Would you like to move away from talking about GenAI in theory and get experience?

In this new frontier of Generative AI, user researchers and designers are well positioned to *do the research* in their organizations to understand the impact of these tools for their team’s use cases and guide the conversations about when to use AI and when it may present risks.

But before providing recommendations and guardrails for your teams, it’s essential for researchers to immerse themselves in the tools to gain an understanding of what’s possible with AI.

Come join us for a hands-on demo where Andrew Duchon, an expert in the world of AI and neural networks, will walk you through how to build a GPT.

The Hard Things About OKRs with Holly Bialawa

The Hard Thing about OKRs with Holly Bialawa

Wednesday, July 17, 1-2pm ET

We’ve seen a resurgence in interest in using OKRs to drive organizational performance. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misconceptions and confusion about how to effectively implement them to achieve success. In this discussion, we will talk with Holly Biawala, the Head of Consulting at Jeff Patton & Associates, to discuss how to avoid the common pitfalls with OKRs and unleash their power for your organization.
How Will AI Impact the Future of UX Research?

How Will AI Impact the Future of UX Research? A Conversation with Andrea Knight Dolan

Wednesday, July 24, 1-2pm ET

Andrea Knight Dolan is the go-to expert we turn to when looking for expertise on the best ways to take advantage of Generative AI tools for UX Research use cases.

In this discussion, we’ll delve into Andrea’s recommendations for user research practitioners on the best ways to use AI. We’ll also ask how she addresses the skepticism from members of the Product and UX community about AI’s potential.