"A little less Unicorn, a little more Chameleon, please"

Join us for this online event!
Please note, the event link will be emailed to attendees before the event starts.

In the world of recruitment we can all spot the UX unicorn job descriptions a mile off. "We need a UX rockstar with a can do attitude who can run workshops and build I/A that will meet the needs of our 3 million users. The right candidate will be able to design and user test prototypes and add the wow factor in pixel perfection designs using the latest light weight javascript library. " And it goes on...🤦🏻‍♀️

The simple fact is this - a UX unicorn does not exist and neither should it. There are many UX capabilities required by a UX professional and we shouldn't aim to be a specialist in them all. UX is a multi-disciplinary team sport, where user psychological needs and desires need to be understood so that a UXer can ensure the business product or service is catering for the right problem, in the right way for everyone to be successful. The UXer must work with the team to ensure the right technology and service is in place to support the user every step of the way as efficiently and empathetically as possible.

Many specialists of many disciplines are required in a winning team. A successful UX professional is one that is therefore less magical and mythical and more like an adaptable and fluid chameleon. Their capabilities allow them to understand a little about a lot of disciplines and may or may not require them to be a specialist in a couple. They exist to create and develop partnerships across teams, be the bridge between the business, designers and the engineers, the research and the marketing team. They can merge into any environment and become native among others with ease.

A successful UXer is more like a chameleon, and we are delighted to host some amazing talks which showcase the speaker's fluid, transferable, adaptable experiences within teams and past or current projects.

In this session we will be joined by:

• Emma Foster, Anaeko
• Sam Nelson and Conor Hewitt, Deloitte Digital
• Andy Robinson, Fathom

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