Steering the Tsunami: Reclaiming Agency in the Age of AI

The AI tsunami hit, companies rolled out top-down agentic workflows, and researchers found themselves sprinting to adapt. However, in this age of agentic workflows, have we lost our agency as strategic thinkers?

On Tuesday November 17th, join the Barcelona UX Research Meetup for an intimate, hands-on workshop: Steering the Tsunami: Reclaiming Agency in the Age of AI for UX Researchers at the BCN Docplanner office.

What you will walk away with: This workshop includes leadership training focused on crafting and verbalizing your AI perspective and values, mapping what AI should and shouldn't touch, and building a personalized, concrete action plan for gaining champions, securing allies, and influencing your organization.

We’ll be joined and moderated by Gaby Prado, a multidisciplinary strategic designer, researcher, leader, and EMCC mentor with 30+ years of experience and host of the podcast Gaby en Wonderland.

The schedule:

• 18:30 – 19:00: Meet & Greet (Arrivals)
• 19:00 – 19:30: Intro & Framing: Moving from Reactivity to Leadership
• 19:30 – 20:30: Hands-On Blue Sky & Reality Problem-Solving Workshop (Mapping AI workflows & building a personalized strategy map)
• 20:30 – 21:30: Networking & Pica Pica Social (with beer and snacks!)

Who is this for?
If you are actively working with AI as a UX researcher and want to stop reacting and start leading, grab your spot. Because we want this to be a small, highly interactive space where everyone actually gets to practice verbalizing their principles and collaborating, spots are limited.

We ask for a 10€ registration fee to ensure commitment and attendance.

How to find us:
This meetup is held at the Docplanner BCN offices at Torre Diagonal Mar complex (Carrer de Josep Pla, 2), located across from the Diagonal Mar shopping center.

• Public Transport: Tram or Metro stop El Maresme | Forum.
• Finding the Building: There are three towers; please head to the middle building.
• Entrance: Look for the B2 sign. One of our Barcelona User Research Meetup group staff will be greeting attendees at the entrance desk.
• Check-in: You will need to show your ID at the BMar reception desk to gain access.
• Elevator: Head up to the 13th floor.