UX Vienna Evening Meetup - Collaboration by Design & How to make UX friends

At the first meetup of 2025 we meet at Moonshiner in Vienna. The agenda for this evening will be:

• 18:30 Doors open
• 19:00 Welcome, Round of Introduction & Talks:
• How to make UX friends and influence people by Mirjam de Klepper, Senior User Researcher (freelance)
• Collaboration by Design: UX Principles Beyond the Interface
  by Natalia Acosta, UI/UX Designer & Lukas Franz, UX/UI Consultant, Moonshiner
• 20:45 Drinks & Snacks

How to make UX friends and influence people
by Mirjam de Klepper, Senior User Researcher (freelance)
Ever felt like you’re the only one who gets how crucial UX research is, especially in places where it’s barely on the radar? I’ve been there! Join me as I share the go-to presentation I’ve used time and again to turn skeptics into believers and secure the budget for UX research. You’ll get an inside look at my tried-and-true slide deck and learn how to make a compelling case for investing in UX research right when it counts.

Collaboration by Design: UX Principles Beyond the Interface
by Natalia Acosta, UI/UX Designer & Lukas Franz, UX/UI Consultant, Moonshiner
Effective collaboration can make or break a project, yet it often feels like an afterthought. Drawing from our experience applying UX methodologies to the developer handover process, we’ll explore how design thinking can improve teamwork across designers, developers, and project managers. By identifying pain points, streamlining workflows, and fostering alignment, we’ll show how UX principles can transform collaboration into a user-friendly process—because teams are users too.

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We are looking forward to seeing you!