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.

Billie Mandel and Jessica DeMartini – The AI Reality Check: Hype, Harm, and How UX Leads

UX Camp Winter 2026 The AI Reality Check: Hype, Harm, and How UX Leads AI is showing up everywhere in our work, but the conversation often splits into extremes: productivity hacks, debates about creativity, or fear-driven doom. This session pulls...

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Niketa Jhaveri – Design Leadership in the Age of AI: Leading with Clarity, Courage, and Chaos-Taming

UX Camp Winter 2026 Design Leadership in the Age of AI: Leading with Clarity, Courage, and Chaos-Taming Design leaders are no longer just managing projects, they’re shaping how organizations innovate in an era defined by AI, rapid change, and constant...

3 Min Read

Bex Jeanson – You Can’t Wireframe Culture, But You Can Design It!

UX Camp Winter 2026 You Can’t Wireframe Culture, But You Can Design It! Have you ever logged into work and felt like something was off — like the vibes used to be better, but you couldn’t quite put your finger...

3 Min Read

Twisha Shah Brandenburg – From Resistance to Reinvention: The Human Work of Design Maturity

UX Camp Winter 2026 From Resistance to Reinvention: The Human Work of Design Maturity We talk about design maturity as if it’s a process problem, more methods, more playbooks, more frameworks. But the truth is, most of the resistance leaders...

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Tanya Snook – Are You Performing Workshop Theatre? (3 Red Flags)

UX Camp Winter 2026 Are You Performing Workshop Theatre? (3 Red Flags) 72% of meetings are unproductive, costing $37B annually (Zippia). Sticky notes everywhere, outcomes nowhere. Are your workshops any better — or just Workshop Theatre (superficial collaboration rituals that...

2 Min Read

Natalie Kurz – Inclusivity by Design

UX Camp Winter 2026 Inclusivity by Design Most organizations treat inclusive design as a nice-to-have checkbox rather than a strategic imperative. It’s time to change that conversation. Inclusive design isn’t about helping one group—it’s about recognizing that people aren’t one-dimensional...

2 Min Read

Elaine Matthias – AI-Accelerated Discovery: Delivering Faster Insights with Jobs to Be Done

UX Camp Winter 2026 AI-Accelerated Discovery: Delivering Faster Insights with Jobs to Be Done In today’s fast-paced business environment, time-to-insight is critical. Yet, conducting Job To Be Done (JTBD) interviews can be a lengthy and cumbersome process that often compromises...

3 Min Read

Veronica Naguib – Rigour and agility: Balancing both in UX Research

UX Camp Winter 2026 Rigour and agility: Balancing both in UX Research Those that carry out research are often caught between two forces: the demand for speed in agile environments and the need for credibility and depth in their work....

2 Min Read

Tami Evnin – Beyond Templates: Using AI as a Thought Partner for Design Leadership

UX Camp Winter 2026 Beyond Templates: Using AI as a Thought Partner for Design Leadership Design leaders spend hundreds of hours annually on performance management – reviews, 1:1s, feedback conversations, career development plans – yet most of us received no...

3 Min Read

Joe Natoli – Think Like a Leader: 10 Things UXers Should Stop (and Start) Doing to Reclaim Their Power

Leadership By Design 2025 Think Like a Leader: 10 Things UXers Should Stop (and Start) Doing to Reclaim Their Power Every week, working with UXers and product designers at all levels — in addition to those serving on teams of...

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