52. DX Leeds Part 2: The Speakers | What practical tips can attendees at the Digital Experience Leeds 2023 live event expect to take away for their own work?

"AI has existed for a long time. It's built into so many design tools that we use these days...It's just a case of exploring it, seeing what works for you and what doesn't - and obviously, getting a good understanding of, is this helping me or is it hindering me?"

"In terms of AI, I don't know (and I don't want to know) how AI is going to affect people who write about funerals. Because you cannot replace that human empathy...I'm one of those content designers who doesn't like it and who really believes in the skill and the experience that we bring to our profession."

"We're still learning how to use AI. And I think it's going to be really, really key to be able to work alongside it and just kind of understand how we can utilise these features to our benefit."

The Leeds Digital Festival is returning this year: an open, collaborative celebration of digital culture in all its forms held across the city.

In association with Leeds Building Society local digital design agency Lion+Mason is hosting an informal in-person event to hear from leading specialists discussing some of the key digital challenges facing businesses - including how AI holds immense potential for enhancing product capabilities and how it can directly impact user experience.

In this episode I chat with the speakers about what they will be covering in their talks and what relevant, practical tips they hope attendees can take away to use in their own organisations.

The speakers are:

Joe Deadman Senior Creative UX Designer at Leeds Building Society

Marc Bowers User Experience Consultant at LION+MASON

Helen Lawson Lead content designer at Co-op

and Me!

More details about the event are here.  

If you wish to attend, you can register here. 

The blog post about AI which Marc mentions is here. 

Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the episode. 

Mike Green