Events

UXPA Kansas City hosts skills workshops, panels, lectures, design critiques, career events, and more! Topics range from the latest trends in UX, to research and theory, to how to build UX practices for your business or organization. Many events are free and virtual.

monthly networking & happy hour

Typically the third Wednesday of each month, 4-5pm – Online

UXPA KC Happy Hours can go in almost any direction. Games, skillshares, cool UX tips and tricks, and knowledge-sharing about the KC area tech community – it all depends on who shows up!Grab a beverage, kick back and join the conversation!

free to register

upcoming events

Check back here for upcoming event info and links to register.

past events

KC Design Week 2024
April 23, 2024
An evening of four presentations followed by a moderated discussion with leaders in the user experience design community
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UXPA-KC Year-end Party
December 13, 2023
Join UXPA-KC for a joyous Year-End Party featuring a White Elephant-style gift swap!
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Unconventional Product Design
December 6, 2023
In this talk Garrett Peek (Garmin Labs) shares unconventional methodologies for pushing the boundaries of what is possible in product design.
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From Usability to Business Intelligence: Mapping the "UX Maturity" Journey
October 19, 2023
Job descriptions in UX Research may seem similar, but daily responsibilities can vary – from usability to business intelligence and more. In this conversation, UX Researcher Roxana-Maria Barbu, PhD maps the "UX maturity" of organizations and companies by examining the dynamic collaboration between research and design.
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September: In-person Happy Hour
September 20, 2023
Offline Meetup Event
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The Art and Science of UX Design with Anthony Conta
August 31, 2023
Join us for a virtual discussion and Q&A with UX Designer and author Anthony Conta.
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Content that Connects: Content Design, Strategy, and UX Writing
July 20, 2023
UX Writing Discussion Panel
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The Case for UX Research and Frameworks to Make it Great
May 25, 2023
Join our webinar to learn how to make a compelling case for UX research using effective frameworks and strategies.
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The Write Partners: How to Work with a UX Writing Team
May 18, 2021
This talk will share best practices for collaborating, what every writer wants their design partner to know, why writers love style guides, and what to do if you don't have access to a writer. Plus, lots and lots of questions and conversations.
Consumer vs. Enterprise Design: A Panel Discussion
April 21, 2021
What is the difference between designing for enterprise vs. designing for consumer? If you are thinking about choosing a career path in one or the other, or are just interested in hearing about the differences in design, our panelists will let you in on their unique design process for each.
Robust UX Research Planning
March 24, 2021
A UX research plan is what turns your raw curiosity into a professional, tactical, and strategic exploration of a topic. With a solid and robust research plan, you can tackle projects with confidence, meet deadlines, and please stakeholders.
Empathic Design in Product Teams
February 16, 2021
This talk explores new empathic methods to capture the raw emotionality and depth of people's problems. And how to integrate this emotionality into the heart of a team building new products. How do we become more intentional when designing around human emotion? How do we include empaths and highly sensitive people (HSP) in our team? What is an HSP? And how do we engage with HSP type customers to learn faster and more deeply.”
People-First Culture + People-First Design
November 16, 2020
We're excited to have Justin Dauer present for UXPA Kansas City! Justin is a designer, speaker and the author of the celebrated book Cultivating a Creative Culture. Justin speaks internationally on culture and design, he is the Vice President of Human-Centered Design and Development at bswift and is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Finding Our Way: The 2020 Kansas City UX Experience
September 30, 2020
Chris Jones is a Product design lead with FanThreeSixty in Kansas City. Chris will lead a three part discussion and brainstorm on what we as designers in Kansas City know, feel and can do as a result of our learnings in 2020.
(How) Does Fiction Inform Design?
June 25, 2020
What films or fiction inform the design work you do, and why might that matter?
Decoding Web Accessibility
May 25, 2020
In this presentation, Andrew Patterson—software developer for Emfluence—will share his knowledge and expertise on accessibility design and best practices.

recorded events

You can watch recordings of some past events on our YouTube channel.