When AI blurs the lines between designer, developer, and product manager, what holds a team together isn’t process. It's purpose. “It’s a team sport,” says Jacobus Kok of Priceline. “The more fluid you keep it, the better the outcome.” The New Rules of Building in the AI Era

“Stop buying deliverables. Start buying outcomes. When you and your agency align on why the work matters, scope stops ballooning, invoices stop surprising, and momentum finally sticks.” Agencies inspire strong feelings. Some swear by them, others have the scars to prove it. In her talk, From Vendor to Partner, Tanesha

“Numbers without context can be misleading. Stories without scale can be dismissed. But when UX researchers and product analysts join forces, the full picture emerges and with it, better products.” That was the central argument made by Archana Shah, Principal UX Researcher, and Subhasree Chatterjee, Data Analytics Manager at LexisNexis.

“In a market where CVs are rewritten by machines and screened by other machines, the only reliable differentiator is the one thing algorithms cannot fake for long: how people think, collaborate, and grow with others.” That was the unspoken tension running through the panel at UXDX: AJ King (Senior UX

“Design isn’t just making screens. It is making decisions.” That was a quote Niall O’Kelly shared at UXDX EMEA 2025, reframing chaos as ambition in motion and showing how impact comes not from controlling complexity but from navigating it with clarity, trust and timing.

“Numbers up when you speak to the board, people down when you lead the team. That balance, of capital and care, is what unlocks trust at every level.” That is the mantra Rhiannon White shared at UXDX EMEA 2025. When Rhiannon White stepped into the CEO role at Clue, she

Excerpt:“Stop applying into the void. You already have a ‘no,’ so why not reach out directly? A single human connection will always beat an algorithm.” This is the advice of Mrinali Kamath, former Product Design Director at Ford. That was one of the many reality checks shared at UXDX

“Designers often think success means climbing the management ladder. But what if your real impact and fulfilment comes from staying an individual contributor?” That’s the provocative question Cliff Seal, UX Architect at Salesforce, put on the table in his talk at UXDX USA 2025. After 13 years at the