Here’s the thing about leadership in design: most of us picture it as a title.
Lead Designer. Manager. Director.
But if you’ve worked in UX long enough, you know titles don’t make someone a leader.
We’ve all seen people with fancy roles who couldn’t guide a team through a design critique. And we’ve seen juniors who quietly lifted everyone around them without ever having “manager” in their job title.
Leadership in design is evolving, and it has to.
It’s not about being the loudest in the room or the one who knows the most tools. It’s about:
Influence: being able to shape decisions, even when you don’t “own” the project.
Integrity: making calls that balance both the user’s needs and the business reality.
Impact: leaving your team better than you found it.
That’s what Calvin Robertson (Founder & Managing Director, OBCIDION) is bringing to UXCON25 with his Overflowing Leadership™ workshop.
It’s not a lecture. It’s a space to pause, reflect, and walk out with:
✅ A clearer sense of the kind of leader you already are
✅ Practical frameworks you can use the next day, in meetings, critiques, and projects
✅ Confidence that leadership isn’t about waiting for a title, it’s about showing up differently
Why This Matters to You
If you’ve ever thought:
“I’m not sure I’m ready to lead.”
“I want to grow, but I don’t want to lose touch with design.”
“How do I get people to actually listen to my ideas?”
This workshop is for you.
Because design needs leaders who don’t just ship features, but who help people do their best work.
Resource Corner
There are only 15 days left. If leadership is part of where you’re headed, this is where you start building it.
🙌 Thanks to Our Sponsors
This year’s accessibility and community-driven pricing is possible because of our sponsors:
Great Question – They’re actively democratizing UX research. Their platform automates recruitment, research tasks, insight synthesis, and storage using a single UX research hub.
Marvin (heymarvin.com) – Marvin builds tools to speed up research without sacrificing depth. Their “Deep Research” AI feature can generate structured insight reports automatically.
Dexian (dexian.com) – They also deliver smarter workflows — from AI note-taking during interviews, to integrating design feedback directly into product tools.
Together, they’re helping us open the doors wider and make UXCON25 a space where more people can join, learn, and grow.
See you at UXCON25
— The UXU Team