Dian Wessels

Dian Wessels — Director of Design at myTomorrows. Talks and sessions delivered at UXDX.

Dian Wessels

Dian Wessels

Director of Design

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Dian is an accomplished UX leader and designer, currently heading the Product Design team at myTomorrows, a healthtech scaleup in Amsterdam. As NNg-certified UX manager he champions DesignOps and embeds design thinking into company culture. A strong advocate for co-creation, Dian fosters collaboration across teams and departments.

Originally from South Africa, Dian was a design lecturer at NWU and managed his own design studio before relocating to the Netherlands in 2021. With a diverse background spanning fintech, logistics, hospitality, retail, and healthcare, he has worked with multinational companies and startups alike. Valued for his critical thinking, creativity and storytelling skills, Dian is deeply connected to the human aspect of design.

Past talks

2 talks · 2 events
2026
UXDX Community: From Design Thinking to Product Decisions and AI EvaluationApr 2026

From Design Thinking to Product Decisions: How Designers Influence the Way Teams Work

Designers are not just shaping interfaces, they’re shaping how product decisions get made. In modern cross-functional teams, the real leverage of design lies in improving how design, product, and engineering collaborate to explore problems, test assumptions, and move forward with clarity. In this talk, Dian shows how designers can apply design thinking beyond the design phase to influence the entire product development process. Through practical examples, including mini design sprints, cross-functional workshops, and shared discovery practices, he demonstrates how involving non-designers earlier can lead to better alignment, faster learning, and more confident decisions. The core idea is simple: when designers make their thinking visible and collaborative, they don’t just improve outcomes, they improve how teams work together to reach them.

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