Maintaining a Growth Mindset in Our Ever-Shifting Landscape

The pace of change in the UX field is staggering: AI is accelerating, roles are shifting, and many professionals are left wondering how to keep up without burning out. Breaking from the design and development of AI-driven experiences, this workshop takes a more personal and empowering approach, helping you evolve with the change, not get swept away by it.
Led by Connor Joyce, a behavioral scientist, AI advisor, and University of Pennsylvania lecturer, this session blends positive psychology, career strategy, and practical task decomposition to help UX professionals future-proof their careers. You’ll reflect on your own path, build clarity around what work will define your future, and develop the mindset needed to thrive in a world where automation is no longer optional.
In this highly interactive session, you'll:

• Deconstruct your role into core tasks and categorize them into three buckets: Let Go, Partner with AI, and Own as Human.
• Learn how to apply a growth mindset to navigate comparison, uncertainty, and reinvention.
• Gain tools to reframe fear, build identity beyond your title, and design your own evolution path.
  This workshop is for anyone feeling the weight, or the thrill, of our industry’s transformation. Whether you’re mid-career, emerging, or evolving, this is your space to regain clarity, reclaim confidence, and reconnect with the parts of your work that matter most.