We are deep-diving into the very heart of creativity in this retreat for design, research, and product professionals. The Heart of UX curriculum is designed to brighten and bring forth your innate ability to connect, to empathize and to design from a perspective of strengths. Skills can be learned, but character requires our attention and spaciousness, which is exactly what this retreat is designed to give!
This course is intended for UX Researchers, UX Designers, Product Managers, Developers- anyone involved in research.
You will leave this retreat with:
Clarified vision and creativity for designing better products
Increased connection with co-workers, study participants, and client teams
A greater sense of wholeness as a person
Enlivened purpose in career
A way to connect to work and world more deeply
Specific and reliable tools for empathy
A deeper understanding of how empathic connection enriches the data collection, as well as overall performance
ROI for employers who offer this course for their teams notice:
Refreshingly real research
Validated design decisions emphasized with actual human connection
Improved job performance
A new and immediately available set of conflict resolution skills
A refreshed and enthusiastic attitude
More efficient communication
A happier workplace environment and more closely-knit team
More potent, powerful and courageous product development
Attendees will have active, engaging opportunities to learn and practice. We will cover the science behind our method, and attendees will gain a valuable toolkit—the art of going off script and into the present moment! Through experiential exercises, we will learn simple, powerful connection skills that make research come alive. The retreat will include lots of hands-on activities, games, and of course excursions in nature!
Held in the beautiful backdrop of West Texas, participants will also enjoy:
Tasting food grown from the wild Texas earth that enlivens every pore as a way to practice nourishing the body richly.
Free time to sit in meditation, enjoy a hike, or ride a horse into the sunset
Exploring the native flora and fauna to connect with our sensorial world, expanding the enjoyment of sights, sounds, and smells.
Group rates are available. Please contact Jessica at 206-669-0813 with questions.