Lift-off or lay-off?
Topic of discussion
This morning coffee is about a less pleasant topic, but a pleasant environment nonetheless.
We will host Aljaž Vindiš, co-founder of ScreenSaverz and mentor for design leadership, as well as Pia Klančar, head of design teams and certified consultant for career development in design. Together, we will look for meaningful responses to discomfort with rising costs, mass layoffs, advances in artificial intelligence, ... and the impact they can have on our profession.
Pia will share with us the human aspect of what is happening now, and how to maintain one's own health and self-image. Aljaž will contribute insights from his courses, which help us practice design according to the specifics of the market, the company, the team, the product that each of us encounters.
The meetup is intended as a highly interactive one. The guests and the moderator Amedea Derenda Mujezinović invite you to participate actively, making your own contributions on the topic. The event will be held in English.
Who will be with us
Aljaž Vindiš
Aljaž's work includes designing solutions in the areas of IoT and digital twins, infographics and data visualisation, cartography and spatial orientation, and personalised or contextually tailored content. His collaborations with leading companies in the media and technology industries have resulted in numerous business successes, excellent user feedback and professional awards in the fields of design, journalism and statistics. Along the way, he has been involved in the creation of three internationally successful teams. He is constantly dedicated to finding and mentoring young talent, and expanding his knowledge through lectures, workshops and trainings. He has conducted over fifty of them, both at home and abroad.
Pia Klančar
Pia is head of the product design team at Userlane, as well as a career development and mindset coach, accredited by the International Federation of Coaching (ICF). In her work, she puts people to the fore, not pixels. She began her career as a freelance designer in Slovenia, before moving to Germany eight years ago to find her place within in-house design teams. She has worked in dynamic start-up environments in the areas of games, privacy, search and browser-development, and sale/adoption of digital solutions. Pia successfully combines her understanding of working with people with knowledge of product development. She says she's a generalist. Her biggest passion is to help people who want to advance or completely change their careers.