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Low-cost, high-value events. Try our UX Camps, enjoy the Leadership By Design leadership conference, and stay for the Tent Talks live podcasts. Good stuff.
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Happy “last minute effort to sell to you a gift card as a last minute gift” day.

We’ve got a UX camp coming up in February though.

You can gift yourself, or sign up to speak!

And if you have a need, let us gift you. Free passes available to anyone with no questions asked.

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December 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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chicagocamps.org has events! 3 next year and you can speak at them!

Submit a presentation idea to UX Camp Winter in February!

Need help with your idea or your bio? We have highly trained humans, and highly trained AI, to help with those!

We’ll help you get on stage.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Someone charging $800 for a workshop where “we get to learn together” needs to get their shit together.
December 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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This is on Friday! See you there!!

www.thesensemakersclub.com/makesensemess
Makesensemess: An Annual Celebration of Sensemaking
Makesensemess is an annual celebration of sensemaking and happens to take place around the publication anniversary of How to Make Sense of Any Mess written by Abby Covert.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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“Leadership isn’t about perfection. It’s about creating the right conditions for impact.”

At #LBD25, Joe Natoli closed with an unforgettable keynote on leading design with clarity & purpose.

Replay: 👉 chicagocamps.org/s0kt

Submit to speak at #UXCamp Fall 2025 (Dec 6): 👉 chicagocamps.org?p=3817
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Joe Natoli. He is bald with a gray goatee and is wearing a buttoned gray shirt. He looks directly into the camera with a calm, steady expression. Text on the left reads: “Joe Natoli, UX Consultant, Author, and Speaker.” At the bottom left, the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holds a red mug labeled “LBD,” with “LBD 2025” text beneath it. The right edge shows Chicago Camps branding and URL.
October 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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“Leadership is as much about culture as it is about direction.”

At #LBD25, Aaron Irizarry shared how to build environments where design thrives.

Replay free: 👉 chicagocamps.org/yvdl

Submit to speak at #UXCamp Fall 2025 (Dec 6): 👉 chicagocamps.org?p=3817
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Aaron Irizarry smiling and gesturing with his hand. He is wearing a black hat, a black shirt with the word “Love” in gold lettering, and has visible tattoos on his hand and neck. Text on the right reads: “Aaron Irizarry, SVP of Design, PNC Bank.” At the bottom right, the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holds a red mug labeled “LBD,” with “LBD 2025” text beneath it. The left edge shows Chicago Camps branding and URL.
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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At #LBD25, Brianna Sylver showed us how to reframe resistance as a human signal for deeper trust and impact.

Replay her talk, free online:
👉 chicagocamps.org/wk72

And don’t forget: UX Camp Fall 2025 is Dec 6 — submit your talk!
👉 chicagocamps.org?p=3817
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Brianna Sylver smiling warmly with a green blurred background. She has blonde hair, is wearing red earrings, and a light top with dark patterned spots. Text on the left reads: “Brianna Sylver, Founder & President, Sylver Consulting.” Bottom left features the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD,” with text “LBD 2025.” The right edge displays Chicago Camps branding and URL.
September 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Day 2 of Leadership By Design 2025 opened with Katja Forbes, who shared a powerful keynote on leading with clarity and courage in complex times.

Replay now, free online:
👉 chicagocamps.org/1rmn

Also: UX Camp Fall 2025 is Dec 6 — submit your talk!
👉 chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Dave Gray, smiling with a white beard and wearing a dark hoodie. Text reads: “Dave Gray, Visual Thinker, School of the Possible.” Bottom left includes the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge features Chicago Camps branding and URL.
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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“When the world feels stuck, leaders need tools to move forward.”

Replay Dave Gray’s Day 1 keynote from Leadership By Design 2025: Visual Frameworks to Get Unstuck — now free online:
👉 chicagocamps.org/4wwy

Plus: UX Camp Fall 2025 is Nov 15. Submit your talk!
👉 chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Dave Gray, smiling with a white beard and wearing a dark hoodie. Text reads: “Dave Gray, Visual Thinker, School of the Possible.” Bottom left includes the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge features Chicago Camps branding and URL.
September 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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“Findings don’t change decisions — stories do.”

At Leadership By Design 2025, Kyle Soucy showed us how to share research as stories that create empathy and drive action. Replay her talk for free:
👉 chicagocamps.org/y7e9

Submit your talk to UX Camp Fall 2025:
👉 chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Kyle Soucy, smiling with straight light-brown hair. Text reads: “Kyle Soucy, Founding Principal, Usable Interface, LLC.” Bottom left includes the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge features Chicago Camps branding and URL.
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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“Leaders don’t need to be the smartest in the room — they need to make space for those who are.”

Replay Yaddy Arroyo’s poetry-slam–style talk from Leadership By Design 2025 for free:
👉 chicagocamps.org/5k5z

And: UX Camp Fall 2025 is Nov 15. Submissions are open!
👉 chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Yaddy Arroyo, smiling with dark hair and a black top. Text on the left reads: “Yaddy Arroyo, VP / Principal VUI Designer (NLU & Emerging), Truist.” In the lower left is the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD,” with text beneath it reading “LBD 2025.” Along the right side is the Chicago Camps logo and URL.
September 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Chris Avore opened Leadership By Design 2025 with a powerful keynote:
AI, Anxiety, & Actual Impact: Leading Design Teams Through the AI Era.

He shows how design leaders can calm anxieties, manage expectations, & use AI for better outcomes.

Free replay:
👉 chicagocamps.org/chris-avore-...
Black-and-white promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Chris Avore, smiling and facing the camera. Text on the image reads: “Chris Avore, Vice President & Head of Design, Diligent.” The lower left shows the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red coffee mug labeled “LBD” with the text “LBD 2025.” Along the right edge is the Chicago Camps logo and URL.
September 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Leaders aren’t appointed, they’re self made. They evolve and rise through conscious choices. Power doesn’t come from title or position, it comes from influence. - @joenatoli.bsky.social at @chicagocamps.bsky.social #UXcamp
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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A start for our front lines on questions you can ask to the machine customers from Katja Forbes at @chicagocamps.bsky.social. #UXcamp #AI
September 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Katja Forbes first steps we can take with machine customers. @chicagocamps.bsky.social #UXcamp #AI
September 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Different types of AI machine customers: Delegated Agent, Autonomous Buyer, Collaborative System and Platform Level Machine. Katja Forbes at @chicagocamps.bsky.social #UXCamp #AI
September 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Great day for a last day of Leadership By Design!

Passes are only $26, and if cost is a challenge, no problem! Pay What You Can, and Need 1, Take 1 (free - our pleasure!) options are available.

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September 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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“Know your why” when working with your partners using AI. @erova.bsky.social at @chicagocamps.bsky.social #UxCamp
Know Your Why: Do we need a prototype of this? Is this a better prototype/demo because of AI? Did we actually save time building in AI? Is the only cool thing about this that it was made via AI?
September 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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It’s not too late! #LBD2025 starts today 🎉

2 days • 8 speakers • Keynotes from Chris Avore, Dave Gray, Katja Forbes & Joe Natoli.

Tickets $26 | Pay What You Can + Free options available

Register & join us now: chicagocamps.org/event/leader...
Collage of eight speakers for Leadership By Design 2025. Top row: Aaron Irizarry, Joe Natoli, Brianna Sylver. Middle row: Dave Gray, central astronaut logo with “LBD 2025” and event dates, Kyle Soucy. Bottom row: Katja Forbes, Yaddy Arroyo, Chris Avore. Each speaker’s name, role, and affiliation is displayed. Central text: “Leadership By Design, September 18 & 19, 2025, ChicagoCamps.org.”
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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The lineup is here. 8 speakers. 2 days. Infinite leadership insight.

Sept 18–19 | Online | Tickets $26

Pay What You Can + Free options available

Register: chicagocamps.org/event/leader...
Collage of eight speakers for Leadership By Design 2025. Top row: Aaron Irizarry, Joe Natoli, Brianna Sylver. Middle row: Dave Gray, central astronaut logo with “LBD 2025” and event dates, Kyle Soucy. Bottom row: Katja Forbes, Yaddy Arroyo, Chris Avore. Each speaker’s name, role, and affiliation is displayed. Central text: “Leadership By Design, September 18 & 19, 2025, ChicagoCamps.org.”
September 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Closing keynote at #LBD2025: Joe Natoli - Think Like a Leader: 10 Things UXers Should Stop (and Start) Doing to Reclaim Their Power

A straight-shooting call to lead with confidence.

Sept 18–19 | Online | Tickets $26 | Pay What You Can + Free options

Register: chicagocamps.org/event/leader...
Photo of Joe Natoli with a bald head, gray goatee, and serious expression, wearing a button-up shirt. Text reads: “Joe Natoli, UX Consultant, Author, and Speaker.” Bottom left shows a cartoon astronaut holding a red mug labeled “LBD,” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge text: “ChicagoCamps.org.”
September 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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At #LBD2025: Aaron Irizarry — Intentional Leadership
Practical insights on EQ, vulnerability, and enabling autonomy to grow stronger teams.

Sept 18–19 | Online | Tickets $26 | Pay What You Can + Free options

Register: chicagocamps.org/event/leader...

#DesignLeadership #UXLeadership
Photo of Aaron Irizarry smiling and gesturing while wearing a black cap and shirt with gold text. Visible tattoos on his neck and hands. Text reads: “Aaron Irizarry, SVP of Design, PNC Bank.” Bottom right features a cartoon astronaut holding a red mug labeled “LBD,” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge text: “ChicagoCamps.org.”
September 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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At #LBD2025: Brianna Sylver — The Human Signal: Architecting for Emotion, Not Just for Experience

Learn how to turn resistance into trust and emotion into impact.

Sept 18–19 | Online | Tickets $26 | Pay What You Can + Free

Register: chicagocamps.org/event/leader...
Photo of Brianna Sylver smiling with blond hair, blue eyes, and red earrings, wearing a patterned top. Text reads: “Brianna Sylver, Founder & President, Sylver Consulting.” Bottom left features a cartoon astronaut holding a red mug labeled “LBD,” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge text: “ChicagoCamps.org.”
September 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Day 2 Opening Keynote at #LBD2025:
Katja Forbes — Machines Customers: The Evolution Has Begun

What happens when AI becomes the customer?

Sept 18–19 | Online | Tickets $26 | Pay What You Can + Free options

Register: chicagocamps.org/event/leader...

#DesignLeadership #UXLeadership
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September 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Day 1 Closing Keynote at #LBD2025:
Dave Gray — Getting Unstuck with Visual Frameworks

Learn how visual thinking tools can spark clarity and help leaders cut through complexity.

Sept 18–19 | Online | Tickets $26 | Pay What You Can + Free

Register: chicagocamps.org/event/leader...
Photo of Dave Gray with gray hair and a full beard, smiling slightly in front of an ornate interior background. Text reads: “Dave Gray, Visual Thinker, School of the Possible.” Bottom left features a cartoon astronaut holding a red mug labeled “LBD,” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge text: “ChicagoCamps.org.”
September 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM