Why Choose STRAT?

The AI Bootcamp for UX Teams is an immersive experience that teaches participants how to shape AI product design from beginning to end, rather than simply making suggestions on UI interaction design and usability. The Workshop portion of the program on May 13 - 14 will have multiple expert instructors in the room, each with years of experience in the UX of AI. They will use the Socratic method to take participants from their current state of knowledge to a working knowledge of how AI products are designed, and where, when, and how UX teams can have the most decisive human-centered impact. The Presentations portion on May 15 will feature leaders in AI product design sharing stories of how design shaped real-world products, illustrating and extending the principles taught in the workshop.

What Sets Us Apart?

Key Stages for UX Impact

We focus instruction on the junctures in the AI product lifecycle when UX can add the most value

Socratic Method for Personal Learning and Guidance

We begin with a well-thought out curriculum, and then tailor instruction to the needs and curiosity of participants, helping you discover where, when, and how your expertise can create the most meaningful impact on AI product design

Expert-Led Instruction

Multiple seasoned instructors — each with deep experience in the UX of AI — are present in the room throughout the Workshop portion of the program

Collaboration Specifics

We'll describe methods for working with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to help you gain influence for a human-centered design approach

Hands-On Prototyping

Move beyond theory through hands-on prototyping sessions that help you develop your AI product ideation skills, and provide immediate, practical experience

Meet Our Workshop Instructors

Our Workshop instructors are carefully selected industry leaders who have deep experience creating human-centered AI products, and who want to share that knowledge with you in a flexible, adaptive format. They are shown below. The case study presenters will be added as the Presentation slots are awarded for the most compelling proposals.

Brandon Harwood
Dr. Mike Oren
Greg Nudelman

sTRAT aI bootcamp topics

The AI Bootcamp will have two days of Workshop instruction on May 13 - 14, with a flexible structure that includes both a pre-determined curriculum to ensure a working knowledge of key concepts, and opportunities to adapt to the needs and curiosity of participants. The Workshop days will be followed by one day of case study Presentations on May 15, with industry experts explaining how they designed real AI products. The Presentations day will also include multiple opportunities for free-form networking. The schedule and agenda will continue to evolve as the Workshop instructors plan and collaborate with each other, and as the Presentation slots are awarded to the most compelling case studies.

May 13: Workshop Day 1
1. Welcome, Icebreaker, Socratic Method
2. Separate Introductory Session for Beginners from Intermediates:
Beginners: How AI Works, Types of AI, Basic Data Concepts
Intermediates: Your Current AI Knowledge Gaps and Learning Goal
3. Prototyping our AI case: Swift-A
4. The AI Product Design Process
5. Where, When and How UX Can Add the Most Value
6. Career and Team Planning: Qualifications of an AI Experience Architect
7. Prototyping an AI Experience
May 14: Workshop Day 2
1. Applying the Human Lens to AI Product Designs
2. Finding the Best AI Use Cases in Your Organization
3. Understanding the Role of Data in AI Systems
4. Prototype Refinement
5. Team Presentations and Expert Feedback
6. Q&A for Specific Organizational Scenarios
May 15: AI Product Design Expo
Top AI companies in San Francisco will share real AI product design stories and answer questions, to ground the theory in reality. Networking opportunities. Art and Music powered by AI.

Early-Bird Discount Tickets Will End Soon

Early pricing will end after the first 50 tickets are sold.

  • Full participation on May 13 -15, 2025
  • Immersion in AI product design skills
  • Two days of intensive Workshop instruction
  • One day of Expo and Networking
  • Event deliverable for sharing your learnings
  • Intensive Workshop instruction on May 13 - 14, 2025
  • Immersive experience with rigorous curriculum
  • Instruction tailored to different experience levels
  • Collaborative prototyping for experiential learning
  • Preparation for leading the UX of AI in your organization
  • Expert case study presentations on May 15, 2025
  • Access to AI product design Presentations and Expo area
  • Insights into design methods
  • Sponsors showcase AI products in the Expo
  • Networking opportunities

Introducing A New Role: The AI Experience Architect

The STRAT Bootcamp is the first step in our larger mission of helping the global UX community adapt to the complex changes that will be required to remain relevant in the shift from deterministic design to probabilistic design that is already underway in industry-leading companies. This evolution won't be for everyone, just as the printing press, steam engine, power loom, and personal computer weren't for everyone. There will be lots of work in the years to come for traditional UX designers. Just not the most interesting or innovative work.

STRAT has several products in the pipeline that will guide UX professionals from a traditional UX role to the AI Experience Architect role, products that we will be rolling out as we learn from our AI Bootcamps the most effective methods for helping UX teams make this transition.

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STRAT Board of advisors

STRAT events are developed with guidance from industry leaders who care deeply about human-centered AI product design. Our current Advisory Board members are shown below.

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Dr. Sofia Ryan
Principal Design Director, AI & Copilot
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Gaurav Paul
Head of Product Data Platform + Search + Generative AI
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Sanchita Ray
SVP - Head User & UX Research
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Ranjeet Tayi
Director of UX Design (Al)
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Shyamala Prayaga
Senior Software Product Manager, AI Foundation Models