Back on Stage: Reflections from The Outlook 2025
Yesterday, I had the chance to get back on stage — properly, after quite a while — at The Outlook 2025 conference in Melbourne. The last time I spoke on
Category: Talks
Talks, keynotes, and conversations that shaped how I think—or helped shape others.
Whether it’s a conference stage or a Zoom room, I use these moments to share ideas and open up new ways of thinking about design, leadership, and collaboration.
What It Felt Like to Talk About SEQ at Zoom
“At the time, we didn’t have a shared definition of what ‘good’ looked like—especially one that could work across 18+ products and teams.
So we added just one question to our usability tests:
‘Overall, how easy or difficult was this task to complete?’
That small change didn’t just give us data—it gave us a shared language.
It turned design quality from something subjective into something visible.” …
Prarthana Talks About Her Role at Hubrick
In summer 2017, I was interviewed by Umspannwerk about my role as head of the Berlin office and Chief Product officer for a 110+ person company with offices also in
A Typo Talk
Early January 2016, I was asked by a representative about speaking at Typo 2016. This person insisted that Berlin needed to hear my point of view especially about SoundCloud Design.
A Talk on a boat
Sometime in February 2016, a talented marketing manager at SoundCloud reached out to me. She asked if I was available to do a talk. On a side note, part of
A Chat with Coursebirdie About UX Design
Early February 2016, I was contacted by in individual named Abhilasha Chauhan. This person wanted to meet up and hear about my point of view on design. As you already
HCDE Students at University of Washington
A former colleague of mine named Sarah Zuberec, asked if I would share any one of my talks and experiences to a group of students in one of her Human
UX Careers in 2015
I was asked to speak on a panel with Jennifer Romano-Bergstrom, Cory Lebson, Amanda Stockwell and Teaque Lenahan. Together we represented a variety of industry experts in the design field
UX Istanbul 2015
Read all about how I was approached to speak at this event. I was asked to speak at UX Istanbul 2015 feel free to click on the link to read
Workplace Communications Have Evolved
This talk is special to me as it represents the moment where my adventures started. Because this video was published, I was asked to speak at UX Istanbul 2015. My