NUX Leeds: Discovery in the Age of AI - From Sandwiches to Aeroplanes

Event Details
Join us for our May NUX Leeds event, where we’re excited to welcome two fantastic speakers.

Come learn, make new user-centred design friends, have some food and drink 🍻 (it’s on us!), and learn something new!

Event Details

How should you frame a discovery when faced with a new problem or idea? How much time is enough? What tools should you use? And how is it changing in the age of AI?

In this talk, Tom explores how to frame discoveries in terms of risks and unknowns, drawing on real examples from his career and his Sandwich to Aeroplane scale.

You’ll learn about:

→ How to frame and plan a discovery before it begins

→ The risks of skipping the problem – including how one misjudged discovery contributed to a third of a company’s workforce being laid off

→ The risks to designers of over–planning, especially when risks and unknowns are low

→ How AI is reshaping discovery and bringing design closer to code

About Tom Hiskey
Tom Hiskey is a Senior Product Designer at EcoOnline – has over a decade of experience designing and researching products in complex, regulated domains. After starting his career in law, Tom co-founded and sold a startup before switching paths to design.

Since then, he’s worked across legaltech, healthtech, and sustainability, spanning early-stage startups and enterprise B2B SaaS, as an individual contributor and design leader. His work focuses on tackling messy, high-stakes problems, building inclusive and high-performing teams, and helping organisations navigate complexity with clarity and care.

Tom is particularly interested in how AI is reshaping design practice – from the tools designers use to how teams manage risk and plan discovery, and what it means for the future of our industry.
About Ellina Mortist
Ellina Mortist is Flutter Entertainment's Principal UX Designer and will be talking on the day.
More information pending very soon!
📍Venue

Flutter UK & Ireland.
4 Wellington Pl, Leeds LS1 4AP

Networking & Refreshments

After the talk, stay for a chance to network with fellow UX professionals while enjoying free pizza and drinks, kindly provided by our sponsors, Flutter UK & Ireland and Ideasmiths 🍕 🍻.

Our Sponsors

Flutter UK & Ireland

Flutter UK & Ireland is a leading division of Flutter Entertainment plc, managing top online betting and gaming brands—including Sky Betting & Gaming, Paddy Power, Betfair, and Tombola. Focusing on customer safety, responsible gambling, and technological innovation.

Ideasmiths

Ideasmiths are a diverse collective of individuals with extensive experience working on digital products. They're user researchers, interaction designers, strategists, and coaches who thrive working in multidisciplinary agile teams.

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