Discover how coaching mindsets strengthen UX—and get clear on prompting vs. prompt engineering in GenAI
Join us for our September NUX Leeds event, where we’re delighted to welcome one of our own (an award-winning team leader). Come join us, make new user-centred design friends, grab a pizza 🍕 and drink 🍻 (it’s on us!) and learn something new!
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Event details:
Thursday 4th September 2025
18:00 – 20:00
Talks begin at 18:30
Hippo Digital
Hippo Campus
The Brew Society
26 Aire St
Leeds
LS1 4HT
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About our Speakers and Their Talks
From Coaching to UX: Designing Change That Sticks
What do great coaches and great user experience designers have in common? More than you might think. In this talk, we’ll explore:
💡 how the principles of coaching mirror the stages of effective UX design;
💡 how teams build trust and alignment, keep the end in mind, face into reality, and spot opportunities;
💡 why reflection and closure matter—because good endings are as important as strong beginnings.
Whether you’re leading a design team, working with stakeholders, or facilitating change, you’ll leave with practical insights on how coaching mindsets can strengthen the way you design, collaborate, and deliver meaningful outcomes.
About Kimberley Bottomley
Kimberley Bottomley — Product Design Manager at B&Q — has spent nearly two decades shaping the world of UX, Product Design, and Research. From helping to establish one of the UK’s first in-house user research labs, to creating pioneering mobile guidelines for a leading insurer, to designing the end-to-end customer experience of a smart home device (before “Alexa” became a household name), she’s been at the forefront of innovation. An award-winning team leader, Kimberley is known for her passion for people, creative problem-solving, and sprinkling a bit of hippy wisdom into her work. She cares deeply about well-being in design and leadership, and is now training as a professional coach—combining her experience with a commitment to supporting human growth and potential.
Prompting vs. Prompt Engineering
This session aims to demystify Generative AI—first by explaining the core technology that makes it work, then by clarifying the crucial difference between casual prompting and the more deliberate, powerful techniques of prompt engineering.
About Ben Brand
Ben Brand — Senior UX Consultant at Hippo Digital — is a senior UX consultant with a decade of experience solving problems. He’s relentlessly interested in society, the people who live in it, and how it all works, with a knack for implementing meaningful public services for citizens and effective products for the private sector.
Our Sponsors
Hippo Digital
Hippo is a trusted digital services partner that designs with empathy and builds for impact. By combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design, and software engineering, Hippo helps its clients thrive as modern organisations. Their approach ensures that each solution is tailored to meet the specific needs of the users, delivering meaningful and effective results.
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.
Tickets
🎫 This event is free to attend, but spaces are limited – secure your spot now!
We look forward to seeing you there! 🙌
