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Design Thinking Under Product Pressure ⟡ When Psychology Meets UX

Design Thinking Under Product Pressure ⟡ When Psychology Meets UX

Date and time: Wed, Apr 15, 2026; 16:00 – 19:00 UTC
Location: Berlin, Germany

About the Meetup

Employed.world, educational partner for Ixdf Berlin brings you an event series. We would love to meet all of you and collaborate with you to give this platform for you to meet other interaction designers in Berlin and learn or share.

If you are not a member you can get 3 months for free (with the annual plan) using our invite link, Also you will be supporting this meetup and help us continue the community building efforts by joining Ixdf using our invite link

When Psychology Meets UX is an event series created for UX designers and product thinkers who are curious about the human side of decision-making and how it shows up in real products.

We’re excited to welcome you to BCGX HQ in Berlin for an evening of design thinking, product leadership, and decision-making under real product pressure.

This edition focuses on how designers can step into product leadership roles by reframing problems, navigating trade-offs, and bringing user needs back into high-pressure product environments.

What you can expect

You’ll spend the evening exploring how design thinking evolves beyond a process into a leadership mindset, and why designers are uniquely equipped to drive strategic product decisions. Arathi will share practical insights on reframing problems, making decisions under uncertainty, and staying user-centered when business and delivery pressures take over.

We’ll leave plenty of time at the end to hang out, meet new people, and keep the conversation going over food and drinks.

Event Agenda

18:00 – 18:30 Check Ins
18:30 – 18:45 Event Intro
18:45 – 19:15 Design Thinking for Design and Product Leaders by Arathi Nair, Senior Product Manager @BCGX
19:15 – 19:30 Break
19:30 – 20:00 Interactive session
20:00 – 21:00 Networking, food & drinks

This Series

Each month, we mix learning with honest conversations, sharing ideas, tools, and reflections on how behavioral science can shape the way we design and think.
It’s a friendly space to connect, exchange experiences, and grow as more mindful, human-centered designers.

We would love to know if you would like to join us by Sponsoring us, supporting us as a volunteer or taking the stage as a speaker, fill up this quick form, and we'll contacting you.

About Ixdf Berlin

The Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) is an online learning platform and global community offering affordable, high-quality courses in UX design, usability, and interaction design.

About Employed.world

Employed.world is a Berlin-based community for designers, product people, and tech folks navigating the current job market. We connect you with mentors, coaches, and hiring experts, UX, Engineering, Data and AI, for honest feedback and career support.

Get 3 months for free (with the annual plan) using our invite link and also support our event that way :)

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IxDF Local Leader distinction: Local Leader of an IxDF Local Group
IxDF Community Leader distinction: Awarded for serving as an influential IxDF community leader
IxDF Connected Professional distinction: Attended 10 or more IxDF Meetups
IxDF Community Explorer distinction: Attended 3 IxDF Meetups
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Berlin, Germany

Tamir Bar-Niv

Product Designer

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