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IxDF New Member Meetup

Date and time: Thu, Nov 13, 2025; 16:00 – 17:00 UTC
Location: Online

About the Meetup

Important: Registration required on Luma

You're invited to IxDF’s New Member Meetup! This welcome event is open to members and non-members alike. Join us for a fun and interactive online event where you can meet members from our leadership team and fellow design enthusiasts. You'll also get the opportunity to earn a prize from IxDF!

Whether you're a designer, developer, researcher (or just design-curious!), this is your chance to:

Meet IxDF members and a few of the people who help lead our local groups
Discover how to get the most out of IxDF, from courses to the community
Ask questions and share your story in a casual, supportive space
Hear how others are learning, leading, and connecting
Learn how to become a local leader, attend IxDF meetups, or organize your own events

What to expect:

Quick introductions from IxDF Country and Continent Managers
A walkthrough of how IxDF works (and how to get the most value)
Collaborate on a design thinking challenge
Inspiration and experiences from IxDF leaders
Open Q&A, story-sharing, and community shout-outs

Hosted by Edward Rodriguez (IxDF Local Groups Manager) and featuring Akorede J. Ayanbisi (Africa Continent Manager) and Dereck du Toit (South Africa Country Manager).

Date & Time: Thursday, November 13, from 6-7pm (GMT+2)

Agenda

Welcome + host intros
Interactive Polling
IxDF Quick Overview
Challenge Lab: Breakout room challenge and discussion in small groups
Continent Manager and Country Manager Spotlights
Community Conversation
How to get involved + wrap

BONUS: we'll be raffling off two IxDF Master Classes at the end of this meetup for those who are attending live. Since this is a fully interactive session with breakout rooms, we won't be sharing a recording of the meetup.

If you're not a member yet, you're more than welcome to attend. Our local group meetups are open to everyone!

If you're not a member yet, you can also get 3 months free on your annual Professional Membership by clicking here.

Register for the meetup here: https://luma.com/6y2widqj

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Hosted By

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 Best-in-Class distinction: Completed an IxDF Course with a score of 100%
IxDF Connected Professional distinction: Attended 10 or more IxDF Meetups
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Madrid, Spain

Edward Rodriguez

Human-Centered Product Designer at Interaction Design Foundation INC

Why Join

Meet people who love design as much as you do. Together we learn new skills, grow our networks, and discover new job opportunities.

Questions? We've Got Answers

An IxDF Local Group connects you with people in your city who are building and applying design skills in their work. Together, you'll strengthen your craft, expand your network, and put theory into practice.

IxDF Local Groups meet regularly in person at cafés, company offices, or creative spaces to share ideas, give feedback, run workshops, and learn from each other. Many groups also organize IxDF Design Dinners, where the conversation goes deeper over a meal. These aren't just social events. Members find collaborators, clients, job leads, and future teammates through them.

You'll also have access to a private online forum where you can get career advice, honest feedback, and support from people who understand the work.

You don't need to have a "designer" title to join. If you care about how design shapes products, careers, and organizations, you belong here.

Join and you'll discover new skills, explore job opportunities, and build relationships with people who understand the power of great design.

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Your IxDF Local Leader organizes meetups based on what members want most. Sessions range from hands-on and structured to relaxed and informal.

Some examples of what you'll find:

Presentations from local designers, followed by Q&A
Lightning talks where members share lessons learned from real projects
Workshops where you work through a real design challenge together
Portfolio reviews where you get honest, practical feedback
Coffee meetups and design dinners with open conversations about where the industry is heading

Any member can propose, organize and post a meetup. You don't have to wait for your Local Leader to take the initiative.

What stays consistent is the people. You'll find designers and professionals who ask good questions, share what they know, and show up for each other between meetups too.

Yes, absolutely!

Design skills make you more effective in any role. Product managers, developers, marketers, researchers, and founders all work better when they understand how to think like a designer.

IxDF Local Groups reflect that. Members come from all kinds of professional backgrounds, not just design. What they share is an interest in how design shapes products, decisions, and careers.

You'll fit right in regardless of your background.