​Pause. Think. Build.

​Because the best solutions start with better questions.

​Building fast isn’t enough. What sets great teams apart is building the right thing.

​In this session, you’ll learn how to think like a product designer. You’ll uncover how to define the right problems, prioritize what truly matters, and craft solutions that are simple, clear, and impactful. These aren’t just hackathon skills. They are ways of thinking that will shape how you approach real-world problems, build better products, and make smarter decisions throughout your career.

​About Shiva Sah

​Shiva Sah is a Senior Product Designer at Intuit, with a background in architecture that informs his approach to user-centered design. He has spent nearly four years at Cisco designing enterprise observability tools, and holds an M.Des from IIT Guwahati. A TEDx speaker and active mentor on ADPList, he is passionate about design education and sharing UX knowledge with the next generation of designers.

​Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivasah/

​Have you explored all of our UX talks yet?

​Explore the full lineup of talks here: https://luma.com/protothon2026

​Keynotes include:
• Thinking like a Product Designer
• The Real ROI of AI: Solving for Yourself
• ⌘ + AI + Design: How to prompt like a designer
• Getting Your Ideas Heard
• Design with AI in Enterprise Healthcare
• AI-Driven UI Concept Design Workshop
• A Designer's Non Linear Path

​​Organized by DubsTech and Design Buddies

​​About DubsTech

​​DubsTech is the largest tech community at the University of Washington. We host workshops, hackathons, and talks on UX design, data science, and software engineering. ✨

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​​About Design Buddies

​​Design Buddies is a community where you level up your design career. Make lifelong friends, improve your design craft, and land jobs. We have free resources, events, design challenges, a job board, fun perks, and more. Hop in here: https://discord.com/invite/designbuddies

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