

Workshop | AI as a UX Co-Designer: Prompts, UX Concepts & Prototypes
βπ§ For UX & product professionals | π 1.5 hours | π₯ 30 seats | π΅ $88 Standard / $56 Uxcel Pro
βDesign faster. Think sharper. Let AI handle the grunt work.
βStart 2026 with a new kind of superpower: knowing how to work with AI like a design teammate, not just a new tool.
βIn this hands-on workshop, youβll learn how to use AI as your practical UX co-designer. From generating personas to structuring flows and sparking early design concepts, youβll see how smart prompting can help you move faster, unblock ideas, and focus your energy where human insight matters most.
βYouβll also get exposure to a range of prototyping tools like Figma Make, Replit, Stitch, and others, so you can see how prompting fits into real-world UX workflows from idea to prototype.
βLed by Elizabete Staerfeldt, a UX & Service Designer with 10+ years of experience working with Fortune 500 and global teams, youβll learn the methods she uses to integrate AI into high-stakes product and service design.
βπ§ What Youβll Learn
βHow to write effective UX prompts that produce usable outputs
βWhen to trust AI, and when to trust your gut
βReusable prompt templates for real projects
βπ Agenda
βWelcome & Why This Matters
βWhy prompting is quickly becoming a must-have UX skill
βReal examples of how designers use AI today: research, personas, early prototypes
βHow AI Actually Responds to You
βWhat AI is great at β and where it confidently fails
βThe anatomy of prompts that generate useful UX outputs
βA before/after demo showing how small prompt tweaks can lead to big results
βPrep: Pick a Direction
βChoose a product theme to work on
βGet familiar with the shared board weβll use for ideas and outputs
βHands-On Activity: Turn Ideas into Personas
βUse a simple, reusable structure to write your first persona prompt
βGenerate personas live with an AI tool
βShare and compare outputs with the group
βQuiet time to explore and refine on your own
βSpot the Patterns
βIdentify what made some prompts more effective than others
βRecognize where AI hallucinated, assumed too much, or missed the point
βDiscuss practical constraints that helped produce better, clearer results
βPrompting for Prototypes
βA checklist for writing prompts that guide usable prototype concepts
βWalk through an example: prompt β AI output
βUnderstand the strengths and limits of different AI tools for prototyping
βBuild a Prototype Concept with AI
βCraft and test a prototype prompt
βGenerate a rough concept using your chosen tool
βShare what you made β plus live tips, guidance, and troubleshooting from Elizabete
βReflect, Share & Next Steps
βDiscussion & final takeaways
βReusable prompt templates, and guidance for applying this approach to real projects
βπ€ Who Should Attend
βUX and product designers looking to work faster and smarter by integrating AI into their daily design practice.
βποΈ Meet Your Instructor
βElizabete Staerfeldt is a UX & Service Designer with over a decade of experience helping global teams build products inside complex systems β from Fortune 500s to AI-driven startups.
βShe specializes in using AI throughout the UX workflow, from research and synthesis to prototyping and decision-making. A seasoned mentor, speaker, and hands-on facilitator, Elizabete helps designers apply AI in practical, real-world ways β with a sharp eye on what still requires human judgment.
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βββπ Notes
βββAll workshops include access to a full recording.
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