04/13/2022
Winnipeg, Canada - RRC Polytech
2-Day UX Design Workshop at Canada's RRC Polytech (left) followed by evening guest talk (right) with community leaders at the Chamber of Commerce in Winnipeg, Canada. Participants included companies and institutions such as RRC Polytech, Online Business Systems, Argyle, Canad Inns, Virtus Groups, Changemakers, Emotion Media, Bet Eaze, and Blueshift Innovations.
Testimonials:
“W***y's reputation as one of the world's foremost experts in UX design is well-deserved. I partnered with W***y for a unique campaign (workshops, talks, and social networking events) to bring UX design thinking to a community of forward-thinking doers and leaders in Winnipeg, and he did not disappoint. W***y demystifies UX design and provides applicable knowledge for senior business leaders, and practical skills for workshop attendees - I would not hesitate to recommend him as a workshop facilitator, guest speaker or keynote. Perhaps most importantly, W***y is kind, charming, and an all-around wonderful human being, and I'm very proud to call him my friend.”
- Christian Robin (event host), RRC Polytech
“I had the opportunity of taking part in W***y's UX workshop when he braved the cold and came to Winnipeg, MB. I cannot say enough good things about both W***y and his workshop. His experience and expertise in the field made for an exciting two days. I work both online and in print, and would recommend W***y's workshop to anyone who is interested in UX no matter their experience level. The set up of his workshop also offered some great opportunities to mingle and network with others in the field, including W***y himself. If you are looking into one of W***y's workshops or otherwise I wouldn't hesitate! or you could miss out on a great opportunity. I look forward to the next time W***y comes back to Canada - hopefully I have the pleasure of learning more from him again sometime.”
- Ashley Ziolkoski, Graphic Designer at Changemakers
“W***y is a creative genius. His well thought out 2 day, action packed, hands on workshop was inspiring and fun! The opportunity to create a product from inception to market pitch to a team of experts was invaluable. Not only this process but also his format for grouping us with other esteemed professionals from various industries. The take home is an experience to what good design is and how it solves a problem. Well done and thank you for choosing Winnipeg to present!”
- Lisa Magnusson, Interior Design Consultant / Tourism and Hospitality
“I attended one of W***y's 2-day UX Workshops in Winnipeg and found it illuminating. It covered what activities occur (like User Research, Market Analysis, creation of Personas) before a single line of code even gets written. I found it informative. In the majority of the projects I've worked on, the requirements have already been gathered and as as developer I don't get a chance to participate in those activities. The group-based task in the workshop also helped enforce the concepts that W***y went over. All in all, I recommend this workshop to other developers that are interested in learning about UX design methods and techniques.”
- Francis Lopez, Internal Systems Lead at Online Business Systems
“I had the privilege to attend W***y Lai's Winnipeg stop on his UX Workshop World Tour this past January. Throughout his two day workshop, I enjoyed meeting and working with professionals of diverse backgrounds: developers, business analysts, designers, managers, and educators. This workshop truly delivers value for both UXers and non-UXers. W***y brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge. In covering principles of UX, he makes principles tangible through physical analogous examples, marrying environmental design concepts with digital experiences. As an experienced educator, he brings a level of sincerity, patience, and insight to his workshops that adds so much value to attendees. I appreciated the rapid prototyping exercises that our workshop teams were guided through. For myself, working at an educational institution, I feel like I took away some valuable ideas that my colleagues and I can use to encourage our project students to use for gathering requirements and conducting user research. Thank you, W***y, for coming to Winnipeg and sharing your experiences with us.”
- Andrea Ardiles, Educational Assistant at RRC Polytech
“W***y's seminar of UX is very informative. Not only did it reinforce some of the practices we were already undertaking or considering, he presented a formal and measurable method of product feature determination that we will definitely be adapting to our needs. He is also very approachable on- and offline if you have questions. I recommend attending one of his seminars if you can.”
- Clayton Rumley, Computer Programmer Analyst at RRC Polytech
“I was very pleased to be included in a small group that was able to hear about best practices on UX and W***y’s experience from own projects and observations on other ones. As a subject matter expert in UX he applies the same care and thought in his presentation and training practice. He also is very easy to interact with and share ideas. I highly recommend any organization who wants to make strides in UX to talk to W***y.”
- Kemal Leslie, President at Emotion Media Inc. – Developers of Fannex
“I attended W***y Lai's UX Canada Workshop in January 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As a Marketing, Communication and Sales generalist I have had the opportunity to work in many industries over the past two-plus decades. As marketing tools in the digital and data analysis age continue to evolve and advance W***y's UX Workshop gave me the opportunity to reaffirm that many of my intrinsic ideas, thoughts and opinions - molded through years of trial and error in participating in the design/build of friendly usable UX models, and across a number of channels - were indeed valid and definitely headed in the right direction. The opportunity to focus for two days with a team of professionals from other disciplines added further value in that one of the main lessons of W***y's UX Workshop was that great UX design is not developed in a vacuum and indeed it "takes a village" to create something truly remarkable. Thanks again W***y for venturing to Winnipeg and sharing your experiences and knowledge with me and the rest of the workshop attendees!”
- Trevor Buhnai, Vice President, Marketing at Canad Inns
“I had a great pleasure of knowing W***y and attending his UX workshop in Winnipeg, Canada. W***y is a very talented speaker, teacher, and communicator. He really took the time to personally get to know all of us, and making sure that we understood everything. The experience that I learned from W***y's workshop was above my expectations and I am already applying all of what I learned from W***y's workshop in my day job managing app development projects. I can already see the great results from what I learned. Thank you W***y for such a great value!”
- Mohamed Ibshara, Product Marketing Manager at Bet Eaze, Inc.
“W***y's UX Design Workshop was fast paced and informative. He did a great job covering the UX design process and applying the concepts through a 2 day group project. It was a great way to learn about UX in a hands on, collaborative environment. I would recommend to anyone who's curious about understanding where UX design sits in the product development process.”
- Jenny Tang, Graphic Designer
“W***y's Canada UX workshop was fun and informative! It's a great introduction for people who are just learning about user experience design, as well as a good refresher for current UX professionals. The group activities were a good way to experience being part of a start-up project that allowed us to apply what we learned on the spot. I'm looking forward to bringing back this knowledge and applying them in my own workplace!”
- Christian Gilbang, UX Designer at Blueshift Innovations
