Last week in the Rosenverse: Healthcare design & leaving corporate tech

Last week in the Rosenverse, we hosted two events focusing on building credibility and influence for designers in healthcare, and a story of a UXer leaving corporate tech for greener pastures.

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See what you missed below.

Diagnosis UX: Building Influence in Healthcare Design

“Find the people who already care about what we care about, even if they don’t call it UX.”

April 9: Watch Eric Shumake address a question that never goes away: how designers and researchers build credibility and influence in environments where design doesn’t always have a seat at the table.

We walked through:

• Making the case for UX investment when stakeholders focus on clinical outcomes and operational costs
• Navigating regulated environments without losing your design instincts
• How AI is reshaping clinical workflows and what that means for UX teams

Learn to grow your influence—whether you’re early in your healthcare career or looking to have more impact in your current role. Watch the recording »

Exit Interview: 20 Years of Tech, One Very Big Bet, and a Lot of Heat Pumps

“The title is becoming less important. Focus on the outcome you want to create and whether it feels meaningful.”

April 10: What do you do when you decide your skills deserve better problems?

Sara spent 20 years doing UX work she was genuinely good at with people she truly liked. And somehow still went home empty most days. The problems felt too small. Worse, some felt like they were pointing in the wrong direction entirely. So she made a bet on herself.

She walked away from a senior UX career in corporate tech and spent 18 months building something new from scratch. She journeyed through certifications, new knowledge, trial and error, and eventually a new career in residential electrification.

Now, instead of maximizing clicks and driving consumption, she helps people feel more comfortable in their homes while reducing their bills and their climate impact. These days she sizes HVAC equipment, pulls permits, coordinates subcontractors, and gets fossil fuels out of people’s homes. She also opportunistically uses her UX background to make the whole operation run better.

This is a story about reinvention, risk-taking, and landing somewhere you’d never have predicted you’d find meaning. Watch the recording »

Catch up on last week’s recordings, and mark your calendar for upcoming events.

See you in the Rosenverse!