Speaking and Workshops
Talks and workshops for teams trying to make better decisions about design, AI, research, leadership, and complex digital work.
Brad Nunnally has spoken at conferences, universities, workshops, and community events including SXSW, UX Lisbon, IA Summit, Interaction Design Association events, UX Week, Pace University, and SIU Edwardsville.
Current Talk Topics
Topics can be shaped for conferences, leadership events, internal learning sessions, design communities, universities, and teams exploring what responsible digital or AI work should look like in practice.
AI Design Strategy
How teams can move from broad AI interest to practical product, service, workflow, and governance decisions.
Useful for: Leaders, product teams, design organizations, transformation groups, and teams evaluating AI opportunities.
Agentic AI
A grounded look at agentic systems, workflow delegation, decision boundaries, human oversight, and the design implications of tools that act on behalf of people.
Useful for: Product, UX, operations, service design, and AI strategy teams exploring agentic workflows.
AI Readiness
A practical framework for understanding whether an organization is prepared to use AI responsibly and effectively.
Useful for: Executives, nonprofit leaders, product leaders, program teams, and digital transformation groups.
UX Research and Strategy
How research helps teams reduce ambiguity, understand real needs, make better decisions, and connect evidence to action.
Useful for: UX researchers, designers, product teams, delivery teams, and design leaders.
UX Design and Strategy
How design strategy connects experience quality, information structure, service delivery, and organizational goals.
Useful for: Design teams, product organizations, digital service teams, and modernization programs.
Warfighter-Centered Design
A practical approach to designing systems, workflows, and digital services around operational context, trust, and the people who rely on them.
Useful for: Defense, national security, research, design, and delivery teams.
Design Leadership
Practical models for building trust, improving critique, navigating ambiguity, and helping design teams move from ideas to execution.
Useful for: Design leaders, UX managers, product leaders, and emerging leaders.
Team Leadership
Helping teams work through uncertainty, build shared understanding, communicate clearly, and maintain steadiness when complexity increases.
Useful for: Managers, delivery leads, design leaders, product leaders, and cross-functional teams.
Workshop Formats
Workshops are collaborative and adapted to the organization. They are designed to help groups build shared understanding, make clearer decisions, and leave with useful next steps.
- Leadership briefings or internal learning sessions
- Conference talks, breakouts, and community sessions
- Half-day or full-day workshops for teams
- Facilitated discussions for groups exploring AI, design strategy, or delivery alignment
Booking
Speaking engagements and workshops are selected based on fit, timing, audience, and the problem the event or organization is trying to help people understand.