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Intro to Product Design: Toronto

Join us in Toronto to discuss how Product Designers are shaping the world’s most innovative digital products by combining creativity, research, and technical skills to solve real user problems. In this event, you’ll explore what Product Design is, the skills modern designers use, and how design teams collaborate with product and engineering to bring ideas to life.

BrainStation Toronto
Tue, Feb 3, 2026
2026-02-03T23:00:00.0000000Z – 2026-02-04T00:00:00.0000000Z

482 Front St W, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON How to get here
$10

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Stephen O'Connell

Principal UX Designer

Stephen O'Connell

Principal UX Designer

Product Designers put people at the center of technology - shaping experiences that are intuitive, engaging, and impactful.

In this event, you’ll learn what Product Design is all about, explore the principles and tools designers use to create seamless experiences, and see how design thinking turns ideas into products people love. This session will help you understand how Product Design shapes the way we interact with the digital world.

Stephen O'Connell

Principal UX Designer

Steve is an accomplished UX leader at Amazon. He has a proven track record of building and leading successful design teams, simplifying complex workflows, and delivering user-focused products. With a strong foundation in both design leadership and software engineering, Steve excels at driving innovation with integrating AI, research, usability, and design thinking into product development. Having worked closely with IT departments at Fortune 500 companies, Steve designed software that significantly reduced the technical barriers to managing and diagnosing database problems. His research has been featured in the prestigious IBM Systems Journal. Previously Steve has held roles at IBM and Autodesk, where he consistently championed human-centred design to achieve measurable success.

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What is Product Design?

Understand how Product Design bridges user needs and business goals through research, prototyping, and testing.
02
Design Thinking in Action

Discover the frameworks and creative processes behind great digital products.
03
Adding Design Skills to Your Toolkit

Learn how BrainStation’s learning paths can help you confidently apply Product Design skills in your work and prepare you for the next era of digital transformation.

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Who Should Attend

Professionals exploring topics in Product Design Design
Those in related roles looking to learn more about Product Design
Anyone curious about how digital products are ideated, designed, and built.
No prior experience required. This is your first step into understanding what makes great Product Designs and great user experiences.

What to Expect

6:00pm Welcome & Introductions
6:05pm Intro to Product Design
6:30pm Case Study
6:50pm Q&A Session

How to Get Here

BrainStation Toronto

482 Front St W, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON

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Finding Your Way

Located near Front St. West and Spadina Ave. at The Well, right next to the Indigo.
Entering The Building

Look for Quantum Coffee, enter the building, and follow the signs to the elevators.
Once You're Inside

Take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Our staff will be there to greet you at the campus reception.

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BrainStation Toronto
Tue, Feb 3, 2026
2026-02-03T23:00:00.0000000Z – 2026-02-04T00:00:00.0000000Z

482 Front St W, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON Get Directions
$10

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