Toi Valentine
If the previous generation was responsible for defining UX, what is the next generation of UX practitioners responsible for? What opportunities exist for them? What impact will they have on UX? On the world? After collecting personal experiences from designers right out of UX-related programs and those with more than ten years of experience, Toi reflects on the challenges and opportunities that come with finding your way in UX. Without clear pathways and destinations, how will the next generation find their way? How can the discipline and UX community support them in their journey to impact the future of UX?
About
Toi is an Experience Designer at Adaptive Path. She believes empathy is at the heart of designing meaningful experiences that better meet user needs.
Toi is interested in how business strategies and design concepts can relate, affect, and inspire one another.
Her multi-disciplinary background in action sports, film, art, design, and healthcare has given her new and diverse perspectives to apply to creating products and services. Toi fell in love with design and all of its intricate details, subtle simplicities, complex processes, challenging functionalities, and never-ending flexibility as a student of The School of Design Strategies at Parsons The New School for Design. Before joining Adaptive Path, she worked in design research and development at a major cancer center facilitating co-creation projects with clinicians, administration, and patients to design positive experiences for patients and their families.
Growing up surfing, snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding and generally being outdoors has greatly influenced her personal design interests and style. When not at work, Toi is likely on the slopes, at the movies, or at the beach with her dog.