【Held on 5/18 (Mon)】How Will AI Change User Research? "Thinking about Product Management and UI/UX Design Vol. 2"

▼Details & Application here

https://wbccollege20260518.peatix.com/

Event Overview

Date: May 18, 2026 (Monday) 19:00-20:30 (scheduled)

*After the study session, a free networking event will be held at the same venue.

Venue: Appirits Inc.

Address: Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower 24F, 1-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Recommended for:

● Those interested in AI but have a vague image of its use in user research.

● Those unfamiliar with interviews and research work and want to lower the barrier to getting started.

● PdMs who want to efficiently make decisions while increasing the resolution of customer understanding.

● UI/UX designers who want to improve the quality of exploration, hypothesis formation, and insight generation.

● Researchers who want to catch up on the changes and possibilities in their work due to AI.

● Those who want to network and exchange information at the post-session gathering.

Speakers

<Panelists>

Daisuke Sugawara (i3DESIGN, Inc.: Specialist, chapter UI/UX Design Group)

Kodai Abe (Hatena Co., Ltd.: Director, Content Division 1)

Toru Anai (Product Force Inc.: Sales/Customer Success)

<Moderator>

Takashi Umemura (Appirits Inc.: VP of Design / Head of HCD Department)

About i3DESIGN

i3DESIGN (https://www.i3design.jp/) is an AI-driven digital engineering company proficient in Design × AI × Engineering. We support customers' digital product development & UX/UI, as well as their AI transformation (AX), with a development style that fully utilizes AI.

About WBC College

This is the general name for the "WebBootCampCollege" study sessions aimed at becoming lean, hosted by Appirits Inc. (https://appirits.com). With the theme of "Gakuen-ka" (academization), Appirits holds WBC College as an extracurricular activity to share best practices as professionals in contract development.

Company Overview

Company Name: Appirits Inc.

Location: Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower 24F, 1-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6224

Representative: Junji Wada, Representative Director

Established: July 2000

URL: https://appirits.com/

Business Content:

Planning and operation of web services

Consulting and access analysis for web services

Development and sales of web service packages and ASP

Contract development of web service systems

Infrastructure construction, maintenance, and monitoring for web service systems

Planning, development, and operation of online games