Julia Lauer

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Hi, I’m Julia, an experience designer and creative technologist living in New York City.

With 6+ years of experience in product design and 3+ years focused specifically on AI experience strategy & design, I create intuitive, ethical, and innovative digital experiences that drive real impact.

Through my work as a research fellow at Parallax Futures and my side-gig podcasting on The Fütch, it's my mission to help shift the narrative around AI (& technology as a whole) to center more on the human.

Principles:

Make an impact

Shape the next generation of digital. Solve the problems that matter. Enable outcomes.

Make an impact

Shape the next generation of digital. Solve the problems that matter. Enable outcomes.

Make an impact

Shape the next generation of digital. Solve the problems that matter. Enable outcomes.

Center the human

Technology evolves; human-centered design remains a requirement. Lead with experience.

Center the human

Technology evolves; human-centered design remains a requirement. Lead with experience.

Center the human

Technology evolves; human-centered design remains a requirement. Lead with experience.

Broaden the aperture

Innovate beyond today’s constraints. Design within ecosystems.

Broaden the aperture

Innovate beyond today’s constraints. Design within ecosystems.

Broaden the aperture

Innovate beyond today’s constraints. Design within ecosystems.

Lead through collaboration

Be mission-driven. Set others up to win. Bring the energy.

Lead through collaboration

Be mission-driven. Set others up to win. Bring the energy.

Lead through collaboration

Be mission-driven. Set others up to win. Bring the energy.

Experience:

Associate Design Director, Global AI Experience Strategy & Design - North America

IBM iX, Nov. 2025 - Current

Associate Design Director, Global AI Experience Strategy & Design - North America

IBM iX, Nov. 2025 - Current

Associate Design Director, Global AI Experience Strategy & Design - North America

IBM iX, Nov. 2025 - Current

Associate Director, AI Experience Design

IBM iX, Jan. - Nov. 2025

Associate Director, AI Experience Design

IBM iX, Jan. - Nov. 2025

Associate Director, AI Experience Design

IBM iX, Jan. - Nov. 2025

AI Experience Designer

IBM iX, Jul. 2024 - Jan. 2025

AI Experience Designer

IBM iX, Jul. 2024 - Jan. 2025

AI Experience Designer

IBM iX, Jul. 2024 - Jan. 2025

Product Designer

IBM, Sep. 2020 - Jul. 2024

Product Designer

IBM, Sep. 2020 - Jul. 2024

Product Designer

IBM, Sep. 2020 - Jul. 2024

Research Fellow

Parallax Futures, Dec. 2023 - May 2024

Research Fellow

Parallax Futures, Dec. 2023 - May 2024

Research Fellow

Parallax Futures, Dec. 2023 - May 2024

Publications:

Grounding with Structure: Exploring Design Variations of Grounded Human-AI Collaboration in a Natural Language Interface

ACM Publications · Nov 8, 2024

Grounding with Structure: Exploring Design Variations of Grounded Human-AI Collaboration in a Natural Language Interface

ACM Publications · Nov 8, 2024

Grounding with Structure: Exploring Design Variations of Grounded Human-AI Collaboration in a Natural Language Interface

ACM Publications · Nov 8, 2024

Creating space for design in Agile

IBM Design · Dec 2, 2021

Creating space for design in Agile

IBM Design · Dec 2, 2021

Creating space for design in Agile

IBM Design · Dec 2, 2021

Education:

Bachelor of Science, School of Information

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science, School of Information

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science, School of Information

University of Michigan

Awards:

NNG Intranet Design Annual

2022

NNG Intranet Design Annual

2022

NNG Intranet Design Annual

2022