Rosenverse

Uday Gajendar

UX Design Leader

With 20+ years of expertise, Uday Gajendar has designed enterprise B2B SaaS products, consumer apps, mobile payments, creative tools, and automation workflows at Citrix, Netflix, PayPal, Adobe, and Automation Anywhere. He has written for ACM Interactions and spoken at IxDA, IA Summit, The Fluxible, and UX Australia. Uday has guest lectured at CCA’s IxD and DMBA programs and Carnegie Mellon’s M-HCI program. Most recently, he was a design director at Aurora Solar, leading a team to redesign its core sales product. He also curates Rosenfeld Media’s bi-weekly newsletter and has helped organize conferences on “Enterprise UX” and “Designing with AI”.

Rosenverse talks by Uday:

Uday Gajendar

" Mass production is here to stay; modernism asked what we can do to make it more humanistic. "

From AI to Zeitgeist: Theory as the design antidote to AI hype

March 27, 2025

Uday Gajendar

" Even if you are the most junior person or the most introverted, please share and ask questions. "

Day 2 Welcome

June 5, 2024

Uday Gajendar

" We are here to talk about something that’s on everyone’s minds lately. "

Day 1 Welcome

June 4, 2024

Uday Gajendar

" Panels without some preparation often end up as a string of disconnected spiels; chemistry and planning change that. "

Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation? (Videoconference)

May 2, 2024

Uday Gajendar

" This massive topic can be overwhelming, but there are perspectives and approaches that help. "

Theme Four Intro

June 6, 2023

Uday Gajendar

" Cheryl's talk connects design thinking approaches to systems thinking. "

Theme One Intro

June 6, 2023

Uday Gajendar

" There are no best practices because trauma responses are so individual and culturally specific. "

Leading through the long tail of trauma (Videoconference)

July 13, 2022

Uday Gajendar

" Leaders are also hurt leaders; their self-awareness and healing are essential to create safe spaces. "

Leading through the long tail of trauma (Videoconference)

July 13, 2022

Uday Gajendar

" Going meta means designing that needs to happen before the design itself — setting up conditions for good design to emerge and thrive. "

The Rise of Meta-Design: A Starter Playbook (Videoconference)

May 19, 2022

Uday Gajendar

" Defining a cohesive user experience when dealing with mergers and acquisitions is something many of us have dealt with. "

Theme 1: Introduction

June 9, 2021

Uday Gajendar

" We confront teams by asking what problems they're solving and who their users are to avoid superficial UX. "

Discussion

May 13, 2015

Uday Gajendar

" The seven-foot-wide diagram showed the product’s true complexity, sparking necessary conversations with leadership. "

The Wicked Craft of Enterprise UX

May 13, 2015

Uday Gajendar

" Sometimes you’re getting data without consent when people don't feel safe to say no anymore. "

Leading through the long tail of trauma (Videoconference)

January 1, 1970

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