Shanica Roy
Founder, UXPective
UXPective cohort, starting 1 January 2027
Learn to design for two users at once: the person, and the AI agent acting for them. Five months, live.
30 seats
Live online
Applications close 26 December
months, live
sessions a week
designers in your pod
seats in this batch
Shaped by Shanica’s product work for
EY
VMware
Dell
Oracle
Bunge
The person, and the AI agent acting for them.
You’ll learn to design what an agent may do, when it must ask, and how the person stays in control.
The person delegates, approves and undoes
The agent acts, asks and reports back
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See everything the agent did
What changes for product designers when AI agents start acting for people, in Shanica’s own words.
What is agent experience?
Shanica Roy, Founder, UXPective
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Each session covers the person and the agent, side by side. A few examples from the curriculum.
User research
What people need
What they’d trust an agent to do for them
User flows
Steps, decisions and edge cases
When the agent acts, asks or stops
Every state
Empty, loading and error states
Running, waiting for approval, failed, undone
Usability testing
Testing with people
Testing with an agent, on the same tasks
Measuring impact
Funnels and A/B tests
Success, intervention and recovery rates
Everything you build is on a topic you chose, so it goes straight into your portfolio.
A case study for two users
One product on a topic you choose, from first idea to demo day.
A prototype, tested twice
With people, and with an agent running the same tasks.
Real studio experience
A live sprint on a company brief, with PM and engineer feedback.
Ready for interviews
Portfolio site, design challenges and a demo day to finish.
Start where you are. Not sure which fits? Book a free call and we’ll help you choose.
Start at Month 1
New to UI/UX? Begin with a foundations month before the core cohort.
Starts
1 January 2027
Length
20 weeks
Apply by
26 December 2026
Join at Month 2
Know the basics? Skip ahead after a short entry task.
Starts
Early February 2027
Length
16 weeks
Apply by
10 January 2027
Two live sessions a week, online. Every session follows the same shape.
One cohort, 30 seats, five months live. Here’s what you’re signing up for.
UXPective Cohort ’27
Enrolment open
A five-month live cohort for designers who want to design for people, and for the agents acting on their behalf.
Starts
1 January 2027
Format
Live online
Duration
20 weeks
Sessions
2 a week
Pods
3-4 designers
Seats
30 only
Curriculum designed by Shanica Roy
UX Design Lead and Founder, UXPective
What’s included
37 live sessions across five months
One capstone, built on your own topic
Weekly reviews with your pod
A live studio brief with PM and engineer feedback
AI prototyping, and how to check what it makes
Case study, portfolio site and interview prep
Demo day with peers and guests
Start at Month 1, apply by
26 December 2026
Join at Month 2, apply by
10 January 2027
Pick whichever suits you. All three are free.
Book a free call
Not sure yet? Talk to the UXPective team about fit, schedule or payment options.
Download the curriculum
Every session, week by week, sent straight to your inbox.
Still have a question? Ask Shan 2.0, my second brain.