2 day training for designers

Great design isn't the problem.
Getting the business to act on it is.

April 22+23

Apr 22 + 23

Lisbon, PT

Lisbon

60 spots

60 Spots

Two days of workshops and peer sessions for senior designers and design leaders who are done watching good work lose to the roadmap. Leave with a power map of your own org, the business language to argue in, and the case for one thing you're trying to get funded.

Attended by designers from companies like

You already do great design and still can't convince stakeholders?

The work is right, but the roadmap wins, the budget goes elsewhere, and design keeps getting treated as a service rather than a say in what gets built.

What changes this isn't better craft. It's learning to carry design into the language of the business, so the those holding the budget act on it.

That's what these two days in a Lisbon palace are for: connecting design to business outcomes beyond the design team.

The range runs from senior individual contributor to design leader on purpose, because the person beside you may hold the title you want and be stuck exactly where you are.

This edition is for you if:

You are asked to prove design impact using measures nobody ever gave you.

You are asked to prove design impact using measures nobody ever gave you.

Your company thinks in features and connects them poorly into anything a user would recognise as a journey.

Your company thinks in features and connects them poorly into anything a user would recognise as a journey.

You are reconciling legacy processes and layers of stakeholders while being told to move faster.

You are reconciling legacy processes and layers of stakeholders while being told to move faster.

You are reconciling legacy processes and layers of stakeholders while being told to move faster.

You are reconciling legacy processes and layers of stakeholders while being told to move faster.

You know where you want to go and the mandate to get there belongs to someone else.

You know where you want to go and the mandate to get there belongs to someone else.

What you'll work on

Mix and match different workshops and sessions to focus on the following:

Reading where power actually sits in your organisation, who moves decisions, and where your own leverage is.

Reading where power actually sits in your organisation, who moves decisions, and where your own leverage is.

Getting design into strategy and prioritization before the brief is written, so you stop inheriting fully formed requirements.

Getting design into strategy and prioritization before the brief is written, so you stop inheriting fully formed requirements.

Building real business literacy — funnels, value levers, the measures leadership already watches — so you argue in their terms instead of translating into them.

Building real business literacy — funnels, value levers, the measures leadership already watches — so you argue in their terms instead of translating into them.

Structuring a story that carries a skeptical room and makes your work legible to people who don't live in it.

Structuring a story that carries a skeptical room and makes your work legible to people who don't live in it.

Sequencing change against a legacy backdrop without breaking what works.

Sequencing change against a legacy backdrop without breaking what works.

The Venue

A portuguese palace in the center of the city

Palacio de Tancos, Lisbon

A former palace turned into an event location, in the center of Lisbon, and with stunning views of the city.

Classic portuguese architecture and interiors, two outdoor areas, private bar, pool table and more.

Calçada do Marquês de Tancos 2, 1100-340 Lisboa, Portugal

REVIEWS

See what previous participants thought of Ateliers

Lisboa, 2026

It's my third year and by now it's basically a must to regularly exchange ideas with like-minded people and learn together.

Robin S.
Sr. Designer, Sipgate
Barcelona, 2026

What stood out most was how well sessions built on each other. The focus on leadership, stakeholder management, trust, power, and impact made this especially valuable.

Sebastian B.
Sr. Product Designer, Volkswagen Group
Lisbon, 2026

A great mix of useful and inspiring knowledge, with plenty of opportunities to apply it directly to my own context. The content was concrete and practical, yet flexible enough.

Ejoo K.
Senior UX Consultant, Crayon
Barcelona, 2026

Ateliers is small enough to feel personal. Substantial enough to change how you think.

Tommaso C.
Design Manager, Docebo
Lisboa, 2026

It's my third year and by now it's basically a must to regularly exchange ideas with like-minded people and learn together.

Robin S.
Sr. Designer, Sipgate
Barcelona, 2026

What stood out most was how well sessions built on each other. The focus on leadership, stakeholder management, trust, power, and impact made this especially valuable.

Sebastian B.
Sr. Product Designer, Volkswagen Group
Lisbon, 2026

A great mix of useful and inspiring knowledge, with plenty of opportunities to apply it directly to my own context. The content was concrete and practical, yet flexible enough.

Ejoo K.
Senior UX Consultant, Crayon
Barcelona, 2026

Ateliers is small enough to feel personal. Substantial enough to change how you think.

Tommaso C.
Design Manager, Docebo
Lisboa, 2026

It's my third year and by now it's basically a must to regularly exchange ideas with like-minded people and learn together.

Robin S.
Sr. Designer, Sipgate
Barcelona, 2026

What stood out most was how well sessions built on each other. The focus on leadership, stakeholder management, trust, power, and impact made this especially valuable.

Sebastian B.
Sr. Product Designer, Volkswagen Group
Lisbon, 2026

A great mix of useful and inspiring knowledge, with plenty of opportunities to apply it directly to my own context. The content was concrete and practical, yet flexible enough.

Ejoo K.
Senior UX Consultant, Crayon
Barcelona, 2026

Ateliers is small enough to feel personal. Substantial enough to change how you think.

Tommaso C.
Design Manager, Docebo

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April 22-23 - 60 spots
Single ticket
Lisbon, Portugal
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€1.260€1.160+ 23%VAT
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April 22-23 - 60 spots
2 Tickets
Lisbon, Portugal
Early Bird
€1.160€1.060+ 23%VAT
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April 22-23 - 60 spots
Team Ticket
Lisbon, Portugal
Early Bird
€1.050€1.000+ 23%VAT
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Food & drinks

Pre-event networking

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Early Bird tickets out in October

Save €120 on your purchase by pre-registering for a discount before Early Birds go on sale

April 22-23 - 60 spots
Single ticket
Lisbon, Portugal
Early Bird
€1.160+ 23%VAT
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April 22-23 - 60 spots
2 Tickets
Lisbon, Portugal
Early Bird
€1.060+ 23%VAT
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April 22-23 - 60 spots
Team Ticket
Lisbon, Portugal
Early Bird
€1.000+ 23%VAT
Pre-Register

Prices are per person. VAT must be always charged in accordance with EU law.

Included in your ticket

Workshops & sessions

Food & drinks

Pre-event networking

Not included

Travel & accommodation