About UX Allies

It started with a small group of UX practitioners from IBM, caught in a tech layoff, who decided not to face it alone.

Losing a job is isolating, so instead of scattering, they kept showing up for each other. What began as mutual support turned into something worth keeping.

They'd been shaped by a design culture that was rigorous, collaborative, and human-centered. But the company didn't own that way of working. Designers and researchers everywhere face the same complexity, often alone, so we opened the door. You don't need a shared employer to belong here. You need to care about the craft and the people doing it.