Portrait of Dora Makszy

Currently leading design into agentic workflows at Element Logic

Design leadership for the agentic era

Hi, I’m Dora.

I'm Head of Design with 18+ years across UX research, product strategy, and building product teams that ship. I focus on enabling my team, so they can spend their time where it counts — understanding people, making the hard calls, and finding the new ideas that AI can surface patterns toward but never originate.

I experiment with AI where it's genuinely useful, not because it's the trend. Used with care, it gives back real evidence and real time, and leaves the interesting work to humans. Which means keeping our thinking sharp: sharing what we learn, challenging each other, and treating every problem as a chance to find a better way.

I lead by coaching. I grow the people I work with, and I trust them to own what they build.

Upcoming talks

  • The irresistible UX: the psychology of brainwaves and clickbaitHeapcon 2026 · 5-6th November 2026
  • No researchers were harmed in the making of this test suiteØredev 2026 · 4th November 2026
  • Safe by design: the UX of secure bankingHelloStavanger 2026 · 21-22th October 2026
  • Almost hired: the silent filters of belongingTDC 2026 · 19th October 2026
  • The irresistible UX: the psychology of brainwaves and clickbaitSnartup 2026 · 27th August 2026
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