Event

Soul in the System: Creative Mastery in the Age of the Machines

May 9, 2025

A limited-seat LeaderX roundtable event for product and tech executives, welcoming a select few external guests.

Remember the first time you used an app that broke the mould with its UX? The original Google search, Dropbox, Amazon, the iPhone, Spotify. All these products delivered ‘oh wow’ moments because a team of people thought long and hard about the customer experience, the context in which users would interact with their products, and what they wanted to achieve. That’s hard, laborious work and it’s very human.

Sadly, most products, and the web in general, have suffered from automation and the ease with which anyone can launch an app: more ease, more apps, more sloppy experiences. Less originality, less human and AI is about to make things a whole lot worse.

But does it have to?

Can we stop the slop and lead our product teams towards more human experiences while still harnessing automation where it improves our understanding rather than defines it? This roundtable event is for leaders who want to slow down, think deeper  and bring meaning back to how we lead, build and scale.

What we’ll explore

How to go faster without losing thoughtfulness
How can we protect creativity in a culture obsessed with efficiency
How to reclaim purpose in product, platform and people
What it means to lead when AI is ubiquitous, but the soul still matters

Who’s in the room?

This is a private roundtable event curated for depth, trust, and candor. No automation here. Bringing together 10-12 leaders from the LeaderX community, along with a select group of product and tech executives who share our commitment to purposeful leadership in the age of machines.