AI & Design Systems
Language
English
Where
Hobo Hotel
Length
7,5 h
Brad Frost
22.10.2026 9:0012:00
Getting Started with Agentic Design
Language
English
Where
Hotel Marski
Length
3 hours
Learn how to direct agentic tools like Claude Code to design high-quality digital products.
Leave with a repeatable approach for giving agents the context and guidance they need.
Course is held in Marski by Scandic hotel in central Helsinki. Breakfast before the course and lunch after the course with the teacher and other participants is also included.
Course is limited to 30 participants.
Overview
Participants learn how to use tools such as Claude Code and Codex as part of a practical design workflow. Matias introduces the core principles, demonstrates how an agent can support real design work, and guides participants through an exercise in which they apply the approach themselves.
The workshop focuses on turning a design brief into useful context, including product goals and an existing design system. Participants learn how to bring components, patterns, and guidelines into the agent’s context, then steer and review the work through iteration. They leave with first-hand experience and a repeatable way to start using agentic tools in their own work.
Participants will learn to
- Understand the principles of directing agents for high-quality design
- Provide agents with the needed user, business and design context
- Guide an agent through design, critique, and iteration
- Design a small working prototype and a workflow you can reuse after the session
Workshop structure
- Principles and working methods
- Live examples using Claude Code and Codex with design system context
- Guided hands-on exercise
- Review, discussion, and practical next steps
Testimonials from Matias’ workshops
Clear, engaging, and grounded in real-world use cases, he made complex AI concepts easy to understand.
Participants left with new and concrete ideas how to apply in their project work.
Jule Jenckel
Design Director at Reaktor
(via Vaara.co)
The AI-Enabled Designer workshop was an inspiring and fun way for our design team to ramp up our AI usage in a practical way.
It provided new insights, tools and skills we could apply straight away in our work.
Karoline Kwon
Head of Design at RELEX Solutions
(via Vaara.co)
Course teacher
Matias Vaara
Independent Strategic Designer
Vaara & co
Matias Vaara is the founder of Vaara & Co. He helps design teams become AI-native through practical training and advisory. He has trained over 1,200 designers on AI from companies like Reaktor, Futurice, and RELEX Solutions.
Matias has more than 17 years of experience in design and strategy, with past roles at Idean, N2, and Facebook (Meta). He also designs AI-native products, bringing hands-on experience with current tools into his training.
LinkedIn WebsiteBest suited for
- Product and Service Designers
- Design Leads
- Product Managers & Owners
- Other practitioners who shape digital experiences.
The workshop is designed as an introduction; participants do not need prior experience with agentic design tools.
What to bring
- Laptop
- Access to Claude Code or Codex
Register
Super Early Bird
Private sector
445 €
Public sector, freelancers
395 €
Early Bird
Private sector
495 €
Public sector, freelancers
445 €
Normal
Private sector
545 €
Public sector, freelancers
495 €
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