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Maggi Mitchell

Co-founder, Learners

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Maggi Mitchell is a co-founder of Learners, the community for user researchers that runs UXRConf and Research Week. It began as the UXR Collective, a Toronto meetup, and Mitchell came on after its first or second meeting to help it grow. Mitchell and Alec Levin built it into a conference and then a wider learning community.

Maggi hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Maggi co-founded Learners.

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Interview
Doing the Work: Building a Cross-Sector Community of LearnersDscout People Nerds
2021

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What is Maggi Mitchell's role at Learners?

Dscout's People Nerds interview, published 2021-07-01, identifies Maggi Mitchell as a co-founder of Learners, formerly the UXR Collective, alongside Alec Levin.

How did Mitchell get involved with the UXR Collective?

In the same Dscout interview (2021-07-01), Mitchell said joining came in the early days, after the meetup's first or second event, with the aim of supporting its growth, for example by adding food or hosting more than one speaker.

What does Learners do?

Dscout reported on 2021-07-01 that Levin and Mitchell co-founded the UXR Collective meetup and Slack community and ran UXRConf. The Learners homepage, checked 2026-09-25, describes free, sponsor-funded events including Research Week.

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