UX Like Us

As the pandemic recedes, unprecedented numbers of employees seek new jobs that better suit the new reality of work-from-anywhere. And as the economy recovers, companies need to fill roles put on hold or eliminated during the COVID-19 crisis. The result is frenetic UX jobs market as pent-up demand for talent meets workers ready to find their next gig. But despite lots of opportunities, locking in the perfect role remains a challenge even for UX-famous designers. In our season 2 finale, Larry and Roman discuss the Great Resignation and expand on thoughts Dan Saffer recently shared about his work search. Episode artwork by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

The Space industry is shaping up to be one of the most significant growth areas in the market, estimated to exceed $1 Trillion by 2040. All this growth leads to new opportunities for User Experience professionals. Join us as we chat with Paul Lumsdaine, UX Designer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about the unique challenges facing Designers in space. Show Notes Paul Lumsdaine - Senior Lead User Experience Designer - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | LinkedIn For All Mankind | Apple TV+ Space Shuttle Enterprise - Wikipedia JaimeLevy.com NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - Robotic Space Exploration Emma Kalayjian The Studio at JPL Sonos | Wireless Speakers and Home Sound Systems Episode artwork by NASA on Unsplash Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Building successful products requires Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Support, Documentation, Operations... everyone working together. So why do we continue to structure our organizations in silos? This week Larry and Roman discuss how to align people, goals, and incentives with cross-functional teams while continuing to mature and evolve skills with communities of practice. Show notes 6 Top Picks for UX Podcasts by Berenice DeGusti Manager Tools and Career Tools are free weekly podcasts designed to give managers and individual contributors actionable recommendations to further their careers Allen curve - Wikipedia Conway's law - Wikipedia Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais Episode artwork by Voicu Apostol on Unsplash ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

The right answer to every question does in fact depend on the context. But answering every question with "It depends" makes designers seem spineless, undermining others' confidence in our ability, judgment, and leadership. In this episode, Roman and Larry offer practical suggestions for building decisiveness and eliminating "It depends" from your vocabulary. Episode artwork by Joyful on Unsplash Show notes: 11 Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Overcome Uncertainty Are You Actually Going to Get Fired? ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Designers should be given the freedom to make the best design they can without the fear of their designs getting changed for arbitrary reasons. This is a tricky scenario because design leaders have to believe in the designs their team produces. In this episode, we discuss finding a balance between trusting your designers and leading them in a positive direction. Also, Larry got a puppy and is definitely not dead. ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

In a world where everyone has to learn online, why are the platforms so bad? Larry and Roman discuss the user experience of distance learning sites and some low hanging fruit that could make life a little easier for students and their parents. We also briefly discuss Alexa’s push to be more proactively helpful, and follow up on the Anova Precision Oven’s capabilities when it comes to making holiday prime rib. Episode art by Giu Vicente on Unsplash Show Notes Microsoft Teams - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software Microsoft Teams Together Mode - https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/microsoft-teams-together-mode/ Google Workspace - https://workspace.google.com Google Classroom - https://edu.google.com/products/classroom/ Schoology - https://www.schoology.com TechCrunch: Googles New Logos Are Bad - https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/googles-new-logos-are-bad University of Phoenix - https://www.phoenix.edu Harvard Business School Online - https://online.hbs.edu Trello - https://trello.com Minecraft - https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/ Beck, Loser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7PlMqsc5Cc Perfect Prime Rib - https://youtu.be/NUQ49SoteE0 the Anova Precision Oven - https://anovaculinary.com/anova-precision-oven/ Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Larry and Roman wrap up 2020 with a discussion of Design Ops (after a quick diversion into the Anova Precision Oven). In the last few years Design Operations (or DesignOps, as the cool kids call it) has emerged as an important role for a lot of teams. We discuss what Design Operation are, what kind of teams need DesignOps, and the right way to say it. Show Notes the Anova Precision Oven - https://anovaculinary.com/anova-precision-oven/ Dave Malouf on Twitter - https://twitter.com/daveixd?s=20 Org Design for Design Orgs book - https://orgdesignfordesignorgs.com/2016/08/30/the-printed-book-is-here/ Design Ops Handbook - https://www.designbetter.co/designops-handbook Rosenfeld Media Communities - https://rosenfeldmedia.com/communities/ Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Larry and Roman explore the design of robots in science fiction and real life. Should robots have faces? What about gender? Are Asimov ‘s Laws of Robotics enough for responsible robot design? Episode artwork by Mina FC on Unsplash ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Product Designer Jordan Singer (@jsngr) recently shocked the design world with his Figma plugin that renders interface designs using narrative text as the input. Larry King (@LAKing) and Roman Bercot (@Stuporman) discuss whether designers have reason for concern in this episode of UX Like Us. Show Notes https://twitter.com/jsngr/status/1284511080715362304 Is the creative industry equipped to work with emerging technologies? ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing@Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

In our Season 2 premier, Larry King and Roman Bercot discuss why Industrial age design practices don’t hold up in the cloud era. Modern product design and development teams must adopt an iterative, experiment-driven approach. Inspired by thoughts from Christina Wodtke and Dan Brown here: https://twitter.com/brownorama/status/1170847783705858048?s=21. Photo by Martim Braz via Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/LrZb1PQeC3o --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Summary With #DesignTwitter becoming increasingly toxic, @LAKing and @Stuporman take on one of the issues making designers lose their minds: Is everyone a designer? We discuss a bit of background, why it matters, and our own takes on the issue as well as the dumpster fire design discourse has become. ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot!  iTunes Spotify Overcast  ----- Follow the show on Twitter  @UXLikeUs @LAKing @Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Summary Roman Bercot and Larry King discuss a variety of maturity models and how to choose one that suits your needs. What is a maturity model? What is a model used for? Which model works best? Listen to this episode for most underrated tool in the designers tool belt. ----- Show Notes Nielson Norman Group - Corporate UX Maturity Jared Spool - Driving Product Teams To Become More Design Mature Jared Spool - The Flexibility of the Four Stages of Competence Leah Buley - User experience Capabilities assessment Stuff Designers Love Essential [ADHD]  Ideas for Parents Cover Image The ZImmers “My Generation” -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY  ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot!  iTunes Spotify Overcast  ----- Follow the show on Twitter  @UXLikeUs @LAKing @Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Kelly Nakawatase (@UX_Kelly) joins the show to share her experience entering the design field as a graduate of General Assembly.  ----- Show Notes Episode image: R. Lee Ermey and Arliss Howard in Full Metal Jacket (1987) Should you take a UX bootcamp? - https://medium.com/@uxkelly/should-you-take-a-ux-bootcamp-69acf44bec9f Lindsay Ellis - YouTube - https://youtu.be/KznZcK7ksf4 Hercules - https://youtu.be/KznZcK7ksf4 ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

Summary Roman Bercot and Larry King explore Clayton Christensen’s Jobs to be Done framework and whether product design professionals need this “occasionally useful gimmick.” What is a JTBD? Why should designers use them? How many milkshake jokes can we make? And the new Staples branding gets a nod on Stuff Designers Love. ----- Show Notes Clayton Christensen tells the Milkshake story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfGtw2C95Ms  Ash Maurya attempts to define Jobs to be Done - https://blog.leanstack.com/what-is-a-job-to-be-done-jtbd-21304ce7441b  Staples unveils their new logo - https://twitter.com/rysimmons/status/1113464764859068421?s=20  The Pepsi design brief - https://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf  -----  Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot!  iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405)  Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq)  Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us)  -----  Follow the show on Twitter  @UXLikeUs - https://twitter.com/uxlikeus  @LAKing - https://twitter.com/LAKing  @Stuporman - https://twitter.com/Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message

18 years after the Agile Manifesto was published, Agile development methodologies dominate the way we make software. But are any of these methodologies truly Agile? Roman and Larry discuss the 4 Agile Values and 12 Agile Principles to see where we have gone astray. ----- Show Notes Manifesto for Agile Software Development VersionOne State of Agile report the Lean Startup by Eric Ries Notion app Cover photo by Olga Guryanova on Unsplash ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs @LAKing @Stuporman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxlikeus/message