Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://medium.com/@nwalkingshaw">Nate Walkingshaw</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/nwalkingshaw">@nwalkingshaw</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Nate Walkingshaw talks with Dave Rael about user experience, leadership, perspectives, types of users, Pluralsight, and hard lessons </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Nate Walkingshaw started his first company in 2004 where he revolutionized medical evacuation with Paraslyde, later acquired by Stryker Medical. In 2011, Nate left Stryker to build Brightface, a product development company that focused on mobile and web applications including Cycleface which was acquired by Strava, the #1 fitness app for endurance athletes. Nate then became the Chief of Research and Innovation at Tanner Labs, where he built O.C. Tanner’s first human-centered product development team. In January 2015 Nate was named the Chief Product Officer for Pluralsight, the largest providers of online technology learning, where he built a user experinece centered product team, and in February 2016 Nate’s role expanded to Chief Experience Office to also oversee Development, Content, and Product Marketing. He is also the co-author of Product Leadership: How Top Product Leaders Launch Great Products and Build Successful Teams (O’Reilly 2017).</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Nate Walkingshaw</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's appreciation for user experience and collaborative problem solving</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate on the value of diversity</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Nate connected with Pluralsight</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - User experience at Pluralsight</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Advice for balancing the needs of different types of users and turning applications into products</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's story of failure - "building a solution for me, not for we"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's book recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Nate</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com" target="_blank">Pluralsight</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1680502387/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Cucumber Book: Behaviour-Driven Development for Testers and Developers - Matt Wynne</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-016-matt-wynne-strong-communication-and-passionate-dedication" target="_blank">Matt Wynne on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-022-aslak-hellesoy-testing-your-understanding" target="_blank">Matt Wynne on Developer On Fire on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://parity.org/" target="_blank">The Parity Pledge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312425074/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century - Thomas L. Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012E04N2E/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">A LEGO Brickumentary</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_minifigure" target="_blank">Lego Minifig</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/skonnard" target="_blank">Aaron Skonnard</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaStewart" target="_blank">Martha Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321125215/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software - Eric Evans</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-290-eric-evans-tackling-complexity" target="_blank">Eric Evans on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451639619/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - Stephen R. Covey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M2C4NP8/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Arrival</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.directeddiscovery.com/" target="_blank">Directed Discovery</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@nwalkingshaw/agile-died-while-you-were-doing-your-standup-b7461291a870" target="_blank">Agile Died While You Were Doing Your Standup - Nate Walkingshaw</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Nate's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491960604/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams - Richard Banfield</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491904909/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product - Jeff Patton</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591847788/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products - Nir Eyal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Patrick-M.-Lencioni/e/B001ILFMB2?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Patrick Lencioni</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Nate's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Want to care enough to listen to another person</li> <li>Seek context with intention</li> <li>Co-create a solution and move forward</li> </ol> </div> </div>
