Aurelius Podcast

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Episode 60 - The Current and Future Role of AI in UX Research with Cheryl Platz Oct 06, 2023

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Aurelius Podcast - Episode 60 highlights with Cheryl Platz: - What is AI, Machine Learning and how will it impact UX Research - What AI is currently good at and how it really works - Surprising ways you’re probably already using AI for UX Research today - Ethical considerations in the application of AI for UX Research - The impact of AI on the current UX job market - The future of UX Research and AI

Episode 59 - Navigating the Challenges of UX in Real World Business Situations with Joe Natoli Sep 12, 2023

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Aurelius Podcast - Episode 59 highlights with Joe Natoli: - The importance of getting personal to influence decisions - Getting buy in for UX Research from stakeholders and other teams - Soft skills for making a bigger impact with research and insights - How new UX Researchers can bridge the gap in the disconnect between the learning environment and real world situations at big companies

Episode 58 - From Detective to UX Researcher: Embracing Strategic Insights with Ari Zelmanow Aug 18, 2023

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Aurelius Podcast - Episode 58 highlights with Ari Zelmanow: - Being a strategic researcher and what that means - Learning how businesses work to speak that language and connect UX research to what matters across the organization - UX Research Democratization and Ari's thoughts about it - The role of UX research, how it's evolving and thoughts about how UX and research can adapt be more valuable

Episode 57 with Phil Hesketh on UX Research & Consent Oct 04, 2021

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Episode 57 highlights: - UX Research consent - GDPR and UX Research - How to gain proper consent with your participants of user research - What are the rights of potential participants of UX research - The ethics of informed consent

Episode 56 with Scott Berkun on How Design Makes the World Jul 28, 2021

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Show highlights: - An overview of Scott’s new book, How Design Makes the World - Remote work for design, UX and product teams - How to create a workplace for UX professionals to get their best work done - How to explain the value of design to executives and stakeholders - What to do when your product managers, executives and engineers “just don’t get” design - Builder culture, what it is and how to work within it to promote higher quality UX - Effects of industrialization on building products and how it translates to software management culture

Episode 55 with Donna Spencer on Presenting UX Design & Research to Stakeholders Jul 07, 2021

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Highlights from this episode: - The history and evolution of UX - How to present UX and design work - Empathy for stakeholders and customers/users - Using stakeholder expertise to improve your UX design and research - Being an orchestrator and not a hero UX pro

Episode 54 with Mary Formanek on UX Deceptive Patterns & Sharing UX Insight on TikTok Jun 16, 2021

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Show highlights: - How Mary got started on Tik Tok and began sharing UX knowledge there - Deceptive UX patterns, what they are and how to avoid them - Consent and interaction design to avoid building in deceptive design patterns - Examples from popular sites that use deceptive UX patterns

Episode 53 with Vivianne Castillo on What it Means to Be Human Centered Jun 02, 2021

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Show Highlights: - What it means to be human centered in your professional and personal life - Hmnty Cntrd, their mission and the work Vivianne and her team are doing - How Vivianne went from being a grief counselor and doing trauma studies to becoming a UX researcher - What does it really mean to be empathetic - The role of diversity, equity and inclusion in UX and research work - Tips for self care and improving yourself as a UX professional and person - Doing and beginning the personal work for doing your best professional work

Episode 52 with Roy Olende on ResearchOps & Scaling UX Research May 19, 2021

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Show highlights: - “Zoom” levels of research and what they mean - Figuring out when to do certain types of research and which methods to use - Ways to avoid wasting resources and repeating research - What’s the difference between UX Research and ResearchOps? - How to you know when you need a dedicated ResearchOps person

Episode 51 with Timothy Bardlavens on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in UX May 05, 2021

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Show highlights: - Diversity, equity and inclusion in UX and tech culture - Ways to recognize how tools and systems are directly contributing to inequity in our society and work - Stories and examples of how our society created inequities and how to recognize the connections to the work we do - Tips for doing more equitable UX and design research - Working to identify your own thoughts, actions and behavior to help create a more just and equitable world for all

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