Aurelius Podcast

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Episode 50 with Jon Kolko on Design Thinking & UX Research Analysis Apr 22, 2021

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Show highlights: - Sense-making and user research synthesis - How to find hidden insights in the research data you collect - Avoiding product backlog rot by simply reacting to things you hear about from customers - Steps to take for a better UX research process - Doing UX, research and sense-making better with product management - Should UX researchers be doing design too? - How to get into (or better at) UX, research and design

Episode 49 with Nate Bolt on Remote Research, Impact & Social Responsibility Apr 08, 2021

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Show highlights: - Social impact of UX and research work - Remote research tips, tricks and challenges - The future of UX research in a post-pandemic world - Can you prove the ROI of UX research? - Balancing the need for delivering a great story from the research and keeping good rigor in your study - How to deal with people who don’t believe the findings from your research

Episode 48 with Erin Casali on UX & Design Leadership Mar 25, 2021

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Episode highlights: - Design leadership and what it means to be a UX manager - Differences between being an individual contributor and manager/leader - Tips and tricks to being an awesome UX design/research leader - Strategies for providing feedback and criticism effectively - Common challenges for folks transitioning from team member to team leader

Episode 47 with Alba Villamil on UX Research Ethics, Inclusion & Social Change Mar 10, 2021

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Show highlights: - Design ethics and ways to examine if your work is doing more harm than good - Inclusion in business and design - Things you can do to make your participants feel more comfortable and welcome - Using your position and influence to make positive ethical change in your company - Alba’s work at HmntyCntrd - Tips for making social change personally and professionally

Episode 46 with Nick Finck on leadership, career progression, hiring & job hunting in UX Feb 25, 2021

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Show highlights: - The difference between leadership and management in UX - Being a UX mentor and coach - Expectations and differences between junior, mid level and senior UX practitioners - What it takes to be a great UX professional - Myths about hiring and working with a junior UX person - Tips for job hunting, applications and interviewing - Things hiring managers are looking for in UX candidates - Career progression for UX designers and researchers

Episode 45 with Komal Faiz // International & Cross Cultural Research Feb 11, 2021

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Show highlights: - Komal’s research on international women’s mobility challenges - Tips for doing research across multiple countries and cultures - Culture differences and considerations when doing research in other countries - How language can make so much of a difference in research - Small but impactful steps you can take to do better UX research

Episode 44 with Susan & Guthrie Weinschenk on Psychology, Behavioral Economics & UX Jan 21, 2021

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- Psychology and UX Design - How behavioral economics applies to UX design - Common behavior patterns we can design for - Design ethics and moral implications in UX design and research - How do you decide your design, product or service is ethical or not? - Examples of non-ethical design and marketing patterns - Considerations to take for designing a more ethical product or service - What UX designers and researchers need to know about psychology and behavioral economics

Episode 43 – Articulating Better Design Decisions with Tom Greever Dec 03, 2020

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- Sharing design decisions effectively - What is a design decision? - Who’s responsible for design decisions? - Similarities between cultural differences and different team role differences in tech - Getting stakeholder approval and agreement on your work - Preparing for a design review meeting

Episode 42 - UX Research Process & Practice with Bethany Stolle Nov 19, 2020

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- Quantitative vs Qualitative Research - Starting a new UX research team and practice - How to sell UX research to your company - Pitfalls to avoid when starting a UX research practice at your company

Episode 41 – DesignOps 2.0 with Erica Rider Nov 12, 2020

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- DesignOps 2.0 at Paypal - Shifting the focus from scaling designers to scaling design itself - Comparing DesignOps and DevOps - Changing the responsibilities of UX designers so a small team can focus on the work that matters - Scaling design without hiring more designers - Tools and processes to for successful DesignOps

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