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Beck Tench on Tinderbox Mar 31, 2019

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My guest today is Beck Tench. Beck is a third-year Ph.D. student at the University of Washington. This role requires that she deal with a lot of information, and in this show, we talk about how she makes sense of it all. We also discuss the subject of her Ph.D. itself, which is both fascinating and highly relevant.

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Kevin M. Hoffman on Proposals Mar 17, 2019

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My guest today is Kevin M. Hoffman. Kevin is a designer, manager, and author who has led teams of designers both inside and outside of large organizations. In the last few years, he’s turned his attention to designing better meetings. In this episode, we talk about how he’s using information to engage with prospects and clients so they can design meetings that add value to their lives.

Photo credit: Michelle Milla

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Andrea Kates on Innovation Mar 03, 2019

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My guest today is Andrea Kates. Andrea is a consultant and author who equips leaders to translate emerging trends into growth for their businesses. She’s helped major organizations around the world to “find their next,” and has spoken about business innovation at TED and The Aspen Institute among other venues. In this episode, we discuss how Andrea helps clients innovate by thinking beyond the confines of their existing information environments.

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Andrea Kates on LinkedIn
iScale
Asana
Fitbit
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
Find Your Next: Using the Business Genome Approach to Find Your Company’s Next Competitive Advantange by Andrea Kates
Steve Jobs’s home office
Sea-Monkeys
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink
The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties by Paul Collier
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft Surface
Lean innovation
Business Model Canvas
John Hagel
Thinkers50
Singularity University
Wikibrands Collective

Fabricio Teixeira on Publishing Feb 17, 2019

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My guest today is Fabricio Teixeira. Fabricio has led design teams at various agencies over the past 15 years; now he’s at Work & Co, a digital product design studio based in Brooklyn, NY. I came to know Fabricio because he’s one of the founders and publishers of UX Collective, one of the largest design and UX online publications. In this episode, we focus on how Fabricio and his partner Caio Braga make UX Collective happen through mindful information management.

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https://theinformeddotlife.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/episode-3-fabricio-teixeira.mp3

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Fabricio Teixeira
UX Collective
Work & Co
Feedly
Digg Reader (sadly, no longer available)
Pocket
Buffer
If This Then That
Getting Things Done
Gmail
Gmail canned responses
Google Sheets
Google Tasks

Gretchen Anderson on Writing Feb 03, 2019

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My guest today is Gretchen Anderson. Gretchen spent the first part of her career consulting with world-renowned design firms. More recently, she’s led design and product teams at various companies, including PG&E, California’s largest energy company. Currently, Gretchen consults with clients to inform their product strategies and improve their team collaboration skills. She’s now written a book about collaboration, and in this episode, we focus on how she managed her information during the writing process.

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https://theinformeddotlife.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/the-informed-life-episode-2-gretchen-anderson.mp3

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Louis Rosenfeld on Managing Jan 20, 2019

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My guest today is Lou Rosenfeld. Alongside Peter Morville, Lou wrote the seminal book Information Architecture for the World Wide Web — also known as the polar bear book. In 2005, he founded Rosenfeld Media, where he and his team amplify user experience expertise through conferences and books, including my own Living in Information. In this conversation we talk about how Lou manages information to effectively coordinate the various workstreams at his company, including the upcoming Enterprise Experience conference.

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https://theinformeddotlife.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/the-informed-life-episode-1-lou-rosenfeld.mp3

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Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond (4th Edition), by Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville, and Jorge Arango
Rosenfeld Media
Gmail
Apple Stickies.app
Sanebox
Facebook
Andrew Hinton on Twitter
Zoom
Enterprise Experience 2019 conference
Enterprise UX community

Introduction Jan 15, 2019

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This is episode zero of the show, which means I don’t have a guest. Instead, I talk about what we’re going to be doing here: what this show is about and why you may find it valuable to tune in. I also tell you a bit about myself and how I got into this topic, and what I’m planning to do with it. Hope you enjoy it!

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https://theinformeddotlife.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/the-informed-life-episode-0-intro.mp3

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Jorge Arango’s blog
Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond (4th Edition), by Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville, and Jorge Arango
Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places, by Jorge Arango

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