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Understanding Client Dynamics
UX Cake - July 02, 2018 03:00 - 26 minutesEp. #15: Have you ever had a meeting with a stakeholder or client who you thought you were in alignment with, and afterward thought “What the heck just happened in there?” Well it happened often enough to Morag Johnston and her team that she’s created a website and blog dedicated to the problem ...
Getting More of The Work You Want to Do
UX Cake - June 18, 2018 03:00 - 36 minutesEp. #14: Besides needing strong technical skills, much of the work in UX and in our careers requires convincing others, about our ideas, our work, or our ability to do the work we want to do. My guest is Fiz Yazdi, a managing director at cxpartners in London and Bristol, UK. Fiz developed an app...
Design & Dev: How to create solutions together
UX Cake - June 04, 2018 03:00 - 44 minutesEp. #13: No one would argue about the relationship between UX and development being a critical one, but it’s not easy. Join us for a conversation with Jaime Lopez, an experienced developer and co-host of the More Than Just Code podcast (www.mtjc.fm) about the UX and developer relationship, creat...
Going Independent, part 2 – Making it work for you
UX Cake - May 21, 2018 04:35 - 42 minutesEp. #12: Part 2 of Leigh & Laura's conversation about freelancing. In this episode we focus on ways to be more effective in your freelance career, from finding and managing clients to managing balance, and continuing to grow in your career. If freelancing is something you’re considering, or maybe...
Going independent – is it for you?
UX Cake - May 07, 2018 03:00 - 36 minutesEp. #11: In this episode, Leigh and Laura discuss being an independent UX pro — contract, freelance, or consulting. The flexibility is what draws a lot of people to independent work, whether it's to have more time to travel or more time for family or a hobby, but of course there are drawbacks as ...
Creating Personas That Align Stakeholders
UX Cake - April 23, 2018 03:00 - 32 minutesEp. #10: We’re talking with Tamara Adlin, a persona pioneer, about a process for creating personas that not only aligns executives and stakeholders, but that also actually gets those personas used. Tamara’s honed this process over the last decade, and she shares with us what "alignment personas" ...
Transitions in UX - AR/VR
UX Cake - April 16, 2018 00:46 - 37 minutesEp. #9: Many UX practitioners are interested in transitioning into emerging technology but aren’t sure where to start, or what that path looks like. In this episode we’re talking about the practical aspects of getting into augmented, virtual, or mixed reality, with Di Dang, who’s a UX specialist ...
Overcoming Mentoring Challenges
UX Cake - April 02, 2018 03:13 - 31 minutesEp. #8: Mentoring is one of the most powerful tools for developing talent and leadership… it’s also often taken for granted as something anyone who’s been working for awhile can do. So we end up with senior practitioners going into a managerial track with no management training, and no real ment...
Transitioning in UX: Voice Design
UX Cake - March 20, 2018 04:58 - 40 minutesEp #7: How people interface with technology is constantly evolving, but we’re seeing big changes in the technolgy platforms themselves, and that means big changes in the UX field. This week is the beginning of an occasional series on UX careers in transition, starting with voice design, talking w...
Augmented Humanity & Our Changing Reality
UX Cake - March 12, 2018 04:59 - 38 minutesEp #6: Technology is changing the way we perceive reality — whether you have some kind of headset on or not… and it’s much more than pokeman go. In this episode we hear from Galit Ariel, self-proclaimed ‘digital hippy’ and author of Augmenting Alice, and Chirryl-Lee Ryan, a trans-disciplanary des...
Adding To Your Creative Toolbox
UX Cake - March 05, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutesEp #5: Generating, sustaining, and selling creative ideas requires a lot more than inspiration.There is process and structure - which doesn't sound or even always 'feel' creative. It isn’t always easy or straightforward. As author Scott Berkun says, it’s a dance, which he talks about in his lates...
004: Improv for Empathy & Make Better Products
UX Cake - February 26, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutesWhen you're designing products for people, having empathy for those specific people (aka users) is critical. Yep, you know that, but how can you increase empathy for the users from the entire team, and stakeholders too? In this episode, Karen Reilly, UX Director at Iterate in Dublin, Ireland, sha...
Better Cross-team Collaboration - Made Fun!
UX Cake - February 20, 2018 20:04 - 42 minutesEpisode #3: Collaborating across teams is hard, and it doesn't happen without intention, and some structure. But the benefits for your product, wow - it's like the difference between a beautiful chocolate soufflé and... just a mess on your kitchen counter. (Guess which one has a better UX.) David...
002: Executive Buy-in for UX
UX Cake - February 19, 2018 23:35 - 28 minutesWe know showing the business value of UX is the way to any MBA's heart/wallet, but it's often still a struggle. In this episode we get practical advice and techniques from former Amazon executive and UX champion, Eva Manolis. For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
001: UX Mentor Masters
UX Cake - February 18, 2018 19:05 - 26 minutesExploring the benefits of being a UX mentor with Rachelle Kauffman, UX Designer at Zillow. The benefits can be surprising, including improving your own design and research skills, increasing confidence, and upleveling your career in user experience or product design. For information regarding yo...
000 Introducing UX Cake
UX Cake - February 16, 2018 17:00 - 16 minutesLearn a little about Leigh and Laura who make Amplify Alliance, the producer of UX Cake, and hear about what this podcast is about, why we're making it, and what's in store. UX Cake is a podcast for user experience professionals who want to be more effective and happy in their career. Every we...
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