The World of UX with Darren Hood
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Episode 235: UX and the Culture of Unrealistic Expectations
Unrealistic expectations abound in today's UX landscape. In this episode, Darren covers a few of the more commonly occurring, such as the need for level-headedness among entry-level UXers, being ghosted after applying for a job, thinking every job posting actually reflects an "opportunity," and more. Ready to have your bubbles burst? Check out this session!
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Episode 234: Talkin' Shop w/Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Part 2 (Conclusion)
In this week's episode, we share the conclusion of Darren's Talkin' Shop session with UX veteran, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, the founder of World Usability Day. Tune in to hear more of Elizabeth's takes on today's world of user experience.
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Episode 233: Talkin' Shop w/Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Part 1
This week, Darren engages with UX veteran and founder of World Usabilty Day, Elizabeth Rosenzweig. Elizabeth shares info about her journey in UX and her takes on the state of the discipline today. Tune in for part one of this wonderfully insightful session.
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Episode 232: Long Live the Gatekeeper!!!
Ever heard someone talk about gatekeeping in UX? How familiar are you with gatekeeping? Can you define it? Properly? With all the bad press gatekeeping gets in UX circles, do you realize society wouldn't be where it is without gatekeeping? Have you ever considered that gatekeeping is needful to help ensure the progress of UX as a discipline? In its proper form, gatekeeping is a good thing! In this episode, Darren provides critical insights about gatekeeping and its importance to the discipline.
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Episode 231: Talkin' Shop w/Strat Parrott, Part 2 (Conclusion)
In this week's episode, we share the conclusion of Darren's Talkin' Shop session with UX veteran Strat Parrott. Tune in to check out the great insights shared during this discussion.
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Episode 230: Talkin' Shop w/Strat Parrott, Part 1
This week's Talkin' Shop session features UX veteran Strat Parrott. Strat is the Vice President and Design Director of CX and UX for First Horizon Bank. Tune in to learn Strat's backstory and hear his take on the world of user experience today.
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Episode 228: Talkin' Shop w/Lou Susi, Part 2
This week, we continue the Talkin' Shop session with Lou Susi, where he shares more about his journey into UX and his thoughts on the state of UX today. A big takeaway? One cannot "play designer." Enjoy!
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Episode 227: Talkin' Shop w/Lou Susi, Part 1
In this Talkin' Shop session, Darren speaks with Lou Susi! Lou is a UCD veteran, fellow educator, and stand-up comedian. Check out part one of their session as they discuss such topics as Lou's venture into the discipline, challenges, and mindsets required to achieve success in UX today.
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Episode 226: UX Potpourri
This week's episode is another UX Potpourri session. In addition to revisiting the potential employer red flag scenario from last week, Darren covers the following topics: 1) Additional examples of companies with poor UX hiring and the poor experiences they're deploying; 2) Examples of interview-related discrimination; 3) Interview nightmare examples; 4) Entitlement in today's UX job seeking landscape and 5) The reality of portfolio theft. This one's a rebel rouser.
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Episode 225: UX Potpourri (An Extended Edition)
In this UX potpourri session, Darren focuses on the following topics: 1) The importance of domain knowledge (and the consequences of exalting general knowledge); 2) The rise and fall of UX; 3) Tell-tale markers (of job seeking) and 4) Of AI and empathy. Check out this extended UX potpourri session to hear Darren's elaboration on the topics-at-hand.
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Episode 224: Talkin' Shop w/Harry Max, Part 2
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Episode 223: Talkin' Shop w/Harry Max
In this Talkin' Shop episode, Darren speaks with Harry Max! He's the author of “Managing Priorities: How to Create Better Plans and Make Smarter Decisions.” Harry has worked with such organizations as Apple, Adobe, PDI/Dreamworks, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Informatica, ITHAKA, Microsoft, PayPal, and more. He was a co-founder for VirtualVineyards.com and Wine.com and also served as an early pioneer for e-commerce on the World Wide Web. Check out part one of this awesome convo!
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Episode 222: UX Potpourri
In this UX potpourri episode, Darren addresses such topics as the oversaturation of today's UX landscape, the fallacy of and indirect harm arising from premature UX promotions, his engagement with companies that have represent themselves poorly in the UX job market, and an under-the-radar benefit of pure UX. Enjoy!!!
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Episode 220: Talkin' Shop w/Jonathan Bowman, Part 2 of 2
This week, Darren shares the conclusion of his interview with long-time UXer and the Founder and Director of the American Board of Design and Research (AMBOD). The duo continues discussing the pulse of UX today and the vision for the American Board of Design and Research. Enjoy!
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Episode 219: Talkin' Shop w/Jonathan Bowman, Part 1 of 2
This week's guest is Jonathan Bowman, long-time UXer and the Founder and Director of the American Board of Design and Research (AMBOD). Darren and Jonathan spend time talking about the guest's journey into UX, the pulse of UX today, and the vision for AMBOD. Tune in for this insightful session.
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Episode 218: Talkin' (AI) Shop w/Yan Vishnepolsky, Part 2 of 2
This week, Darren concludes the conversation with UX and AI expert Yan Vishnepolsky, as they talk about such topics as Yan's most interesting discovery about AI, crazy interview stories, the state of UX today, and similarities between today's state of UX and the dot com bust. Check out this immersive session!
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Episode 217: Talkin' (AI) Shop w/Yan Vishnepolsky, Part 1 of 2
This week, Darren hosts AI expert Yan Vishnepolsky. Yan tells his story about entering the worlds of UX and AI. He also shares several tips and insights about AI and how UXers can engage properly with the current wave of UX's evolution.
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Episode 216: The Normalization of Rudeness
In today's UX circles, newcomers to the discipline are encouraged to send cold requests to experienced people for assistance and/or jobs. This is done without sensitivity and empathy towards those receiving the requests and people think it's normal. It's time for this type of behavior to end. In this episode, Darren takes time to explain one such interaction, the social inappropriateness associated with such requests, AND what should be done instead. Tune in for the exposé and to understand what's actually being enabled in our community!
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Episode 215: The Dysfunction, Inequitability & Incivility of Today's UX Hiring Landscape, Part 2
This week, Darren revisits the UX hiring landscape topic, itemizing and analyzing the dysfunction, inequitably, and incivility reflected in many of today job rejection notices. Tune in for a revealing breakdown of an actual rejection email and the messages people aren't supposed to gauge.
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Episode 213: Say NO to Kool-aid, Part 2
This week, Darren revisits the topic of UX Kool-aid, exposing five additional points of interest: Design systems, artificial intelligence, faux educational resources, the Ph.D. to UX movement, and blind embracing of imposter syndrome. You can't judge a book by its cover. Up for the challenge of facing some truth bombs? Tune in for the details.
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