Adding AI to internal processes OR the products and services you deliver to customers is more than a tech integration. You'll need to understand what users need, and then design/build for that. Well, if you want to be successful.

https://customercentricity.com/service-design/ai-transformation/

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Let's talk about a better way to document projects and product strategy! https://rbefored.com/evolving-prds-into-product-strategy-documents-04a6050fca38

Temple at https://atomicpmf.com/psd

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"The ROI We Deliver" is an exercise you can run with your team. I hope you run it with stakeholders, leaders, and execs as well! It's part of my upcoming "Atomic PMF" book. Come get a preview!

https://medium.com/r-before-d/the-roi-we-deliver-an-exercise-bbeda5ab1ec2

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In January 2025, we had Claude pretend to be a CX/UX Researcher. I saved all the docs and prompts we used last time. ​Using the same things a year later, let's see how it does.

Jan 2025 version: AI-Powered UX Research: Can Claude Replace Human CX/UX Professionals? (Jan 2025) - Ep 257 https://youtube.com/live/zCVcUZmktEo

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In this session, I'll share my top secrets for using Claude better based on what I learned from heavy usage in 2025. They include instance rotation, personality summoning, and tear it apart. You might be able to use this outside of Claude, but I can assure you they work in Claude Sonnet 4.x.

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Psychologist Dr. Seth Finkle will join us for a discussion about having healthy boundaries with difficult family or friends. When is it OK to not go to that holiday dinner? When is it OK to cut someone off completely? 

Seth recommends the following books:
"Set Boundaries, Find Peace" by Nedra Glover Tawwab
"Where to Draw the Line" by Anne Katherine
"Setting Boundaries to Find Peace with Narcissists & Codependents" by Robert Charles
"Boundaries" by John Townsend and Henry Cloud (warning: it has a somewhat religious tone)

Originally live streamed on 30 December 2025.

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We keep hearing that AI will be a resurgence, a Renaissance, for UX jobs. There will be more for us to do, though it will be different... evolved... but not "shrinking." The claims are common, and they are full of hope. We press like because we want it to be true. But is it true?

Detaching from reality can be fun for a while, but we shouldn't ignore realities when it comes to understanding our careers, the job market, and the likely short- and long-term future. 

This webinar will examine most of the claims that AI will be a boom to UX work and practitioners. Let's put on those critical thinking hats, and discuss this! There will be Q&A and time for discussion.

Originally livestreamed on 24 June 2025.

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Since this episode starts with an article, you can jump to 24:05 (timestamp) for the UXR work with Claude #NotSponsored

I've been using Claude to help with qualitative research analysis, synthesis, and reporting through all of 2025. I'll show you how I do it so you can give it a try, and adjust it for your needs. I also tested Microsoft Copilot, which was unusably awful, and ChatGPT's paid version, which was good. But I'll stay with Claude.

We'll start with my article https://rbefored.com/ai-incompetent-if-you-use-it-loser-dinosaur-if-you-dont-69ffae7b50f1 "AI: “Incompetent” If You Use It, “Loser Dinosaur” If You Don’t," and then jump into how I use AI in qual UX research.

Originally livestreamed 14 October 2025.

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As people are increasingly struggling to find jobs, there are more and more people and programs popping up. Some are quite expensive! Some don't sound worth it. Let's turn our critical thinking towards these so we can assess them.

We'll start with my article https://medium.com/r-before-d/warning-paid-peer-career-coaching-cohorts-f588daba4c13 and then open it up for questions and discussion.

Originally livestreamed 2 December 2025.

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