MEX Design Talk

Nathan Benaich, a partner at VC firm Playfair Capital, joins hosts Marek Pawlowski and Alex Guest to talk about the confluence of artificial intelligence, machine learning and user experience. Playfair specialises in investing in this area and is actively building London’s growing community of AI start-ups and experts. Marek, Alex and Nathan share examples of digital experiences shaped by artificial intelligence and discuss the relationship with user-centred design. You can find show notes linking to everything mentioned in the podcast section at http://mobileuserexperience.com.

This episodes explores how trust can be created in digital UX through visual, interaction and service design techniques. Richard Lewis, Head of UX, Digital, RBS, joins co-hosts Marek Pawlowski and Alex Guest for the discussion. In addition to the theme of trust, Richard talks about his long career in UX, ranging from advertising agencies to large telcos and retailers like Orange and Tesco. The conversation touches on changing customer expectations of trust in the digital environment, the role of in-house teams versus agencies when driving large-scale change, Agile methodologies and user experience practices. You can find show notes linking to everything mentioned in the podcast section at http://mobileuserexperience.com/.

Starting with the theme of ‘Innovation has many guises’, co-hosts Marek Pawlowski and Alex Guest sit down for a discussion with Ramona Liberoff, CEO of the Spring Accelerator. Spring supports businesses which could have a transformative effect on the lives on adolescent girls, particularly in areas such as East Africa and South Asia. It is backed by both the British and American development agencies, UKAID and USAID, as well as the Nike Foundation. In addition to discussing Ramona’s own career, the conversation goes in-depth on how user-centred design principles are playing a role in the work of the Spring Accelerator. Show notes with links to everything mentioned can be found at http://mobileuserexperience.com in the podcast section.

Timo Ahopelto, founding partner at Lifeline Ventures, talks to Marek Pawlowski about start-up UX culture and developments in mobile, health and gaming. Lifeline Ventures raised a new EUR 57m fund in February 2016 to invest specifically in these areas. Show notes with links to everything mentioned can be found at mobileuserexperience.com in the podcast section.

Dr. Mike Short CBE, VP of Public Affairs at Telefonica, is interviewed by Marek Pawlowski and we catch-up on the latest happenings in the MEX community, from robot and IoT design principles to welcoming a new MEX/16 patron. Show notes with links to everything mentioned can be found at http://mobileuserexperience.com in the podcast section.

Louisa Heinrich is interviewed by Marek Pawlowski about robot user experience and her career in design. There's also the latest news from the MEX community and a user story all about FaceTime calling in the real world. Show notes with links to everything mentioned can be found at http://mobileuserexperience.com in the podcast section.

Digital consumption UX is the theme for this episode. Co-hosts Marek Pawlowski and Alex Guest discuss examples and extract design principles. Sabrina Majeed, a design manager at Buzzfeed, talks to Marek in an in-depth interview about how she's designed for content consumption throughout her career. We finish with a user story about subscription surfing for sports TV and Gameboy usage in a surprising demographic. Show notes with links to everything mentioned can be found at mobileuserexperience.com in the podcast section.

Peter Law is interviewed by Marek Pawlowski about his career in multi-sensory experience design, from the pioneering iOS audio game Papa Sangre to the Tate Sensorium, which combined art, digital and all five senses. There's also a user story about tap-to-pay in a rural backwater and the latest news from the MEX community. Show notes with links to everything mentioned can be found at http://mobileuserexperience.com in the podcast section. Co-host Alex Guest returns in the next edition.

Alex Guest and Marek Pawlowski discuss user experience for creators, starting with examples of creative apps, then digging into what happens to user behaviour at the intersection of consumption and creativity. Ed Rex talks to Marek Pawlowski about his start-up Jukedeck, composing music and the challenges of building great user experience alongside a powerful artificial intelligence engine. This edition's user story is all about using photos as digital breadcrumbs. Show notes with links to everything mentioned in the podcast section at mobileuserexperience.com.

Marek Pawlowski & Alex Guest discuss user experience considerations as digital intelligence becomes embedded in physical surroundings. Patrizia Bertini talks to Marek about her career as a user experience research director and Lego Serious Play facilitator. This edition's user story is all about a little face and a big screen. Show notes with links to everything mentioned in the podcast section at http://mobileuserexperience.com.