In this episode, we dive into six incredible books that have profoundly impacted how we approach design, UX, and creative problem-solving. Whether you're looking for actionable insights, inspiring stories, or new perspectives, these recommendations are sure to spark ideas for your work and life.

Chapters

Books and Podcast Links

Figure It Out by Steven P. Anderson and Karl Fast

Change by Design by Tim Brown

Life and Death Design by Katie Swindler

Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis

Articulating Design Decisions by Tom Greever

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Join Charlie Gedeon and Allan Macdonald, co-founders of Pragmatic Studio, as they unpack the practical applications of AI in UX research workflows. Through hands-on demonstrations, they explore how AI tools like ChatGPT, Dovetail, and FigJam can augment—not replace—qualitative research processes.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

01:54 Setting up a workspace in Notion

4:25 Using ChatGPT to generate interviews

11:23 Transcribing and tagging interviews in Dovetail

22:26 Note-taking in Notion

24:35 Brainstorming with ChatGPT for theme analysis and reflection

26:36 Organizing and facilitating analysis with FigJam

36:13 When to use AI and how to avoid errors with it

37:54 Q&A Start

39:05 Question: What's your perspective on Notion's new templates and AI?

43:22 Question: Have we tried the AI integration in MIRO?

46:30 Question: How do we integrate our UX/UI process in products where there is an accompanying hardware?

52:47 Closing

Key Topics of Discussion:

The workshop offers a nuanced perspective on AI integration, emphasizing thoughtful implementation while acknowledging the importance of human judgment, ethical considerations, and potential biases. Rather than positioning AI as a replacement for human researchers, the presenters demonstrate how these tools can serve as powerful thinking aids that enhance the research process while maintaining the critical role of human expertise.

Presented by the Association of Industrial Designers of Quebec (ADIQ), this masterclass bridges the gap between traditional industrial design and modern UX methodologies, offering valuable insights for designers across disciplines.

#UXResearch #AI #DesignThinking #ADIQ #QualitativeResearch #UserExperience #DesignTools

How is AI changing the way we discover music? In this episode, we dive into the rise of algorithmic curation, its impact on musical exploration, and what it means for our sense of community and creativity. From Spotify playlists to niche discoveries, we explore the balance between machine precision and human connection in the world of music.

The hardest part of UX is never designing the interface—it’s all the human factors that we need to manage. Over the last 10 years building software, we’ve come across 3 situations that consistently get in the way of great work. These are:

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We've learned so much about the business of starting a studio and we wanted to share these learnings with you guys now that it's been a year. Can't wait to see how things will be in another year from now 😂.

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Design tools like Figma are amazing at helping designers become more productive at creating designs, but they often leave behind the people working around the designers like developers and product managers. In this episode we discuss our recently launched FigDone, our recently launched Figma plugin, which is trying to help bridge that gap.

FigDone is a collaboration between Pragmatics Studio and Adam Albarghouthi.

Credits: Shin Ling Low (Editor)

We're back from some much needed vacations and we're excited to be recording these from the same room now!

In this episode we're asking questions about how much "good" we're doing for the people and world around us. Are we achieving our goals as a studio to do meaningful work? Can a studio ever really fulfill that ideal?

Many beginners feel trapped by their physical abilities when it comes to creative work. You don't have to! Sometimes all it takes is just jumping in and trying stuff out to see where it takes you.

Often times people will have requests about redesigning something and they'll have a hard time putting it into words. The best thing anyone can do is build a quick prototype without any design skills and we're here to show you how—zero design skills required.

Tools we used:

- Marvel Pop: https://marvelapp.com/pop

- Figma: https://figma.com/

When COVID took the world by storm in 2020, the concept of "asynchronous" communication at work took the spotlight. All of a sudden, the meetings that had flooded people's calendars were no longer thought of as normal as Zoom and the comfort of working from home gave people a new perspective on productivity. In this episode we discuss our perspective on synchronous and asynchronous communication, when is the right time for which, and the challenges of asynchronous communication as a service provider.

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