Lou talks to Mariano Suarez-Battan and Jim Kalbach of Mural.ly to discuss the state of User Experience Design, working solutions for distributed teams, and how design leaders can start putting together optimal solutions one piece at a time.

Look for Mural.ly to make an appearance at EnterpriseUX in San Antonio, June 8-10.

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Eminent design mind, USAA VP and Enterprise UX 16 theme leader Richard Dalton stops by to discuss Disney's Magic Bands, the nuts and bolts of building a world-class design capability into an enormous 90-year-old company and the tenuous future of auto insurers in a world without car accidents. Richard will be a theme leader on "The Politcs of Innovation at Enterprise UX, June 8-10 in San Antonio www.enterpriseux.net

Susan Worthman, Design stategist, writer and Associate Dean of the Design MBA program at CCA talks Lou through the nuances and challenges of building and retaining a potent experience design team in a moment where that is a significant challenge. She will be a theme leader at Enterprise UX in San Antonio, June 8-10: www.enterpriseux.net.

Jack Moffett, leader of the apps development group at GUI Immedius, talks to Lou about the importance of systems and standard practices for designing at scale when the stakes are high. Jack will be a theme leader at Enterprise UX 2016, June 8-10 in San Antonio: www.enterpriseux.net.

Design Guru and sketch-noting virtuoso MJ Broadbent tells Lou about her transition from smaller scale UX consultancy to an exciting position within GE Digital. Be sure to catch her sketch noting work at Enterprise UX 2016 www.enterpriseux.net.

Lou visits with old friend Peter Morville for a discussion of the evolution of the internet, what they expected for the internet twenty years ago, and guessing at what we may see twenty years down the road.

Craig Villamor tells Lou about the unique challenges of making UX a priority in a rapidly growing company.

Now more than ever, customers demand great experiences from their products. To answer the call, many traditional companies are looking for design leaders to create end-to-end, human experiences. How can you parlay your design superpowers into skills that drive big change? Rise of the DEO co-author Maria Giuduce shares ideas taken from her book and personal experiences.

It happens all too often: a beautifully designed product ends up loved and used by only few dozen people. Laura Klein talks with Lou about how UX designers and product managers can borrow ideas from growth hacking to grow a bigger base of users for the products they make.Get her book, Build Better Products: http://rfld.me/2fp77Cd

Lou and longtime friend Steve Krug exchange opinions about their new wearables: Lou’s fitbit and Steve’s Apple Watch. Hear which wearable earns a thumbs down, why Steve thinks wearables will become a game changer, and Lou’s idea for how the fitbit could aid stressed out cat owners.