Tentative

By thoughtbot

Tentative is a podcast about digital product design.

Hosted by thoughtbot's Chief Design Officer Kyle Fiedler & Boston Design Director Jaclyn Perrone.... more

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The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.

Tentative episodes:

September 20, 201857: Summit Shenanigans
Jaclyn & Kyle record in person (for the first time ever!) as thoughtbot gathers for our annual Summer Summit, and discuss the language around design / development, switch interviews, opinions about post-it notes, and the point of design sprints.
Wanna Go on a Segway Tour?
Rocketship.fm Bob Moesta Interviews: part 1, part 2
Mastering Jobs-To-Be-Done Interviews Workshop
Kyle & His Clapper
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35min
September 06, 201856: From Entomology to Etymology
Dawn & Sam take the reigns this week and discuss designing filter systems, World Emoji Day, a11y in Emoji, and how 'design goals' should merge with 'business goals'.
Dawn on Twitter
Sam on Twitter
World Emoji Day
input type="emoji"
Compare Emoji Across Different Platforms
An Entomologist Rates Ant Emojis
Orkin, On Queen Ants
How to Pronounce Chipotle
Designing Parenthood
Austin Design Week
Greg Storey: Design @ USAA on Giant Robots Podcast
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40min
July 26, 201855: Hired to Help (Robert Indries)
Jaclyn and Kyle are joined by Robert Indries of DG Studio to discuss applying design principles to other industries, deadlines (and procrastination), as well as the importance and difficulty of communication.
DG Studio
DermaSensor
GDPR
Robert on LinkedIn
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36min
July 06, 201854: Solutionize: Test the App, Not the User
Sameera Kapila, a designer from thoughtbot Austin, joins Kyle to talk about prototype user testing, being wary of leading questions, challenging assumptions, and ways to take action on your findings.
Podcasting Chic
UserInterviews.com
Rocket Surgery Made Easy- Steve Krug
A Comprehensive Guide To User Testing
barkTHINS
Sameera on Twitter
Foodstagram
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34min
May 23, 201853: BAM! Here's Your App!
This week we discuss the importance of keeping a tight feedback loop on communication, and allowing time for experimentation & validation. Also, are retro notes helpful?
thoughtbot Playbook
What's the Hardest Word to Spell?
Just Like Mario
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26min
May 02, 201852: Kyle's Think Hut™
Dealing with React Native, designing email templates for Outlook, "Designer News", and combating distraction.
SendGrid
Designer News
no name®️
5 steps to nailing your portfolio presentation in design interviews
The First Cut is the Deepest
Deep Work
Carl Jung
How to Pronounce 'Jung'
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32min
April 18, 201851: Batman's Fanny Pack
This week, we discuss approaches to prototypes in User Testing, Sharpie preferences, how Batman arrived at the final design of his utility belt, and defining thoughtbot's design values.
Tuxedo Snuggie
Wonder Woman Snuggie
Batman's Utility Belt
thoughtbot Design Team Values
thoughtbot Purpose
Lucy's Psychiatry Booth
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31min
April 04, 201850: Immersed in Chaos
While recovering from SxSW Kyle & Jaclyn discuss design experiences in day-to-day life, and surviving conferences / networking events.
Massive Change: Bruce Mau
Bruce Mau’s 24 Principles for Massive Change
South by Southwest
Kyle @ SxSW
Build Conf
Wilson Miner - When We Build
Jaclyn @ Venture Cafe
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35min
March 21, 201849: Food for Thought
Kyle & Jaclyn discuss weather apps, maintaining focus in User Interviews, tips for managing frequent contexting switching, and documentation during a design sprint.
Daily UI Challenge
Dragon Speech Recognition
Kyle's New BFF
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38min
March 02, 201848: Remove Thy Bias
Jaclyn & Kyle catch up and chat about user testing, and empathizing with user-problems you haven't personally experienced.
Other tangents include: sleep, traveling to NYC, the weather, spelling & pluralization techniques, the annoyance of advertisements, Netflix confessions, misadventures with torrenting, Kyle's new voice-acting career, and motivational speaking.
Full Story
Netflix Artwork Testing
Bat Out of Hell in German
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30min

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How many episodes does Tentative have?

The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.

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