The UX Level-Up

By Sophia V. Prater

Join Sophia V. Prater on a dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, and simplifying complexity.... more

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How many episodes does The UX Level-Up have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.

The UX Level-Up episodes:

May 15, 2024 060 - Organizing a Team Around Objects with Ghyslain Olier
Ghyslain Olier is the Design Director at Content Square and has 15 years of experience in product design. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Ghyslain discuss using OOUX to organize your team, why your O's, R's, C's, and A's are your competitive advantage, plus thoughts on OOUX and AI!

LINKS:
Connect with Ghyslain on LinkedIn
Sign up for the OOUX for AI & AI for OOUX Meetup event, Thursday May 16, 3:00-5:00PM
Up-level your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass!
Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!
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1h
April 26, 2024 059 - Making Sense of Language Messes with Abby Covert
Abby Covert is an information architect, writer and community organizer with two decades of experience helping people make sense of messes. She is the author of the 2014 book, How to Make Sense of Any Mess, "a book to teach IA to everybody," and more recently, Stuck, Diagrams Help, a book for teaching the art of diagramming. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Abby talk about letting go of perfectionism in dealing with tech debt, the power of language and why words are hard, plus why diagramming is a high order skill.

LINKS:
Connect with Abby on LinkedIn.
Keep up with Abby on her website.
Purchase Abby's book, How to Make Sense of Any Mess.
Purchase Abby's book, Stuck, Diagrams Help.
Sign up for the OOUX for AI & AI for OOUX meetup, May 16, 2024 at 3:00PM.
Upgrade your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass!
Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!
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1h 3min
April 11, 2024 058 - OOUX for AI and AI for OOUX
In this solo episode of the podcast, Sophia talks about the coming artificial intelligence revolution and how it could work with OOUX. She discusses AI world models and how OOUX provides a framework for training AIs. Plus she shares all the fun AI/OOUX material coming down the pipeline, including Zoe, the OOUX bot (currently in development) and a meetup on May 16 3-5PM EST, "OOUX for AI and AI for OOUX."
LINKS:
OOUX for AI and AI for OOUX Training Event
Patricia Reiner’ Podcast The Future of UX
AI for Designers Course by Patricia (I’ll be there! Join me!)
Carolyn McGuire’s Linkedin
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1h
March 28, 2024 057 - Revolutionizing your UX Process with Elena Haskins
Elena Haskins is a Certified OOUX Strategist and product designer that helps design software for SaaS startups that make users feel effortlessly at home. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Elena discuss how dog owners can teach clients about cardinality, why OOUX helps you ask the questions no one else is asking, and how system objects can be used for team therapy.

LINKS:
Connect with and follow Elena on LinkedIn
Keep up with Elena on her website
Reach out to Elena via email: [email protected]
Revolutionize your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass!
Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!
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1h
March 14, 2024 056 - Wrangling Design System Chaos with Dan Mall
Dan Mall is a creative director, designer, founder, and entrepreneur. He currently runs Design System University: curriculum & community to support how you design at scale. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Dan ask the question, are design systems folks and OOUX folks the same folks?

LINKS:
Catch up with Dan on his website, danmall.com.
Learn more about design systems at Design System University.
Take your design career to the next level with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass.
Continue the discussion on The OOUX Forum!
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1h 5min
February 29, 2024 055 - (ORCA Series #8) - Attribute Requirement Fractals
In this eighth installment of the ORCA Series, Sophia wraps up the Requirements round with Attribute Requirements. Tune in to hear Sophia give a primer on deeper level requirements gathering, plus what sorts of questions generally get asked during the Requirements round.

LINKS:
⁠If you've taken the OOUX Masterclass, get your seat in the 15 Advanced Moves OOUX Training this weekend March 1-2!
⁠Give your design career steroids with the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass⁠.
Keep up to date with the latest on OOUX with The OOUX Newsletter.
Listen to ORCA Series #4 - Top Attributes to Consider for Every Object.
Catch up on all episodes from the ORCA Series
Continue the conversation on The OOUX Forum!
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24min
February 15, 2024 054 - The Full ORCA Process Overview plus 15 Pro Tips
In this solo episode of the podcast, Sophia gives a great bird's eye view of the ORCA process, outlining each step, how it can stand alone on its own, and what the main "tripping point" is for each part of the process. Plus, a teaser for the advanced training, March 1, 2024. Buckle up and grab something to take notes!

LINKS:
15 Advanced Moves to Level-up your OOUX Game
Level up your UX career by enrolling in The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass!
Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!
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52min
January 26, 2024 053 - OOUXing Government with Kristin Ouellette Muskat
Kristin Ouellette Muskat is a Certified OOUX Strategist who is the Principal User Experience Designer at Coforma, and has worked in the government space for years. In this episode of podcast, Sophia and Kristin discuss why it's important to work at a sustainable pace, yak shaving in government work, how working in government differs from private companies, plus OOUXing the law.

LINKS:
The OOUX Happy Hour: OOUX in Government - A Panel Discussion
Cast your vote: What (live) online training should Sophia provide to you next? (This poll is only open to OOUX Masterclass and Certification students)
Enroll in The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass and use the discount code OOUXPOD2024 to receive a $100 discount until February 9, 2024.
Read about Sophia's Mini-Sabbatical: creating an anti-plan for Whimsy January on The OOUX Forum
Listen to Ezra Klein's podcast interview with Jennifer Pahlka: The Book I Wish Every Policy Maker Would Read
Continue the discussion on The OOUX Forum!
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1h 10min
January 04, 2024 052 - OOUXing Thoughts, Feelings, and Your Life with Karen Hewell
Greetings OOUXers! In this New Years episode of the podcast, we welcome Content Designer, Information Architect, and Certified OOUX Consultant, Karen Hewell. Sophia and Karen discuss the power of naming your feelings and thoughts, the difference between feelings and thoughts, mapping your polarizing traits can make you more confident, & how to get started OOUXing your life. This is a fantastic discussion. We hope you enjoy.

LINKS:
New year, new you. Level up your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass.
OOUX Happy Hour: Extending the Nested Object Matrix
YouTube Video: NOMing My Joys
Read the article that started it all: OOUX: A Foundation for Interaction Design
Continue the conversation over on The OOUX Forum!
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1h 21min
December 21, 2023 051 - (ORCA Series #7) - Object-Oriented User Stories from Santa's Workshop
In this seventh installment of the ORCA Series, Sophia brings some holiday cheer while covering CTA Requirements. Revisiting the Santa Delivery App from ORCA Series #6, Relationship Requirements, she explores the four ways you can upgrade your basic user stories, plus how to use AI to help you fill in the gaps you might have missed.

LINKS:
Listen to the rest of the ORCA Series episodes.
Give yourself the gift of OOUX with the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass.
Continue the conversation on The OOUX Forum!
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27min

FAQs about The UX Level-Up:

How many episodes does The UX Level-Up have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.