The World of UX with Dr Darren Hood

In this Talkin' Shop episode, Darren engages in UX conversation with Marc Majers, Lead UX Researcher with Progressive Insurance, fellow adjunct professor at Kent State University, and author of "Make Your Customers Dance." Check out this highly energetic conversation for various insights about today's UX landscape. #ux#eq#podcasts#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com. Visit the UX Uncensored blog at https://uxuncensored.medium.com. 

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In this special Talkin' Shop episode, Darren interviews two early career UX professionals — Wilson Thai and Zack Stewart. Check out this episode to gain insights about perspectives of those in the early parts of their UX career. #ux#eq#podcasts#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com. Visit the UX Uncensored blog at https://uxuncensored.medium.com. 

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In this week's episode, Darren highlights and shares a post from his UX Uncensored blog entitled "Overcoming UX Misdirection, which defines UX and provides examples of popular and common types of misdirection that today's UX professionals are being subjected to. Examples covered include the focus on aesthetics, the UX/UI conundrum, UX being more than just one thing, confusion surrounding UX and design thinking, and people attempting to do UX without insights derived from actual users. In addition, Darren provides some editorial feedback about the newly trending topic of people being offended by the phrase "dark patterns." #ux#eq#podcasts#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com. Visit the UX Uncensored blog at https://uxuncensored.medium.com. 

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This week, Darren talks shop with long-time UX practitioner, Karen Lin. Check out this episode where Karen shares wonderful insights about the discipline, her UX journey, her fondest moments working in the discipline, observations about UX today, and addresses what she refers to as "UX erasure." #ux #eq #podcasts #cxofmradio #cxofm #realuxtalk #worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com.

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This week, Darren is joined by one of his former professors in the Kent State University program, D. Ben Woods, the Owner and UX Consultant with Covalent. Check out this extended session and the latest installment of the Talkin' Shop series as Ben shares his take on several factors associated with today's world of user experience, #ux#eq#podcasts#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com. Visit https://www.workwithcovalent.com for more info on Ben's company and how they can help with your organization's UX initiatives.

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As is the custom on The World of UX following a series, Darren engages in a segue. In this UX Potpourri episode. Darren spends time addressing the following topics: 1) The dilemma created with 300,000 Google UX grads; 2) The problem with design challenges during the interview process; 3) Dynamics of "Frankensteined" designs; 4) Identifying buzzword slingers; 5) Risk and error mitigation (overlooked aspects of the UX discipline); 6) The increasingly common practice of hiding behind design tools; 7) The vanity of UX design awards and 8) The importance of reading. Tune in today to check out Darren's musings. #ux #eq #podcasts #cxofmradio #cxofm #realuxtalk #worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com.

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This week, Darren concludes the EQ series by focusing on and recapping how it impacts the discipline in five areas: 1) Functioning in our work; 2) Hiring; 3) Job seeking; 4) Social media engagement and 5) Overcoming misinformation. Tune in to understand the importance of these factors. #ux#eq#podcasts#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com.

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This week, Darren returns to the EQ series, piggybacking on the social media segments and focusing on traits associated with sociopathic behavior and the prevalence of these traits in UX today. Tune in for the deets. #ux#eq#podcasts#sociopathy#sociopathicbehavior#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com.

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Darren takes a break from the current series to spend time talkin' shop with another brilliant UX professional, fellow "97 Things" author, inclusive design advocate, and the brains behind Nerdy Diva, Shanae Chapman. Check out this energetic and insightful discussion about all things UX. #ux#eq#podcasts#nerdydiva#inclusivedesign#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com.

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This week, Darren concludes the sub-topic of UX, EQ and Social Media by covering the components of personal influence and mastery and purpose of vision in the discipline. Tune in today to learn how these factors will impact the potential of your social media engagement. #ux#eq#podcasts#emotionalintelligenceandux#uxsocialmedia#eqredflags#cxofmradio#cxofm#realuxtalk#worldofux Check out the new World of UX website at https://www.worldoux.com.

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