The World of UX with Dr Darren Hood

This episode highlights questions presented from attendees at a talk Darren delivered for the folks at UserWizard, an organization that specializes in mentoring services for people transitioning into UX from other disciplines. Tune in to hear coverage about such topics as UX education, apprenticeships, and specific UX learning resources. You can learn more about UserWizard at https://www.user-wizard.com. You can join Engage, the new, private UX social media resource discussed on the episode at https://engageux.mn.co.  #ux#uxuncensored#user-wizard#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#uxpodcasts#engagesocialmedia

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Are you familiar with the challenge and frustration of constantly being brought into projects at the last minute? Do you wonder how you're going to achieve an optimal design without the time to conduct research? Do you know how it feels to scratch and claw about ways to bring value in the face of such challenges? This week, Darren talks about earning trust from stakeholders along with the challenges and the mindsets and strategies we should embrace, referred to as UX train-hopping. Check out this week's episode to hear Darren's take on how to thrive when subjected to seemingly impossible circumstances. #ux#uxuncensored#uxtrainhopping#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#uxpodcasts

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Have you ever seen or completed a design that you felt good about just because of how it looked? Of course, you have. Considering the fact that UX's focus on aesthetics is minimal, we must make sure to evaluate the work based on an entirely different plane. This week, Darren talks about a little-used method to help optimize our design efforts and their associated value. Tune in for the deets! #ux#uxuncensored#scenariobaseddesign#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#uxpodcasts

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In this episode, Darren presents a metaphor comparing the assembly of vehicles and the associated commonalities with the personal development and maturity of a UX professional. Just as each vehicle may have a particular target audience, sets of vehicles still have common denominators that drive their productivity, consistency, and value. Tune in to hear this week's presentation. #ux#uxuncensored#uxassemblyline#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#uxpodcasts

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This week, Darren spends time addressing the wealth of UX design tools on the market with the express purpose of diffusing their supposed and perceived importance. He lists several tools, as well as provides the means of how to evaluate them to select the best one for your organization's needs. As always, tune in for the deets. #ux#uxuncensored#uxdesigntools#evaluation#theworldofuserexperience#uxpodcasts

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In the finale of the series covering UX and the Age of Misinformation, Darren takes time to focus on how to overcome the associated challenges and thrive in light of the aforementioned stumbling blocks. Tune in to learn (or be reminded) about critical steps for the advancement and maintenance of one's personal UX maturity and how to develop a healthy, reliable, and needful filter. #ux#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#dangersofmisinformation#darrenhood#uxuncensored

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This installment of the current series focuses on one of the most overlooked sources of UX misinformation — the employment process. It's one thing for job descriptions to be written poorly, but there are lots of unintended consequences. When people can't get interviews and don't get hired, they assume something is wrong with them and they fix things that aren't broken. The experience normally goes under the radar, but it's time for it to be brought to light. Tune in to hear coverage of this sub-topic. #ux#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#dangersofmisinformation#darrenhood#uxuncensored

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This week, Darren continues to cover dangers and examples associated with rampant misinformation in today's UX landscape, as well as a base remedy for protecting one's self against the associated threat. Tune it today to hear the deets, as well as a frightening example of misinformation and how it spreads among those who might truly want to excel in the discipline. #ux#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#dangersofmisinformation#darrenhood#uxuncensored

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In Part Two of the series on UX and The Age of Misinformation, Darren continues providing obvious and not so obvious examples of misinformation, highlighted by the results of a faux poll used to illustrate the pulse of misinformation in today's UX spaces and addressing the dangers and risks associated with the indifference that plagues the discipline. Tune in to hear about the faux poll and the surprising results. #ux#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#dangersofmisinformation#darrenhood#uxuncensored

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The landscape of UX today is quite active. With information serving as a key to helping people grow and develop, one would think all of the resources being provided would be helpful, but it's anything but. Many of the resources presented today are chock full or obstacles in the form of misinformation that are adding to the seemingly ambiguous space we know as UX. This week, Darren begins a brief series addressing issues and examples associated with misinformation and the need to develop and filter to overcome these stumblingblocks. #ux#realuxtalk#theworldofuserexperience#misinformation#darrenhood#uxuncensored

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