The World of UX with Dr Darren Hood

This week, Darren provides more insights about what it takes to be a user experience professional by delving further into a list of common activities and responsibilities. Think you have what it takes to be a UXer? Interested in confirming that you have genuine interest? Check out this episode for your weekly UX barometer. ;-) #ux#darrenhood#uxcareers#podcasts#theworldofuserexperience #uxcareers

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In this episode, Darren spend time sharing various tasks and responsibilities that UX professionals engage in on a regular basis. Tune in today to hear the first segment of the list to help you set proper expectations and assess whether or not being a UXer is for you.  #ux#darrenhood#uxcareers#podcasts#theworldofuserexperience #uxcareers

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In Part 3 of ""So.... You Wanna Be a UXer,"" Darren provides critical information that will help you lay a sound foundation by focusing on realistic expectations, patience, and being ready to do what it takes to embark upon a UX career the right way. He also shares specific character flaws one must renounce and overcome in order to succeed. Tune in for the details. #ux#darrenhood#uxcareers#podcasts#theworldofuserexperience 

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In this week's episode, Darren continues addressing perspectives associated with being a UX professional by focusing on key personality traits, espcially those aligned with emotional intelligence, their place in UX operation, and the rhetorical inquiry of whether or not a person is ""cut"" for this profession. #ux#podcasts#darrenhood#uxandemotionalintelligence#theworldofux

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In response to a question from a recent talk in Tunisia, Darren begins a new series focusing on what it takes to become a UX professional and launch a promising and sound career, beginning with hard truths about the discipline that might get overlooked in most conversations. Tune in for Part 1 of 3 to hear more details. #ux#theworldofux#podcasts#darrenhood#harduxtruths

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This week, Darren concludes his review of dark patterns, sharing some examples, and talking about the responsibilities of user experience professionals regarding this challenging and popular business strategy. #ux#darkpatterns#darrenhood#userexperience

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Have you ever visited a website to subscribe to a newsletter, purchase a product, or attempted to view some content, only to have your experience go completely awry? Maybe you signed up for something other than a mailing list. Maybe you purchased a product you didn't know was in your shopping cart. Or maybe the content you tried to view was constantly blocked by cross-selling, promotional materials, or other messaging that wasn't aligned with your goal. These are called dark patterns. This week, Darren begins providing an overview of dark patterns, shares some examples, and talks about the responsibilities as it pertains to the same. #ux#darkpatterns#darrenhood#userexperience

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This week, Darren concludes the current topic by paralleling personal UX maturity with certain segments of Nielsen's famous, classic organizational UX maturity model and stressing much needed character traits needed to proceed properly. Do you know where you stand today? Are you trying to move too fast? Are you up for the challenge? Tune in for details on ways to evaluate your own development, status, and growth. #ux#darrenhood#podcasts#uxmaturity

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There isn’t a scientific discipline in the world that doesn’t require time and an investment in sweat equity to achieve any level of mastery. UX, being a science essentially, is no different. In Part 2 of "The Mirage of Personal UX Maturity," in addition to sharing some insights about the meaning of Personal UX Maturity, Darren provides some insights about the path to progress, as well as the mental aptitudes needed to make said progress. Tune in for the details! #ux #userexperience #uxmaturity

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Many of us know about corporate UX maturity, but what about personal UX maturity. Where do we stand when it comes to our personal understanding of the discipline and where is our current level of operation? Darren begins another series focusing on mirages associated with how long it truly takes to develop UX skill and knowledge, focusing on three questions:  1) Can you really take a course to learn UX in weeks or months?2) Is UX so simple that “anybody can do it?”3) Is UX a complex discipline? Tune in for a breakdown of the answers! #ux #userexperience #uxmaturity

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