Laura Elizabeth believes developers can learn design. She articulates the importance of reflecting on our users’ needs more than our personal tastes. She touches on how making a product makes us better designers. She also inspires us to always be genuine in our dealings with our customers if we want to build (and keep) trust.

• Secret Identity (4:05)
• Origin Story (9:55)
• Biggest Superhero (13:32)
• Biggest Failure (16:23)
• Design Superpower (20:54)
• Transition from Freelance to Product (23:04)
• Design Kryptonite (26:13)
• Design Superhero Name (29:34)
• Should Developers Design? (34:10)
• Habit Of Success (42:59)
• Invincible Resource (48:55)
• Book Recommendation (52:09)
• Listener Question (54:58)
• Best Advice (59:39)
• Connect & Keep Up (64:08)

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Joe Leech shows us how psychology helps frame what we’re seeing in user research. He articulates why the superpower we need is understanding how business works. He inspires us get out of our seat and talk to executives in the organization more about the business. He also challenges us to not just always be shipping, but always be shipping the right things.

• Secret Identity/Origin Story (4:39)
• Biggest Superhero (14:50)
• Biggest Failure (22:37)
• Awkward Testing Story (30:03)
• Design Superpower (32:03)
• Design Kryptonite (33:34)
• Design Superhero Name (36:52)
• Fight For Users (42:03)
• Psychology & Design (43:05)
• Habit Of Success (49:48)
• Invincible Resource (51:26)
• Book Recommendation (54:40)
• Best Advice (57:49)
• Contact Info (59:46)

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"Do yourself a favor and show this to as many people as you possibly can, because this is going to be the world that we’ll be living in. Being able to show this to somebody and see that click happen, and hear them say, ‘Oh my God, my whole life just changed’ is a really cool thing to witness." – Austin Knight

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"We are now in the midst of the largest technological revolution of our lifetime. Like that of the dawn of the PC or smartphone. It’s not so much of a prediction as an observation we can make. We can see that it’s actually happening before our eyes." – Austin Knight

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“We are now in the midst of the largest technological revolution of our lifetime. Like that of the dawn of the PC or smartphone. It’s not so much of a prediction as an observation we can make. We can see that it’s actually happening before our eyes.” – Austin Knight

This entire conversation is an exploration into what Austin believes is the biggest renaissance for design and technology since the invention of the PC.

We both bring our own unique roles to this conversation. I initially take on the role of one who’s sincerely concerned with the social/cultural implications of having a device strapped on our heads, or spectacles always drawing our attention away from the human right in front of us. However, like in any good story, you will see my character arc in this very special two-part series when we uncover the potential of just how much good these nascent technologies can do for humans.

Austin’s role in the conversation is as one I like to call a glad scientist. He’s been diving deep into VR, AR, and the new cool kid on the block…MR (Mixed Reality) for quite some time now and as you can hear in his voice and articulation of where we are now, and especially where we’re going, is super-excited about what this means for designers, problem-solving and even entirely untapped revenue streams.

Fasten your seatbelt Toto…because we’re definitely not in Kansas anymore!

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Femke encourages us to take pride in our process by being willing to show our crappy work. She shows us how every small step can lead to something big. She teaches us how we can achieve anything in life, if we’re willing to take action. She also challenges us to wake up early to get the stuff done that we “never have time for”.

• Secret Identity/Origin Story (2:26)
• Biggest Superhero (9:52)
• Biggest Failure (13:25)
• Design & Personal Growth (19:28)
• Crappy Work Article (23:36)
• Design Superpower (36:56)
• Book Recommendation (40:07)
• Design Kryptonite (43:47)
• Habit Of Success (47:05)
• Stay Inspired (53:26)
• Invincible Resource (55:09)
• Best Advice (57:56)
• Contact Info (60:32)

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• Secret Identity/Origin Story (5:04)
• Onboarding Defined (9:30)
• Biggest Superhero (16:08)
• Biggest Failure (17:00)
• Weirdest Teardown (32:00)
• Design Superpower (39:20)
• Design Kryptonite (41:24)
• Design Superhero Name (42:40)
• Habit Of Success (48:30)
• Invincible Resource (50:23)
• How Much Is Too Much (52:00)
• Best Advice (64:20)

LINKS Samuel’s Personal Twitter Samuel’s Professional Twitter Samuel’s Website Product People, Mind the Gap! [ARTICLE] Never Mix Up Features with Benefits Ever Again [ARTICLE] The Art of Building (or Burning) Product Bridges [ARTICLE] Kathy Sierra (Business of Software 2009) [VIDEO] Extra Credits (YouTube) [VIDEO]