UX Like Us

By Roman Bercot & Larry King

UX Like Us is a podcast for the User Experience community. Designers, researchers, analysts, strategists - even product managers and front-end developers - will feel right at home as we discuss the te... more

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July 07, 2021 Navigating the Post-Pandemic UX Job Market - UX Like Us - S2E29
As the pandemic recedes, unprecedented numbers of employees seek new jobs that better suit the new reality of work-from-anywhere. And as the economy recovers, companies need to fill roles put on hold or eliminated during the COVID-19 crisis.
The result is frenetic UX jobs market as pent-up demand for talent meets workers ready to find their next gig. But despite lots of opportunities, locking in the perfect role remains a challenge even for UX-famous designers. In our season 2 finale, Larry and Roman discuss the Great Resignation and expand on thoughts Dan Saffer recently shared about his work search.
Episode artwork by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash
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May 25, 2021Designers in Space - UX Like Us - S2E28
The Space industry is shaping up to be one of the most significant growth areas in the market, estimated to exceed $1 Trillion by 2040. All this growth leads to new opportunities for User Experience professionals. Join us as we chat with Paul Lumsdaine, UX Designer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about the unique challenges facing Designers in space.
Show Notes
Paul Lumsdaine - Senior Lead User Experience Designer - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | LinkedIn

For All Mankind | Apple TV+

Space Shuttle Enterprise - Wikipedia

JaimeLevy.com

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - Robotic Space Exploration

Emma Kalayjian

The Studio at JPL

Sonos | Wireless Speakers and Home Sound Systems
Episode artwork by NASA on Unsplash
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May 11, 2021The Right Way to Structure Teams
Building successful products requires Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Support, Documentation, Operations... everyone working together. So why do we continue to structure our organizations in silos? This week Larry and Roman discuss how to align people, goals, and incentives with cross-functional teams while continuing to mature and evolve skills with communities of practice.
Show notes
6 Top Picks for UX Podcasts by Berenice DeGusti

Manager Tools and Career Tools are free weekly podcasts designed to give managers and individual contributors actionable recommendations to further their careers

Allen curve - Wikipedia

Conway's law - Wikipedia

Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais
Episode artwork by Voicu Apostol on Unsplash
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March 30, 2021 Stop Saying It Depends
The right answer to every question does in fact depend on the context. But answering every question with "It depends" makes designers seem spineless, undermining others' confidence in our ability, judgment, and leadership. In this episode, Roman and Larry offer practical suggestions for building decisiveness and eliminating "It depends" from your vocabulary.
Episode artwork by Joyful on Unsplash
Show notes:
11 Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Overcome Uncertainty
Are You Actually Going to Get Fired?
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32min
February 12, 2021 When Should You Override Your Direct’s Design?
Designers should be given the freedom to make the best design they can without the fear of their designs getting changed for arbitrary reasons. This is a tricky scenario because design leaders have to believe in the designs their team produces. In this episode, we discuss finding a balance between trusting your designers and leading them in a positive direction.
Also, Larry got a puppy and is definitely not dead.
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40min
January 12, 2021the UX of Distance Learning
In a world where everyone has to learn online, why are the platforms so bad? Larry and Roman discuss the user experience of distance learning sites and some low hanging fruit that could make life a little easier for students and their parents.
We also briefly discuss Alexa’s push to be more proactively helpful, and follow up on the Anova Precision Oven’s capabilities when it comes to making holiday prime rib.
Episode art by Giu Vicente on Unsplash
Show Notes
Microsoft Teams - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

Microsoft Teams Together Mode - https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/microsoft-teams-together-mode/

Google Workspace - https://workspace.google.com

Google Classroom - https://edu.google.com/products/classroom/

Schoology - https://www.schoology.com

TechCrunch: Googles New Logos Are Bad - https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/googles-new-logos-are-bad

University of Phoenix - https://www.phoenix.edu

Harvard Business School Online - https://online.hbs.edu

Trello - https://trello.com

Minecraft - https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/

Beck, Loser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7PlMqsc5Cc

Perfect Prime Rib - https://youtu.be/NUQ49SoteE0

the Anova Precision Oven - https://anovaculinary.com/anova-precision-oven/
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December 28, 2020DesignOps
Larry and Roman wrap up 2020 with a discussion of Design Ops (after a quick diversion into the Anova Precision Oven). In the last few years Design Operations (or DesignOps, as the cool kids call it) has emerged as an important role for a lot of teams. We discuss what Design Operation are, what kind of teams need DesignOps, and the right way to say it.
Show Notes
the Anova Precision Oven - https://anovaculinary.com/anova-precision-oven/

Dave Malouf on Twitter - https://twitter.com/daveixd?s=20

Org Design for Design Orgs book - https://orgdesignfordesignorgs.com/2016/08/30/the-printed-book-is-here/

Design Ops Handbook - https://www.designbetter.co/designops-handbook

Rosenfeld Media Communities - https://rosenfeldmedia.com/communities/
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35min
December 11, 2020 the Robot Episode - UX Like Us - S2E22
Larry and Roman explore the design of robots in science fiction and real life. Should robots have faces? What about gender? Are Asimov ‘s Laws of Robotics enough for responsible robot design?
Episode artwork by Mina FC on Unsplash
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1h 2min
October 05, 2020 AI-powered Design - S2E21 - UX Like Us
Product Designer Jordan Singer (@jsngr) recently shocked the design world with his Figma plugin that renders interface designs using narrative text as the input. Larry King (@LAKing) and Roman Bercot (@Stuporman) discuss whether designers have reason for concern in this episode of UX Like Us.
Show Notes
https://twitter.com/jsngr/status/1284511080715362304
Is the creative industry equipped to work with emerging technologies?
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34min
September 13, 2019 2 Kinds of Design
In our Season 2 premier, Larry King and Roman Bercot discuss why Industrial age design practices don’t hold up in the cloud era. Modern product design and development teams must adopt an iterative, experiment-driven approach. Inspired by thoughts from Christina Wodtke and Dan Brown here: https://twitter.com/brownorama/status/1170847783705858048?s=21. Photo by Martim Braz via Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/LrZb1PQeC3o
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