Podcasts by 301 Moved Permanently
UX design pioneers and Adaptive Path co-founders Peter Merholz and Jesse James Garrett discuss the evolving challenges and opportunities for design leaders.
Further podcasts by Jesse James Garrett and Peter Merholz
Podcast on the topic Design
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25—The Reckoning from 2021-01-22T17:51:58
In which Peter and Jesse take stock of emerging themes from prior conversations, trying to make sense of the crucial challenges of design and design leadership.
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24: Delving into digital design—craft, teaching, lessons from architecture, standards and certification (ft. Jorge Arango) from 2021-01-05T19:13:31
In which Peter and Jesse chat with Jorge Arango about the state of digital design, his background in architecture, teaching the next generation of designers, the seduction of prototyping, the poten...
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23–Make UX truly human-centered by addressing trauma, power, and other necessary and uncomfortable realities (ft. Vivianne Castillo) from 2020-12-10T14:23:52
In which Peter and Jesse speak with UX researcher, educator, and humanity advocate Vivianne Castillo about what it takes to be truly human-centered, the necessity of addressing trauma, what UX can ...
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22: “Right problem, right solution, done right”—The Vanguard of User Research (ft. Jen Cardello) from 2020-11-17T11:00
In which Peter and Jesse talk to Jen Cardello, head of UX Research at Fidelity Investments, about her team's uncommon organization structure (within an independent insights team, peered with Market...
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21—Creativity, banishing inner critics, impostor syndrome, and systemic racism (ft Denise Jacobs) from 2020-11-05T11:00
In which Peter and Jesse talk to creativity consultant and author (and former front-end developer!) Denise Jacobs about just what is creativity, how to maintain being creative as a leader, banishin...
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20—The business model is the new grid, and other mindbombs (ft. Erika Hall) from 2020-10-27T12:00
In which Peter and Jesse talk to strategic design and research consultant Erika Hall of Mule Design, learn about how "the business model is the new grid," why most design is simply just styling, an...
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19 – Growth mindsets, vulnerability, sociopathy, totalitarianism… that escalated quickly (ft. Billie Mandel) from 2020-10-20T12:00
In which Peter and Jesse speak with Billie Mandel, design leader, team coach, and UX educator, and we somehow get from team dynamics to leadership qualities of vulnerability to sociopathy to totali...
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18: How Agile and Scrum ruined product management, and other things (ft. Melissa Perri) from 2020-10-08T10:00
Product management consultant and educator Melissa Perri joins Peter and Jesse to talk about the view of design from the product management side of the table, the true value that product managers b...
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17 – Design leadership lessons from bicycling (ft. Sally Carson) from 2020-09-29T10:54
In which Peter and Jesse talk to Sally Carson, Head of Product Design at Duo Security (now part of Cisco), about her journey, from bike messenger to multimedia designer to design lead. Along the wa...
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16 – How can a designer grow in their career without becoming a manager? (and more) from 2020-09-15T12:00
Jesse and Peter return from their hiatus and dig into a few emerging trends we've seen in product design teams, including (00:25) the rise of the senior individual contributor, (13:44) the increasi...
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15: Mailbag—Funding models; from output to impact; personal safety and security from 2020-07-24T11:55
In which Jesse and Peter answer questions on funding models, shifting from output to impact, demonstrating value, and the challenges of being a design leader right now.
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14: “If your team’s work isn’t good, you didn’t set clear expectations,” and other Design Leadership Truisms from 2020-07-15T13:59:38
In which Peter shares some of his Design Leadership Truisms (inspired by the work of Jenny Holzer), and Jesse reacts.
Truisms discussed:
(03:29) “People are not their job titles.”
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13: Facing Systemic Racism in Design from 2020-07-09T14:00:02
In which Jesse and Peter discuss their relationship to systemic racism, as individuals, as leaders, and as members of the design and UX communities.
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12: Ands Not Ors (ft. Maria Giudice) from 2020-07-01T12:00
In which we are joined by Maria Giudice, founder of Hot Studio, former design executive at Facebook and Autodesk, for a whirlwind discussion of her career, design leadership, and coaching.
11: The Leadership Plateau and the Marketing Vortex from 2020-06-24T12:00
In which we address the how to grow as a design leader when the opportunities thin out, and then take a hard turn and address the culture of marketing and the problems it poses for designers. ...
10: We Have Trust Issues from 2020-06-16T14:03:03
In which we grapple with the multifarious concept of trust, in light of how important it is for leaders to establish, build, and maintain it in their relationships.
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9: Consultancy Rat Blues, Part 2 from 2020-06-09T13:52:12
In which we continue to grapple with in-house vs design consultancy distinctions, and see promise in the creation of senior strategic design roles within some companies.
Topics: working in...
8: Consultancy Rat Blues, Part 1 from 2020-06-05T12:00
In which an email from a design leader self-labelled "Consultancy Rat" spurs a wide-ranging discussion on strategic design leadership, product management, and the differences between in-house and c...
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7: Leading From Home from 2020-05-26T12:00
In which we discuss the challenges of relationship management when leading from home, and then start a potentially promising discussion on the subject of trust.
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6: Defining Your Charter, Part 2: The How from 2020-05-19T12:00
In which we break down the components of a team charter, and the ways it helps design leaders, particularly with people matters of recruiting, hiring, and retention.
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5: Defining Your Charter, Part 1: The Why from 2020-05-15T13:00
In which we look at the purpose behind defining purpose, and discover some unexpectedly useful new frames along the way.
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4: Management Leadership Jazz from 2020-05-06T16:00
In which reflections on the coronavirus pandemic spark a freeform conversation ranging from Trump to Jobs on management, leadership, power, uncertainty, and more.
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3: Range and Craft from 2020-04-29T16:00
In which a discussion of David Epstein's book Range leads to a consideration of craft, practice, and the medium of leadership.
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2: Elements Turns 20 from 2020-04-29T15:00
In which we learn more of Peter's recent adventures in design leadership, and we reflect on 20 years of Jesse's Elements of User Experience.
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1: The Story So Far from 2020-04-29T14:00
In which we learn a little of Peter and Jesse, their past history together, and their more recent history apart.
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