Podcasts by UX Like Us
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 techniques, tools, and toys that help us bring great products to life.
Further podcasts by Roman Bercot & Larry King
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Navigating the Post-Pandemic UX Job Market - UX Like Us - S2E29 from 2021-07-07T10:00
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...
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Designers in Space - UX Like Us - S2E28 from 2021-05-25T10:00
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 Experi...
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The Right Way to Structure Teams from 2021-05-11T10:00
Building successful products requires Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Support, Documentation, Operations... everyone working together. So why do we continue to structure our organizatio...
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Stop Saying It Depends from 2021-03-30T12:00
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 abilit...
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When Should You Override Your Direct’s Design? from 2021-02-12T11:00
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 h...
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the UX of Distance Learning from 2021-01-12T11:00
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 lif...
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the Robot Episode - UX Like Us - S2E22 from 2020-12-11T23:23:03
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? Listen
AI-powered Design - S2E21 - UX Like Us from 2020-10-05T13:00
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 B...
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2 Kinds of Design from 2019-09-13T10:00
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,...
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Everybody Isn’t Not a Designer from 2019-07-01T10:00
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With #DesignTwitter becoming increasingly toxic, @LAKing and @Stuporman take on one of the issues making designers lose their minds:
Is everyone a des...
Maturity Models to Advance Your Practice from 2019-06-06T10:00
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Roman Bercot and Larry King discuss a variety of maturity models and how to choose one that suits your needs. What is a maturity model? What is a model used for? ...
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UX Bootcamps - UX Like Us 17 from 2019-05-27T22:46:02
Kelly Nakawatase (@UX_Kelly) joins the show to share her experience entering the design field as a graduate of General Assembly.
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Do Designers Need Jobs to be Done? from 2019-04-22T06:31:15
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Roman Bercot and Larry King explore Clayton Christensen’s Jobs to be Done framework and whether product design professionals need this “occasionally useful gimmick.” What is a JTB...
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UX Like Us 15 - the Agile Manifesto from 2019-03-22T08:19:13
18 years after the Agile Manifesto was published, Agile development methodologies dominate the way we make software. But are any of these methodologies truly Agile? Roman and Larry discuss the 4...
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Design Ethics - UX Like Us 14 from 2019-03-15T23:47:11
As designers realize greater impact and influence in their organizations, Design Ethics becomes an increasingly important discussion. We start the conversation with the UX of Ts & Cs, the Su...
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the Overlap Pt. 2 - UX Like Us 13 from 2019-03-08T10:00
Nelson Yu, Director of Strategy and Business Development at Experian, joins us to give a product manager’s view of the overlap between PM and Design. And you’ll never guess what...
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When Should You Redesign? from 2019-03-01T08:27:44
In light of several high-profile redesigns greeted by user revolt, Larry asks when is redesign the right move? How might we allow for user choice, while also allowing us iterate and innovate? St...
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The Smart and Creepy Home - UX Like Us - 11 from 2019-02-14T23:06:47
Larry's smart home increasingly belongs to Amazon. Will Amazon use Eero to make setting up smart homes easier? Should Eero owners worry about their privacy? ----- Show Notes The Verge: Why Amazon ...
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Culture Eats Strategy - UX Like Us - 10 from 2019-02-08T08:00:13
Kevin M. Hoffman, author of Meeting Design, discusses the power of culture in our organizations. What shapes culture? What transcends cultures and works across contexts? What levers can...
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Bold Predictions for UX in 2019 from 2019-02-01T05:52
Larry King and Roman Bercot discuss Roman’s Bold Predictions for UX in 2019. Plus, we discuss ...
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Fresh Perspectives from 2019-01-24T06:48:10
Larry and Roman discuss exciting new talks from UX Camp DC presenters:
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The Overlap from 2019-01-11T21:19:42
Larry considers the overlap between UX and Product Management. And a great new sketching app for iPad Pro.
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What is a Design Strategist? from 2019-01-04T11:00
Larry and Roman welcome 2019 by discussing the role of a design strategist, business strategy, ethics, vision, super aggregators, and tiki bars along the way.
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The Tool Show from 2018-12-14T11:02:02
Larry and Roman discuss the 2018 Design Tools Survey, and how our tools shape our art. ——- UXTools.co 2018 Design Tools Survey (https://uxtools.co/survey-2018) ——- Actionable Futures Framework by N...
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I’m Gonna Be A Webmaster from 2018-12-06T09:11:50
Who should go into UX? Larry and Roman discuss traits that can make for a great UX professional, and stuff designers love. --- Jake Knapp's 'Make Time' talk at Webdagene 2018 -- https://vimeo.com/2...
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The WIP Problem from 2018-11-29T14:36:52
Roman is disappointed with Dark Mode. Larry talks about the Phoenix Project. ----- The Big Batch / Small Batch diagram by John Cutler: https://twitter.com/johncutlefish/status/1002193108765831168 ...
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Thank-UX-giving from 2018-11-22T19:13:09
Just in time for Thanksgiving in the US, it’s the UX Like Us Thank-UX-giving episode. We discuss favorite dishes and all the user experience things we're grateful for. --- Send in a voice messag...
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Ending the Existential Crisis from 2018-11-15T18:01:14
Larry’s recent trip to the Magic Kingdom provides some inspired examples of Experience Design. We put the title debate to bed (hopefully) forever. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/...
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