Experience Designed – Details, episodes & analysis

Thomas Wilson is a UX design thought leader, service designer and industry veteran currently focusing on CX/UX/EX and AI strategies.

In this session we delve into a few hot topics: service design and its stark differences across the UK and the US, how future digital services can be shaped with AI, why absolutely everyone needs a portfolio and what makes for good and bad design leadership.

We also discuss the recent theme of 'founder mode' and how it's masking more pertinent issues of innovators vs adaptors in tech.

This episode offers valuable perspectives for design professionals and enthusiasts on staying ahead in the rapidly evolving field of experience design.

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Greg Nudelman is a UX thought leader, serial design book author and speaker. With over 32 projects in AI, he's a true veteran in emerging tech-powered user experience design.

In this session, we discuss the evolving landscape of UX design in the era of AI. Greg shares key challenges, principles and how to pick the right tools to deliver great user experiences and become more future-proof. We also delve into how tech teams can pick the right use cases for AI projects, the value of field research and user interviews, and the concept of digital twins, value matrix and more in UX design.

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Hang Xu is a UX leader turned recruiter and one of the most prominent design industry figures on Linkedin. In this session, we discuss the current state of the UX industry and what's to come. We also will delve into job-seeking aspects and what designers need to showcase in their portfolio to land the job in probably the most difficult time in history. Hang will also share his philosophy on what makes and breaks UX portfolios and much more.

In this episode, I'm talking to strategist and designer ⁠Kevin Richard⁠. We delve into a few sustainable futures-focused topics and how designers can design them. In particular, Kevin shares his thoughts and ideas about Solarpunk as a concept and assemblage of narratives that could inspire more sustainable action.

Jennifer Blatz is a UX leader, strategist, and co-founder of the UX Research and Strategy group. We delve into the world of user personas in UX, exploring their strengths, limitations, and innovative alternatives. Jennifer introduces her latest framework, the Scenario Alignment Canvas, aimed at aiding product teams in fostering a deeper understanding of their users.

Steve Bromley is a highly regarded figure in the user research community, renowned for his expertise in game user research and playtesting. He has authored numerous books aimed at developing and guiding researchers. In this session, we will delve into the distinctive aspects of conducting playtests, explore his insights gained from both the gaming and software development industries, and discuss the future of UX research.

In this episode, I'm talking with Michelle P., a UXer, product marketing researcher and former community manager at Fatshark Games. Michelle shares her unique perspective from her community-building experiences in the gaming industry. We will draw a lot of learnings and parallels to more standard/web product and service community building. As well as explore the user research nuances and the differences between healthy and performant communities.

In this episode, I'm talking with Daiana Zavate, Krasi Bozhinkova and Kevin Richard - the strategic design trio who most recently published a new strategy framework for business and product teams and strategic professionals called Multi-Ocean Strategy Framework. In this session, we will deconstruct this framework, discuss its application and benefits and more. Make sure to check more information to familiarise and start using it here and here.

In this episode, I'm talking with Samuel Huber. Samuel is one of the leading voices for planet-centric design, design thinking for AI coach, one of the founding members of For Planet Strategy Lab and many other things that we will cover in this session. We will also discuss strategy prototyping, human-centred design pitfalls and how absolutely anyone can create sustainability-focused movements within their organizations.

In this episode, I'm talking with Dr. Nick Fine. Nick has been one of the leading UX researchers and a bold voice for the wider UX design community. He has kickstarted initiatives like UX Psychology, as well as influenced the development of user-centric design standards and methods. We will discuss a few hot topics, such as AI and automation tools being a potential threat to UX research and design, ongoing job market difficulties and how to stay relevant and many more topics.