The hour glass has become the iconic metaphor of this temporal and fleeting life. Nothing we design will be around for any significant length of time. Now what if our work only really reaches and touches just a few of those grains comparatively, but does so in a way that changes their lives, their world, forever and for the better? Would all the blood, sweat, tears and sand castle crushing be worth it? I think most of us would say yes.
Bob Baxley, a Silicon Valley pioneer, takes us back in time through the history of Silicon Valley and gives us a glimpse into the future of it. Spoiler alert: He's got concerns. He reveals how every little interaction matters and motivates us to be proud enough of the work we do to want to show our friends and family...otherwise, we've got more work to do. He challenges us to challenge the status quo and constantly be looking for ways to improve our work by asking, 'How could this be better?'. He also likens our work to building sandcastles on the beach, causing us to reflect on the brevity and temporal nature of it, and inspires us to make everything we make with our friends (for others) count.
- Crash Course History of Silicon Valley (7:52)
- Love at First Byte: (Re)Discovering the Magic of Computing (14:17)
- The Beautiful ‘Burden’ of Doing Great Work That We’re Proud Of (21:11)
- The Question Steve Jobs Was Known to Ask In Design Reviews (24:55)
- Technology: Wonderful Servant, Terrible Master (26:53)
- Employing Analogue Tools for Deeper Creativity (34:10)
- There Are No Rolling Credits for Interaction Designers (52:51)
- We Need More Designers and Less Roadblocks (54:45)
- Is There a Growth Trajectory for IC’s Besides Mgmnt? (1:10:01)
- What’s Your Recommended Path for Design Leadership? (1:21:54)
- Where is Silicon Valley Going? Do You Have Concerns? (1:27:35)
- What’s Your Design Superpower? (1:34:28)
- What’s Your Design Kryptonite? (1:35:19)
- What’s Your UX Superhero Name? (1:37:41)
- Habit of Success? (1:38:23)
- Invincible Resource or Tool? (1:42:37)
- Recommended Books (1:45:25)
- What’s the Best Lesson You Learned From Steve Jobs? (1:48:30)
- Best Advice? (1:53:44)
- Connect & Keep Up (2:03:16)
Check out the detailed show notes including mentioned links, transcript and Eli Jorgensen's astonishing superhero artwork at userdefenders.com/078
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