What's the Story of the Circus?

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25 years ago, when i was graduatig from university, i was heading into what i thought was going to be some kind of career in audio production. I wanted to bea dio engineer, a record producer, or something along those lines. And i got a gig right out of school in the circus doing live sound and lighting for the circus. So that's what i did for six months. Amazingly, i remember them vividly to this day, 25 years later. That is awesome. An, i'm sure you have a lot of stories, but probably we could take up the whole time talking about it so easily. We're not goin to be talking about the

Jeff Gothelf tells us how to be unstoppable designers. He debunks the mythical creature known as Phase 2. He shows us what a designer effectively working in Agile looks like, and enlightens us to how new UX teams can show immediate value. He articulates the need to differentiate between outputs and outcomes. He also motivates us to stay humble and curious since you can teach anyone technical skills, but you can’t teach someone humility and curiosity.

How do Designers Most Efficiently Integrate into Agile? (6:43)
Why is it Important to be a Facilitator? (16:32)
Phase 2: Reality or Myth? (20:45)
How Do You Convince ENGINEERS to Get Out of the Software is Done Mindset? (28:06)
How Do You Convince DESIGNERS to Get Out of the Software is Done Mindset? (31:15)
Why is MVP the Most Bastardized Phrase in Software Development? (33:49)
Why Designers are Scientists Long Before We're Pixel-Pushers (37:34)
How Does a New UX Team Show Immediate Value? (41:17)
What's Your Why? (46:40)
What's Your UX Superpower? (48:23)
What's Your UX Kryptonite? (48:52)
What's Your UX Superhero Name? (49:34)
Invincible UX Tool or Resource? (50:52)
Recommended Books? (51:55)
Best Advice for Aspiring UX Superheroes? (52:45)
Best Way to Connect? (53:45)

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