

The UX Level-Up
Sophia V. Prater
Join Sophia V. Prater on a dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, and simplifying complexity.
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Apr 26, 2024 • 1h 3min
059 - Making Sense of Language Messes with Abby Covert
Abby Covert, an information architect, discusses tech debt, the power of language, and diagramming. She emphasizes letting go of perfectionism, the complexity of words, and why diagramming is a high-order skill. The podcast delves into organizing messy systems, the importance of nouns in design, and simplifying user confusion in complex systems.

Apr 11, 2024 • 59min
058 - OOUX for AI and AI for OOUX
Sophia, an AI enthusiast and OOUX expert, discusses the AI revolution, AI world models, and how OOUX can train AIs. She talks about the OOUX bot Zoe in development, upcoming AI/OOUX events, and the intersection of AI and OOUX. The episode explores training AI models, spatial relationships for AI understanding, and the role of UX designers in training AI for specific tasks like diagnosing cat behavior.

Mar 28, 2024 • 60min
057 - Revolutionizing your UX Process with Elena Haskins
Elena Haskins is a Certified OOUX Strategist and product designer that helps design software for SaaS startups that make users feel effortlessly at home. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Elena discuss how dog owners can teach clients about cardinality, why OOUX helps you ask the questions no one else is asking, and how system objects can be used for team therapy.
LINKS:
Connect with and follow Elena on LinkedIn
Keep up with Elena on her website
Reach out to Elena via email: elena@anele.design
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Mar 14, 2024 • 1h 4min
056 - Wrangling Design System Chaos with Dan Mall
Exploring the intersection of Object-Oriented UX and design systems, diving into managing complexity and consistency in design systems, and uncovering truths through Object-Oriented UX. The episode features Dan Mall discussing the challenges of wrangling design system chaos and the importance of clarity and relationships in design.

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Feb 29, 2024 • 24min
055 - (ORCA Series #8) - Attribute Requirement Fractals
Delve into attribute requirements and unique identifiers, explore core content versus metadata in Object-Oriented UX design, and understand the significance of structured requirements. Learn about user settings, states, conditional logic, and metrics in design, plus receive an invitation to an advanced training session for OUx Masterclass students.

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Feb 15, 2024 • 51min
054 - The Full ORCA Process Overview plus 15 Pro Tips
A solo episode providing an overview of the ORCA process, its four rounds, and the benefits of Object-Oriented UX in simplifying design decisions. Topics include object discovery, modeling users in an interval training app, nested object matrices, role understanding, relationship requirements, and advanced training opportunities.

Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 10min
053 - OOUXing Government with Kristin Ouellette Muskat
Exploring the challenges of UX design in government, yak shaving, and differences in government vs. private work. Also, discussions on OOUXing the law, sustainable work pace, and the importance of strategic pause in the design process.

Jan 4, 2024 • 1h 21min
052 - OOUXing Thoughts, Feelings, and Your Life with Karen Hewell
Greetings OOUXers! In this New Years episode of the podcast, we welcome Content Designer, Information Architect, and Certified OOUX Consultant, Karen Hewell. Sophia and Karen discuss the power of naming your feelings and thoughts, the difference between feelings and thoughts, mapping your polarizing traits can make you more confident, & how to get started OOUXing your life. This is a fantastic discussion. We hope you enjoy.
LINKS:
New year, new you. Level up your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass.
OOUX Happy Hour: Extending the Nested Object Matrix
YouTube Video: NOMing My Joys
Read the article that started it all: OOUX: A Foundation for Interaction Design
Continue the conversation over on The OOUX Forum!

Dec 21, 2023 • 27min
051 - (ORCA Series #7) - Object-Oriented User Stories from Santa's Workshop
In this episode, the host discusses upgrading traditional user stories into object-oriented user stories in the Orca process. They explore the difference between toy design and gift objects and highlight the key attributes and relationships between the two. The chapter also delves into the process of updating gift stages in Santa's workshop and the concept of decommissioning toy designs. Finally, they discuss the advantages of signing up for the oux.com masterclass and how it prepares you for the certification process.

Nov 30, 2023 • 39min
050 - (ORCA Series #6) - My Cat Saving Fire Department with Holiday Vibes
In this festive episode of the podcast, Sophia delivers episode #6 in the ORCA Series: Relationship Requirements. Sophia summarizes & expands on "My Cat Saving Fire Department," the power tool for analyzing object relationships. Using the example of Santa delivering presents, she illustrates how to apply this tool to understand relationships between objects like buildings, kids, and gifts. Sophia also discusses the importance of recognizing tree systems and provides a rule of thumb for identifying them effectively.
LINKS:
Need to catch up on the rest of The ORCA Series? Check out those episodes here.
Read: Wrangling Complexity with Tree Systems
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