The UX Level-Up

Sophia V. Prater
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4 snips
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.
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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.
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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 Revolutionize your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass! Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!
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6 snips
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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19 snips
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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165 snips
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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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 Level up your career with OOUX by enrolling in The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass Talk about this episode on The OOUX Forum!

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