The UX Level-Up

Discussing the history of object-oriented programming and the difference between Object-Oriented UX. Exploring the concept of inheritance in object-oriented programming. Exploring the differences between objects and classes in object-oriented programming. Highlighting the similarities between OOP and OUX and the importance of considering permissions and visibility. Exploring the use of diagrams and matrices to analyze relationships between objects. Discussing the benefits and potential issues of inheritance in OOP and OOUX. Exploring the concept of polymorphism and involving developers in OUX workshops. Exploring database structures and the importance of language and terminology in effective communication.

Kamil Van Buuren is a Digital Experience Design Team Leader at IKEA, With a focus on IKEA's co-worker & employee experiences. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia & Kamil discuss when to give your team a heavy versus a light dose of OOUX, using OOUX to quickly gain domain knowledge at a new job, plus how to more efficiently divide & conquer on a complicated project. LINKS: Connect with Kamil on LinkedIn. Take The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass. Continue the conversation over on The OOUX Forum!

Allie Ofisher is a UX Consultant & Certified OOUX Strategist who focuses on information architecture, user research, & of course, Object-Oriented UX. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia & Allie discuss running an ORCA Sprint for the Church of Latter Day Saints, how best to teach the process to stakeholders who might not have a design background, as well as future plans for implementing future ORCA Sprints. LINKS: Connect with Allie on LinkedIn. Join the conversation on The OOUX Forum. Contact Sophia about running an ORCA Sprint for your company. Take The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass.

Caitlin Steele is the Experience Design Manager at Jira & Liam Greig is Head of Design at Confluence, both previously were at Trello. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia, Liam, & Caitlin discuss the aftermath of an OOUX Design Sprint at Trello, how maybe OOUX isn't for everyone, & strategies for bringing OOUX to a big organization. LINKS: Sign up for The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass Discuss this episode on The OOUX Forum! Connect with Liam on LinkedIn. Connect with Caitlin on LinkedIn.

Ewelina Nowakowska is a Certified OOUX Strategist and is the Director of UI/UX Design & Development at American Reading Company. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia & Ewelina discuss the ways in which OOUX is like mental yoga practice, how ORCA helps teams work faster, plus some exciting innovations that may be on the horizon from OOUX headquarters. LINKS: Sign up for ⁠⁠The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass⁠⁠. Connect with Ewelina on LinkedIn!

In this episode of the podcast, Sophia explains eight ways to level up your system modeling skills, plus diagramming The Church of Latter Day Saints! Please let Sophia know on Twitter (@sophiavux) what you think. What was your favorite tip? What do you think you will start using? Next time on The OOUX Podcast, we will do my top tips on the CTA matrix. Until then, happy OOUXing! LINKS: Take The Fundamentals of Object-Oriented UX: OOUX.com/training Leveraging the Power of Junction Objects Article. Junction object Video showing the System Model and Object Map hybrid. Check out episode 029 of The OOUX Podcast with Scott Kubie.

Chase Roberts is the Senior Content designer at Chewy.com and has worked as a senior content designer in the fintech world with Global 500 banks, like Capital One and BBVA, as well as at startups like Wealthfront and Relief App. In this episode of the podcast Sophia and Chase discuss using Object-Oriented UX to onboard at Chewy.com, creating new objects at Wealthfront, how OOUX fits in with other design methodologies, plus how you can get started with OOUX in your organization. We nerded out in this one. Enjoy! LINKS: Sign up for The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass Learn more about Content Strategy and OOUX Connect with Chase on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasejosephroberts/

In this episode of the podcast, Sophia talks to the VP of Design and Research at HelloFresh — Jake Zukowski. They discuss how a designer on his team started sneaking OOUX through the backdoor into their design meetings, they debate about the difference between a Product Manager and a UX Designer, and they talk about how PMs can bring OOUX to their teams. It's a great conversation and we hope you enjoy! Go to ⁠www.ooux.com/teamcohorts⁠ to get pricing on multiple seats in The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass for your team. If you are a Product Manager/Product Owner, use the coupon code OOUXPM10 to get 10% off the total price of a Team Cohort of The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass. Keep up with Jake on Twitter: @jakez Follow Jake on Instagram: jake.zukowski Connect with Jake on LinkedIn: Jake Zukowski

NOW AVAILABLE! Sign up for Joe & Sophia's Udemy course: OOUX Fundamentals! In this super candid conversation, Joe Natoli and Sophia sit down to talk UX process, sketching, creativity, agile, and how OOUX can fit into to all of the above, "meeting you where you are". We'll give you a look into the new course that Joe and Sophia are launching on April 1st, 2023 — a course that targets the fundamentals of OOUX and can get you rocking and rolling in about a weekend. Joe brings his 30+ years in the field of UX to explain to us how OOUX can solve so many of the problems he's seen out in the field. In addition to his consulting work, Joe's THE guy to teach you UX on Udemy. He's taught almost 300,000 students there. And with this newest course with Sophia, he'll introduce them (and hopefully you!) to OOUX and the ORCA process.

This is a story about finding a path from struggle to satisfaction and from frustration to way more fun. In yet another solo episode (we promise we’ve got some interviews coming up!), Sophia goes way back to her childhood, high school, college days, and early UX career to make sense of the current state of OOUX and ORCA. Sophia gets into the frustrations of designing in the dark, shares a few juicy life lessons, and reveals the early principles that make up the foundation of her career — and the movement she’s built.  Download the OOUX Launch Guide: OOUX.com/resources/launchguide Get on the waitlist for Cohort 8: OOUX.com/certification Better yet, enroll in the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass: OOUX.com/masterclass