The UX Level-Up

Sophia V. Prater
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Oct 21, 2021 • 57min

Episode 024 - Value Paths and OOUX with Samuel Hulick

Samuel Hulick runs User Onboard, where he researches, writes about, and implements successful user onboarding for companies around the world. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Samuel discuss how OOUX helped with a crisis of faith, how there's more than one way to learn to ride a bike, and why the right objects at the right time are the answer to good UX.  LINKS: Useronboard.com — Samuel’s website The Elements of User Onboarding — Samuel’s book Value Paths — Samuel’s new onboarding approach Follow Samuel on Twitter Follow User Onboard on Twitter
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Sep 30, 2021 • 54min

Episode 023 - Understanding the System with Cassie Eddy and OOUX

Cassie Eddy is a UX Designer and Researcher at Health Catalyst in Boston. She is also a Certified OOUX Strategist and active mentor in the OOUX Certification Program. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Cassie discuss learning to code, the information architecture of Crossfit, and how OOUX can help with combining passions in career and life.  LINKS: Join the waitlist for "Fundamentals of Object-Oriented UX - A collaboration between Joe Natoli and Sophia Prater" Connect with Cassie on LinkedIn Follow Cassie on Twitter: @CassieEddy2
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Sep 16, 2021 • 1h 8min

Episode 022 - Introducing object-oriented thinking to LinkedIn with Harrison Wheeler

Harrison Wheeler is a Senior Design Manager at Linkedin and is the host of his own user experience design podcast: Technically Speaking. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Harrison discuss how OOUX provides a chance to take a principled approach to design, why social media websites are like old enterprise software, and how inheritance can be used to build user trust. The script got thrown out the window on this one. Enjoy! LINKS: Get 20% off the UX Hustle Summit: https://hopin.com/events/ux-hustle-summit-2021?code=Sw0wStYrK2pSUfRy3HwF2VlvI Interested in creating your own cohort with the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass? Let’s talk bulk-pricing! Book a call with me: https://calendly.com/sophiavux/opportunity Harrison Wheeler on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hmwheeler/ Harrisons Object-Oriented Design Article: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6833086562109140992/ Harrison’s podcast Technically Speaking: https://www.gettechnical.io/ Harrison’s website: https://www.harrisonwheeler.com/
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Sep 2, 2021 • 42min

Episode 021 - Is OOUX just a useless IA rebrand?

In this episode of the podcast, Sophia goes solo once again to address a question someone in the OOUX Self-Paced Masterclass Program brought to her from a senior UXer who just didn't see the value of OOUX when information architecture already exists. It's one she's heard more than once from those familiar with IA. Is OOUX just a rebrand of IA that no one asked for and no one needs?  LINKS: Learn more about the 4 unintuitive objects: ooux.com/4mistakes Get your ticket for the UX Hustle Summit: uxhustle.org Talk to me about Information Architecture and OOUX on twitter: @sophiavux
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Aug 19, 2021 • 40min

Episode 020 - How to Sell UX Research with OOUX

In this episode, your host Sophia Prater flies solo to show you how to sell more UX research using Object-Oriented UX—more specifically, the first two steps of the ORCA process. We will talk about how to make your stakeholders and biz folks aware of gaps in the team’s understanding and become more invested in important questions that need to be brought to users. LINKS: Get one of the last spots in Cohort 5! www.OOUX.com/certification Start the OOUX Masterclass today: www.ooux.com/masterclass See a side-by-side of the OOUX Certification and the OOUX Self-Paced Masterclass: www.ooux.com/training Join the OOUX World Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oouxworld/ See a visualization of the ORCA process: www.rewiredux.com/ooux Download the Object-Mapping Quick Start Guide: https://www.ooux.com/resources/quickstart Get the Mural ORCA Discovery Template: https://www.ooux.com/resources/mural
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Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 16min

Episode 019 - OOUXing Security with Andrea Neuhoff and Kristen Kite

Today we have a discussion with an amazing UX designer Duo -- Andrea Neuhoff and Kristen Kite. Andrea is a Certified OOUX Strategist and a Senior Product Designer at Duo. Kristen is a Senior Product Designer at Detroit Labs and has designed products for enterprise users at companies including Duo Security, GE, and Google. In this episode of the podcast, Andrea, and Kristen talk with Sophia about their work together at Duo Security, how they have started bringing OOUX to Duo for a double whammy of complexity wrangling, and how taking all of people's weird behaviors into account helps design better online security products. Enjoy! LINKS: Connect with Andrea on LinkedIn: Andrea Connect with Kristen on LinkedIn: Kristen Get what is "easily one of the best training investments you could make.” Learn more at Ooux.com/certification and read more real reviews of the course at Ooux.com/testimonials Object-focused vs Task-focused Design by Everyl Yankee When Coffee and Kale Compete by Alan Klement
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Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 21min

Episode 018 - OOUXing your UX Career with Amanda Worthington

Amanda Worthington is the creator of the UX Portfolio Powerplay course, where she teaches other designers how to use OOUX to build and sustain a portfolio that's uniquely them. She's also the the host of the UX Hustle Podcast and the organizer of the UX Hustle Conference, the world's only UX career conference. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Amanda talk about OOUXing your portfolio and making real connections at the UX Hustle Conference, How everything in your career has its season, and how Amanda leveraged her technical background as a civil engineer with her passion for design to build a new kind of web shop.  LINKS: The UX Portfolio Power Play: UX Portfolio Power Play Get your ticket to the UX Hustle Conference: UX Hustle Follow Amanda on Instagram: @AmandaWorthington Keep up with Amanda on her website: www.amandaworthington.com Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn: amanda-worthington Watch the Four UX mistakes you don't know you're making free training: 4mistakes
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Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 5min

Episode 017 - Using OOUX in the wild with Caroline Sober-James

Caroline Sober-James is the Director of UX at Acumium, where she and her team have successfully instituted OOUX to great success. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Caroline discuss why Caroline calls OOUX a power tool for digital design, what it's like to have a user call your system "seamless," and the parallels between OOUX and API design.  LINKS: Follow Caroline on Twitter: @wildwend Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinesober/ Tune-In to Caroline's talk, When OOUX meets API design: Love at first "site" at THAT Conference, July 27: https://that.us/activities/As01VUh3JNJGcHFrXhyW Listen to Caroline's previous appearance on the UX Hustle Podcast (Replayed on the OOUX Podcast) Buy the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass! Get on the waitlist for Cohort 5 of the OOUX Masterclass Certification Got questions about the Masterclass? Contact hello@rewiredux.com 
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Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 19min

Episode 016 - OOUXing Healthcare with Imogen Levy

Imogen Levy is head of digital at Moorfields Eye Hospital. She is an active mentor in the OOUX Forum, and an emerging leader in the OOUX movement. She’s using OOUX to shepherd Moorfields through a true digital transformation. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Imogen discuss how PDFs are bad for accessibility, why OOUX is not waterfall design, and exactly how many times you have to repeat yourself for your message to sink in.  LINKS: Connect with Imogen on LinkedIn: Imogen Levy Keep up with her on Twitter: @teppie Get on the waitlist for Cohort 5 of the OOUX Certification: https://www.objectorientedux.com/certification See the comparison between the Self-Paced Masterclass and the OOUX Certification: https://www.objectorientedux.com/training
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Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 23min

Episode 015 - Living in Information with Jorge Arango

Jorge is an independent information architecture consultant who helps companies gain clarity, confidence, and traction. He is the author of “Living in Information," and a coauthor on the fourth iteration of the Polar Bear book. Jorge's podcast, “The Informed Life,” explores how people organize information to get things done. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Jorge discuss why the tension between top-down and bottom-up is the greatest challenge to designers, how to recognize signs that you’re working on a “greedy” product, and why social media is like a meeting that lasts forever. Enjoy! LINKS: Follow Jorge on Twitter: @jarango Keep up with Jorge on his website: https://jarango.com/ The Informed Life podcast episode with Sophia: https://theinformed.life/2021/06/06/episode-63-sophia-prater/ Download new CDL sketch sheets with List Page update! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DV8LKjWd25ARkWN2c137_iBrKB5lCnZC&authuser=sophia%40rewiredux.com&usp=drive_fs

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