

The Way of Product with Caden Damiano
Caden Damiano
The Way of Product is your graduate school focused on developing a taste for what “great products” look like.
Conversations are two professionals talking shop about positioning, segmentation, excellent product design, and most importantly, taste. www.wayofproduct.com
Conversations are two professionals talking shop about positioning, segmentation, excellent product design, and most importantly, taste. www.wayofproduct.com
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Mar 26, 2019 • 1h 13min
10 - Pivot/Design Much with Patrick Cox and Andy Page
In this special crossover episode, we talk with Patrick Cox and Andy Page, two designers at Canopy Tax. We interview them, they interview us—good times!You can connect with Andy and Patrick on LinkedIn:PatrickAndyAlso, go listen to the Design Much podcast:https://www.designmuch.org/If you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Feb. 13, 2019. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Mar 11, 2019 • 49min
9 - Ben Peck - Building Community and Sharing Experiences
In this episode, we chat with Ben Peck, Cofounder of Front and Director of Product Hive about building community and sharing your voice as well as other people's stories and experiences.You can connect with Ben on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpeckAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Jan. 7, 2019. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Feb 22, 2019 • 1h 1min
8 - Joseph Newell - What is a Dream Job?
In this episode, we chat with Joseph Newell, a sprint facilitator and UX Designer at Xactware—An hour dedicated to the Last Unicorn. We talk about designing at “boring companies” and how they aren’t “boring.” We discuss evangelizing UX and learning to bring your passion with you into every project. You can connect with Joseph on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephnewellAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Dec. 14, 2018. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Feb 8, 2019 • 49min
7 - Alfredo Ruiz - How to Get Started in AR
In this episode, we chat with Alfredo Ruiz who is leading the design and product strategy of IBM Immersive Insights as well as the Augmented Reality Program at IBM Analytics. We discuss how to get started in AR.You can connect with Alfredo on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredoruizcAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Dec. 11, 2018.If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Jan 24, 2019 • 1h 1min
6 - J.B. Chaykowsky - Head of Design for Intuit Europe - Making Technology More Poetic and Becoming Design Leaders
In this episode, we had an excellent conversation with J.B. Chaykowsky, design manager at Intuit. We talk about giving and receiving feedback, finding your voice in design, solving the right problem, becoming design leaders, and so much more.You can connect with J.B. on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/uexuiAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Nov. 13, 2018. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Jan 8, 2019 • 1h
5 - Noah Sparks - Designing for AR, VR, and MR to Augment People's Experiences in the Real World
In this episode, we met with Noah Sparks from Brainstorm to discuss how to design for AR, VR, and MR to augment people's experiences in the real world.You can find Noah on Twitter @noahsparks and connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahsparksAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Nov. 1, 2018. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Nov 16, 2018 • 57min
4 - Jeff Whitlock - Applying Jobs-to-Be-Done Theory to Your Life
In this live episode, recorded at Utah Valley University in front of a group of students and young professionals, we had the opportunity to learn from the CEO of Unbird, Jeff Whitlock. Have you considered using jobs-to-be-done theory to make life and career decisions? Listen to Jeff explain how we "hire" the schools we go to and the career paths we pursue because we have a "job" we want to be done.Make sure to check out Unbird to learn how you can seamlessly aggregate and analyze your customer feedback: https://unbird.comYou can follow Jeff on Twitter @JeffreyWhitlock, on Medium at https://medium.com/@jeff_whitlock or connect with him on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-whitlockAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567https://www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam Sackett.This episode was recorded on Oct. 11, 2018. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Nov 16, 2018 • 1h 1min
3 - Dillon Winspear - Fail, Be Humble, and Practice Empathy
In this episode—our first podcast done in collaboration with another podcast—we got together with Dillon Winspear, Lead Mobile Designer at Domo and host of the podcast Designed Today to discuss how to set yourself apart as a designer by failing, being humble, and practicing empathy.You can watch a video version of this episode on Dillon's podcast, Designed Today: https://youtu.be/3Afyay39ea4Make sure to subscribe to Designed Today and follow Dillon on Twitter @dwinspear. Additionally, you can connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonwinspearAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Aug. 30, 2018. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Nov 16, 2018 • 58min
2 - Bryan Mortensen and Clay Walter REMASTERED- Debating Formal and Informal on Design Education
REMASTERED AUDIO In this episode, we met with Bryan Mortensen and Clay Walter from Progressive Leasing to discuss poutine and traditional vs non-traditional design education. Bryan coming from a traditional educational background and Clay comes from a non-traditional. Both have interesting points of view. We gained a lot of valuable insights on the paths we can take to get into design.You can find Bryan on Twitter or Medium @Bemorte and connect with him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmortensenYou can find Clay on Twitter, Dribbble, etc., as @ClayHero or connect with him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/clayheroAlso, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damianoPivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano.Pivot Intro Music by Cam SackettThis episode was recorded on Aug. 15, 2018. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Nov 16, 2018 • 57min
1 - Danno Ard - Selling Empathy REMASTERED AUDIO -
REMASTERED AUDIO The very first episode of the podcast was called Pivot! In this episode, we met with Danno Ard from Willow Tree to discuss how we can sell empathy, design artifacts for stakeholders, and why we need to sell every idea like the Christmas ghosts in a Christmas Carol sell empathy to Scrooge. You can find Danno everywhere as @doseofdanno (Twitter, Dribbble, etc) or connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doseofdanno Also, if you have comments or questions from today's episode or would just like to connect, you can connect with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cam-sackett-b6495567 www.linkedin.com/in/caden-damiano Pivot by Cam Sackett and Caden Damiano. Pivot Intro Music by Cam Sackett This episode was recorded on Aug. 4, 2018.If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com


