

UX for AI
Bonanza Studios
Hosted by Behrad Mirafshar, CEO of Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Product Innovation Studio, UX for AI is the podcast that explores the intersection of cutting-edge artificial intelligence and pioneering user experiences. Each episode features candid conversations with the trailblazers shaping AI’s application layer—professionals building novel interfaces, interactions, and breakthroughs that are transforming our digital world.We’re here for CEOs and executives seeking to reimagine business models and create breakthrough experiences, product leaders wanting to stay ahead of AI-driven product innovation, and UX designers at the forefront of shaping impactful, human-centered AI solutions. Dive into real-world case studies, uncover design best practices, and learn how to marry innovative engineering with inspired design to make AI truly accessible—and transformative—for everyone. Tune in and join us on the journey to the future of AI-driven experiences!
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Jun 17, 2022 • 41min
Ep. 04 - Sell it before Build it: A Lean Approach to Product Innovation
Send us a text The most innovative companies tend to tackle the risk of developing new products upfront. There are 4 types of risks Value Risk Tech Risk Usability Risk Business Viability RiskThe most important risk any product developer needs to address upfront is value risk i.e. would customers find values in what we'd like to offer them? aka would they buy it? aka does our offer address their need? How would you know the answer without having a business running, you might ask? Well, that's what Lean Innovation is all about 👉 Validating your grand business/product ideas cheaply using fast experimentation and prototyping. In this talk, Behrad Mirafshar, teaches you how you can test your ideas at scale with not so much money in only a few weeks, with the most effective version of an agile process through which you can drive breakthrough innovation. Also, showing you how you can test your MVP idea only in a week with your target customers.This is a systematic process that aims to marry speed with quality. Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Jun 10, 2022 • 40min
Ep. 03 - Design Thinking: How To Solve Complex Problems
Send us a textIn this webinar, Behrad will break down for you the philosophy of design thinking and the tools by which you can conduct a design thinking workshop.Design thinking emphasizes open-mindedness, curiosity, and collaborationDesign thinking is an attempt to learn from the designers’ approach to design challenges. The recurrent shift from divergent to convergent modes of thinking, having a holistic view, engaging in multi-disciplinary teams, the fetish for prototyping, pen, and paper, embracing uncertainty and welcoming ambiguity, putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, trial, and error (iterative mindset), etc… are some of the significant upheavals introduced by design thinking. Welcome to problem-solving 2.0.Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

May 30, 2022 • 60min
Ep. 02 - On UX Strategy, Product Design, UX Career Growth Tips with Jeff Humble
Send us a textIn this talk, Behrad had a great pleasure speaking with Jeff Humble from Fountain Institute about the state-of-the-art of UX. Listen to this podcast and see how two UX nerds get nerdy about some of the most pressing topics of our industry - What is UX Strategy? How does it differ from product strategy? - What are the best actionable career growth strategies for mid-level UX Designers? - The importance of visualizing during a UX design process and a lot more Follow Fountain Institue: https://www.thefountaininstitute.com/ Jeff Humble on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-humble/Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

May 20, 2022 • 1h 1min
Ep. 01 - Lean UX Process: Integrating UX into Agile Development
Send us a textAgile methodologies are most often used by tech teams to ship new features.Contrary to the conventional approach (waterfall), Agile approach doubles down on the flexibility of tech teams to be responsive to market and customer changes. Not only tech teams, but entire product teams have started adapting their workflows so they can work hand in hand with the dev team.An agile sprint lasts between one and two weeks on average and offers less wiggle room for UX designers to practice their own design process. That's the source of complaints from many UX Designers.In this episode, the Lean Product Innovator & UX Strategist with +12 years of experience, and leader of one of the best UX Design studios in Germany, Bonanza Design, Behrad Mirafshar, breaks it down for you:👉 What is Lean UX Process?👉 The role of designers in a typical agile process👉 How can UX designers can be effectively incorporated at all stages of Agile development?Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/