The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 21 with User Experience Designer Walé Ogundipe

Walé Ogundipe (@kopasetik) is a user experience designer who has worked in a variety of creative professions including the music industry, broadcasting, marketing, film & video, and now online and mobile application development. Lately, he’s been involved in several hackathons and embraced the philosophies if fast iteration and design sprints towards building apps for web and mobile.
In this conversation, we discuss how Walé arrived in User Experience, the point of view that a UX design takes when approaching a problem, and some books that we should all read for a better understanding of business and design.
 


 
 

 
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Show Notes & Links

Experience Design
Service Design
Zaks Building Blocks; Not Lego
“The Radio Voice”
Walé worked at Mapflix
Walé learned about distributed teams from co-workers who move frequently
TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon
The Busy Creator Podcast Bonus Episode (July 2014)
Hi-fi Lighter (née Keyoto), currently a Chrome extension
The Evernote API
API, a definition
Uses for Hi-Fi Lighter include journalists, academics, etc.
Bibliography formatting: MLA style, APA style, etc.
BuzzFeed fires writer for improper attribution
C.Y.A.
Andreesen Horowitz
Origin of the phrase “Barbarians at The Gate”
Sharks must keep moving to stay alive
General Assembly
Small Biz Dev Hackathon in Chicago
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Marcus Aurelius, the Philosopher-Emporer
The Invisible Hand
Baratunde Thurston
Bono
“Bite-size project”, aka Design Sprints, can be healthy within the design industry.
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Fast Company on Hackathons
Blake Stratton on The Busy Creator Podcast
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
Sears Hackathon
The Onion

Tools

Hi-Fi Lighter
OmniFocus
Evernote
Google Keep
Action Method notebooks & methodology
GitHub

Techniques

Keep snippets of code/markup for yourself in Google Keep
Keep your grocery list in Google Keep
Only work with committed people
Appreciate the busy season, and recover after
Create an “idea box” from an empty tissue box
Miniature check-ins with yourself (30min intervals) and with your team (120min intervals)

Habits

Be in constant motion
Put first things first
Take a “cheat day” for other aspects of your life. Have time to relax.