Predicting Disaster

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Predicting Disaster

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Mar 9, 2021

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In this episode, Kate and Laura argue about how to best predict disasters when deciding what to build. Obviously they never applied this framework before they started making a podcast. Drink Pairing: Hurricane

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Mar 9, 2021

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Kate and Laura drink and fight about what is wrong with user experience design.

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The Worst Clients: The worst types of clients for designers and how to deal with them. by What is Wrong with UX
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Is There Such a Thing As a Junior Designer?: Kate and Laura fight about what makes a designer "senior" other than just years on the job and what that means for hiring people to your design organization. Intro music: The Future Soon, by Jonathan Coulton Drink Pairing: Sauvignon Blanc by What is Wrong with UX
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Just Do What You're Told: Understanding where your loyalty should lie. by What is Wrong with UX
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Storytelling for Entrepreneurs: Kate & Laura argue about how entrepreneurs can talk about their products better. by What is Wrong with UX
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What We Wish People Knew About Design: Nobody knows everything about design by What is Wrong with UX
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It Depends: You can't get a straight answer out of a designer. by What is Wrong with UX
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Being Human Centered Humans: How it can help to apply Human Centered Design techniques to your every day life. by What is Wrong with UX
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On Jargon: When to talk like a UX Designer. by What is Wrong with UX
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What the Hell is a Product Designer, Anyway?: Kate and Laura argue about job titles. by What is Wrong with UX
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Stop Saying Users Don't Know What They Want: Why you should stop saying "Users Don't Know What They Want." by What is Wrong with UX
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Collaborative Design: Design is not a democracy by What is Wrong with UX
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When Stakeholders Want Pixel Perfect: Sometimes stakeholders want the wrong thing. by What is Wrong with UX
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What is Wrong with Personas: What is Wrong with Personas by What is Wrong with UX
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Don't Be a UX Designer: Kate & Laura bitch about the problems with being a UX Designer. by What is Wrong with UX
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6 Things We Wish We Had Known: What do we wish we'd known after 20 years in the business? by What is Wrong with UX
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C-FWOTs: Kate and Laura talk about C-FWOTs or Colossal Fucking Wastes of Time. What makes a design project a C-FWOT, and how can we avoid them? Intro music: The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton Drink Pairing: Absinthe by What is Wrong with UX
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Being Flexible vs Pushing Back: When to give in and when to say no by What is Wrong with UX
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Designing Your Design Space: Different spaces are conducive to different types of design work. by What is Wrong with UX
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It's Not the Change They Hate: Change aversion is real, but so is bad design. by What is Wrong with UX
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Why You Should Care about the Business Model: Designers and researchers should understand how their products make money by What is Wrong with UX
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Questions about Craft: Meta blather about UX by What is Wrong with UX
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Answering the Unanswerable: Please stop asking us these questions. by What is Wrong with UX
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4 Things that Will Make You a Better UX Designer: Learn four tips for becoming a better UX designer. by What is Wrong with UX
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Should Designers Learn to Code?: Kate and Laura argue about how people need to learn more things. by What is Wrong with UX
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Getting Creatively Unblocked: Sometimes Creative work is harder than it needs to be. by What is Wrong with UX
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Sketching: Sketching: why bother? by What is Wrong with UX
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Advocating for the User: Defending the user is not entirely the designer's job. by What is Wrong with UX
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What Is Good Design?: Kate and Laura argue about the meaning of good by What is Wrong with UX
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Stop Arguing with Feedback: Feedback makes your work better. We promise. by What is Wrong with UX
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Predicting Disaster

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