The UX Level-Up

Sophia V. Prater
  • 4.6(11개의 평가)
  • 디자인
  • 월 2회 업데이트

Join Sophia V. Prater on a dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, and simplifying complexity.

  1. 9월 26일

    080 - OOUX and Jobs to be Done with Jim Kalbach

    Jobs To Be Done meets Object-Oriented UX! Sophia and JTBD legend, Jim Kalbach, nerd out on frameworks, the magic of teaching to learn, and evolving your process. It’s a fun, honest convo about clarity, complexity, and cringey first diagrams. Enjoy! #UX #JTBD # OOUXLINKS: Check out the JTBD Toolkit! Connect with Jim on LinkedIn Join OOUX Foundations! Discuss this episode in the OOUX Forum!

    1시간 1분

  2. 9월 5일

    079 - (ORCA Series #11) - CTAs That Align Teams and Earn Trust - CTA Prioritization with Jake Zukowski

    Jake Zukowski has worked as Vice President of Global Design and Research at HelloFresh, led design teams at Frog and Fjord (now Accenture Song), and contributed his expertise to innovative companies like Magic Leap, Microsoft, and Expedia. Today, he’s the founder and CEO of Cosmic Plumbing, where he creates professional astrology and tarot tools. In this episode, Sophia and Jake unpack CTA prioritization—how to balance user needs with business goals, why “contra CTAs” matter for ethical UX, and how to navigate tough stakeholder convos to build trust and deliver real, lasting value. LINKS: Connect with Jake on LinkedIn! Sign up for OOUX Foundations Join the waitlist for Cohort 12 of the OOUX Masterclass (Fall 2026) Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!

    39분

  3. 8월 28일

    078 - Bossy UX - Why I’m Calling BS on the Doom-and-Gloom Era

    A viral LinkedIn post claims UX is “just battles and compromises.” In this episode, Sophia gets spicy about why that’s wrong. Tune in for a soapbox rant on why we shouldn’t settle for burnout culture — and how to reclaim UX as the world-changing craft it was meant to be. LINKS: Join Cohort 11 of the OOUX Masterclass! Doors close August 29th at 11:59 PM EDT! Follow Sophia on LinkedIn! Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!

    32분

  4. 8월 25일

    077 - (ORCA Series #10) - From Inheriting Strategy to Shaping It - Relationship Prioritization with Jake Zukowski

    What if prioritizing relationships could boost your bottom line? In this 10th ORCA Series installment, Sophia is joined by former VP of design at Hello Fresh, Certified OOUX Strategist, and Cohort 11 Mentor, Jake Zukowski, to explore how ORCA’s Relationship Prio helps businesses build trust, create clarity around revenue objects, and design strategies that work for both users and businesses. LINKS: 1. Join Cohort 11 of the OOUX Certification! Doors are open until Friday 8/29 at 11:59 PM EDT. 2. Check out all the amazing testimonials for the OOUX Certification on OOUX.com/testimonials. 3. Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!

    41분

  5. 8월 11일

    076 - Streamline Change Management using OOUX with Karen Hewell

    Advanced OOUXer Karen Hewell joins me to share how she’s helping government agencies shift from page-based chaos to object-based clarity. We talk breaking silos, creating shared ownership, and making massive content ecosystems easier to manage (and actually intuitive). 🎯 LINKS: Keep up with Karen's work at Anthro-tech Follow Karen on LinkedIn Get on the waitlist for Cohort 11 of The OOUX Certification Program! Continue the conversation on The OOUX Forum!

    52분

  6. 7월 17일

    075 - (ORCA Series #9) - Object Prio - A New Kind of Road Map

    In this ninth installment of the ORCA Series, Sophia kicks off the Prioritization round with Object Prioritization. Tune in as she shares how this step can bring clarity to your design process and your project backlog — plus a personal story on tackling creative chaos with compassion and strategy. LINKS: Get 20 powerful strategies to elevate your practice IMMEDIATELY with the UX Level-Up! Start your OOUX journey the RIGHT way with OOUX Foundations. Enroll here! Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum!

    36분

  7. 7월 3일

    074 - Why Your “Why” Isn’t Cutting It And How to Dig Deeper

    In this episode, Sophia gets real about the tension between OOUX in theory vs. the messy reality of the real world. Learn how to ask those jaw-dropping, scope-shifting “why?” questions without annoying leadership. She breaks it down into four pro-level steps so you can bring more clarity, alignment, and confidence to your work. LINKS: Join the UX Level-Up free on OOUX.com/levelup!  Join the conversation on the OOUX Forum

    28분

  8. 6월 25일

    073 - What the World Needs From Designers

    In this episode of the podcast, Sophia announces a rebrand of the OOUX Podcast: The UX Level-Up! Going forward, the show will center around the five Level-Ups (featured in The UX Level-Up).  She also asks a game-changing question that reframes the purpose of our OOUX work, and gives her own answer to that question, laying out an ambitious vision for OOUX and the ORCA process going forward. LINKS: Join the waitlist for The UX Level-Up Join the waitlist for OOUX Foundations

    40분
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예고편

4.6
최고 5점
11개의 평가

소개

Join Sophia V. Prater on a dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, and simplifying complexity.

정보

  • 제작진
    Sophia V. Prater
  • 방송 연도
    2020년 - 2025년
  • 에피소드
    81
  • 등급
    무삭제판
  • 저작권
    © Sophia V. Prater
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    The UX Level-Up

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