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Nikki Anderson is an independent user research consultant, instructor, author, and speaker. Nikki uses her background in education and psychology to mentor people and organizations on the value of user research. And now, she’s written a book to help them build up their research operations. That’s the focus of our conversation today.
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Nikki AndersonImpact: A complete guide to creating a user research practice at your organization by Nikki AndersonUser Research AcademyUser Research Academy SubstackHow To Run a Qualitative Usability Test by Nikki AndersonWrite Kick@ss User Research Goals by Nikki AndersonShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Michael Anton Dila describes himself as a “designer of conversation” and someone with a passion for starting things. Among the things he’s started are ventures in online learning, co-working, and mobile technology. He’s also held several leadership roles in an elite innovation unit in the U.S. Department of Defense. In this conversation, we discuss his latest initiative, Oslo for AI, which seeks to design better processes for governing artificial intelligence.
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Michael Anton DilaMichael Anton Dila - LinkedInOslo for AIU.S. Department of DefenseSystem 3OpenAIStone Soup - WikipediaStuart CandyOslo (film) - WikipediaOslo (play) - WikipediaThe Oslo Accords, 1993Inside OpenAI’s Crisis Over the Future of Artificial Intelligence - NY TimesComputing Machinery and Intelligence by Alan Turing (1950) - PDFProjects by IFSarah GoldNew Design Patterns for AI by Sarah GoldShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Dave Elfving is an experience designer and educator. He spent eleven years at apple, where his last role was as Head of Interactive Strategy. These days, he’s my colleague teaching interaction design at the California College of the Arts. He’s also co-chairperson at Gray Area, a San Francisco-based nonprofit interdisciplinary cultural incubator. Gray Area is fostering fascinating work, and I wanted to discuss it with Dave.
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Dave Elfving - LinkedInaught.ioGray AreaRafael Lozano-HemmerProjection mapping - WikipediaArduinoTouchDesignerMadMapperRaspberry PiShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Joey deVilla describes himself as an experienced, engaging, accordion-playing, golden-voiced developer advocate looking for a new role. He’s had a long career in the technology space and writes about his experiences in two long-running blogs, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the Twenty-First Century and Global Nerdy. Recently, Joey became one of the many people in tech who’s lost their job in the last couple of years. That is the subject of our conversation today.
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🪗 Joey (Accordion Guy) deVilla - LinkedInThe Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century - Joey deVilla’s Personal BlogGlobal Nerdy : Tampa Bay techie Joey deVilla on software, hardware, and everything in between.Laid off in 2024, part 1: The 15 worst minutes of 2024, followed by 15 more : Global NerdyWorld IA DayCory Doctorow - WikipediaUp in the Air (2009) - IMDbShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Elizabeth McGuane is a UX director at Shopify and the author of Design by Definition, a book about the impact of language in user experience. As you might imagine, that’s a subject I’m keenly interested in, so I was excited to speak with Elizabeth about it.
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Elizabeth McGuane - LinkedInElizabeth McGuane – MediumDesign by Definition by Elizabeth McGuaneShopifyIntercomEames chairsShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Pierluigi Dalla Rosa is an interaction designer at Humane, the makers of the AI Pin. But that isn’t the focus of our conversation today. Instead, we discuss novel computer interfaces in general, and interactive environments in particular. This is a subject that’s near to my heart, as it points to exciting possibilities for future digital experiences.
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pierdr - Pier’s websitePierluigi Dalla Rosa - LinkedInpier dr (@pierdr) - InstagramIxD Research (@ixdresearch) - InstagramHumaneCalifornia College of the ArtsJoshua Walton — Sensory.ccTramontanaEnrico Gueli (@ris8_allo_zen0) • Instagram photos and videosAn exploration in collective interfaces by Pierluigi Dalla Rosa et alDouglas EngelbartLoren and Rachel CarpenterMark WeiserMarshall McLuhanHot and cool media (McLuhan)DynamiclandWIRED 1.02: Gossip is Philosophy (Interview with Brian Eno)Apple Vision ProThe VoidMeow WolfShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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