
128 episodes

The Informed Life Jorge Arango
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4.9 • 35 Ratings
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An interview-based show that explores how people organize and design information to get things done.
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Audrey Crane on Shadow Design
Audrey Crane is the Head of Growth at DesignMap, a product and strategy design firm. She’s also the author of What CEOs Need to Know About Design, a book that helps leaders understand and tap into the power of design in their organizations. In this, Audrey’s second appearance on the show, we focused on how organizations can ensure they’re getting the best design work for their money.
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Audrey Crane - LinkedInDesignMapWhat CEOs Need to Know About Design by Audrey CraneBanish Shadow Design with These Proven Techniques – DesignMapThe Cost of Shadow Design Teams – DesignMapLevels of Organizational Design Readiness – DesignMapThe Informed Life episode 37: Audrey Crane on Design in OrganizationsDubberly Design OfficeHugh Dubberly - AIGA San FranciscoMarty Cagan - Silicon Valley Product GroupBen Horowitz - WikipediaDunning–Kruger effect - WikipediaPeter MerholzDesign maturity: Yesterday vs. today - Inside Design BlogLeah BuleyHey designers, they’re gaslighting you. By Sara Wachter-Boettcher - Nice WorkJared Spool - WikipediaSalesforce Marketing CloudShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Nate Davis on IA Sub-disciplines
Nate Davis is an independent information architecture consultant and a longtime contributor to the global IA community. In this conversation, we discuss his ideas about IA sub-disciplines that influence the construction of digital user interfaces.
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Nathaniel Davis - LinkedInMethodbrainFour Information Architecture Disciplines Every Team Should Consider When Building Digital User Interfaces by Nate DavisGPT-4 - WikipediaShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Karl Voit on Org Mode
Karl Voit describes himself as “a life hacker trying to make deliberate decisions on every aspect of life.” Among these are the tools he uses to manage his personal information. In particular, Karl is an avid user of Org Mode in Emacs, which is the focus of this conversation.
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public voit - Homepage of Karl VoitKarl Voit on Mastodon (@publicvoit@graz.social)Filofax - WikipediaFranklin Planner - WikipediaLaTeX - A document preparation systemEmacs - WikipediaEmacs Lisp - WikipediaOrg-mode - WikipediaDaring Fireball: MarkdownGitHubOrgzly - Notes & To-Do ListsSyncthingabo-abo/hydra: make Emacs bindings that stick aroundpublic voit — How to Use This Blog Efficientlynovoid/lazyblorg: Blogging with Org-mode for very lazy peopleShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Karl Fast on Reading
Karl Fast is an independent scholar, information architect, and futurist. He’s the co-author with Stephen Anderson of Figure It Out: Getting From Information to Understanding. Karl is one of the most avid readers I know, and in this conversation, we compare our reading practices. We discussed this subject in preparation for a personal knowledge management workshop we will teach later this year.
Show notes
Karl Fast - LinkedInThe Informed Life episode 69 - Karl Fast on Interactionism, part 1The Informed Life episode 70 — Karl Fast on Interactionism, part 2Be Useful — Arnold Schwarzenegger on 7 Tools for Life, Thinking Big, Building Resilience, Processing Grief, and More (#696) - The Blog of Author Tim FerrissWar and Peace - WikipediaObsidianGod, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning by Meghan O’GieblynOur Own Devices: How Technology Remakes Humanity by Edward TennerTo Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of DeathTo Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of DeathTo Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death by Mark O’ConnellThe Bodybuilders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human by Adam PioreNo-dig gardening - WikipediaMise en place - WikipediaEverything in Its Place: The Power of Mise-En-Place to Organize Your Life, Work, and Mind by Dan CharnasReadwiseSlow Reading in a Hurried Age by David MikicsFight Club (1999) - IMDbBuild a Personal Knowledge Garden (Karl and Jorge's workshop)– use discount code TILPKG before October 30, 2023 for 20% off the regular priceShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Jenae Cohn on Design for Learning
Jenae Cohn is the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at UC Berkeley. Along with Michael Greer, Jenae recently published Design for Learning, a book about how to teach better using technology, and what online teachers and instructors can learn from UX designers.
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Jenae CohnJenae Cohn, PhD - LinkedInDesign for Learning: User Experience in Online Teaching and Learning by Jenae Cohn and Michael GreerCenter for Teaching & Learning - UC BerkeleyCalifornia College of the ArtsLearning management system - WikipediaRichard Saul Wurman - WikipediaDisclosure: Rosenfeld Media provided a copy of Jenae’s book for review.
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Sönke Ahrens on Smart Notes
Sönke Ahrens is an independent researcher and coach. He is best known as the author of How to Take Smart Notes, a popular book on the zettelkasten method of note-taking. In this conversation, we discuss the role of notes in thinking and learning, with a focus on zettelkasten-inspired note-taking.
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Sönke AhrensHow to Take Smart Notes by Sönke AhrensNiklas Luhmann - WikipediaBielefeld UniversityZettelkasten - WikipediaLuhmann’s digitized zettelkastenPersonal wiki - WikipediaThe Informed Life episode 74: Annie Murphy Paul on The Extended MindShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Customer Reviews
An Intelligent Perspective
I have listened to almost every episode and I highly recommend Jorge and this podcast. He has great guests, he asks insightful questions, and if you work I Design as I do, this is a must listen show.
I’m glad this podcast exists
I’ve always been interested in Information Architecture (IA) as a field, but I didn’t know where to start. The conversations between the host and his guests on this show are a fantastic resource for me and, I think, for others who might be interested in learning what IA is all about and the ways in which it applies to everyday life.
A backstage pass to leaders in design
I’m so happy to find a podcast hosted by Jorge Arango. I have followed his work for years and he’s curating some of the best thought leadership in the design space here.