The Informed Life Jorge Arango
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An interview-based show that explores how people organize and design information to get things done.
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Dave Gray on Possibilities
Dave Gray describes himself as a possibilitarian. He focuses on helping people and teams realize their creative potential. Dave the author of several influential books, including Liminal Thinking and Gamestorming, which he co-authored with Sunni Brown and James Macanudo. He also founded the pioneering visual thinking company XPLANE. In this conversation, we discuss how to move beyond mental models that constrain us to open up new possibilities.
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Dave GrayDave Gray - LinkedInThe Connected Company by Dave Gray and Thomas Vander WalGamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James MacanufoLiminal Thinking by Dave GrayRed Herring (magazine) - WikipediaXPLANATIONSXPLANEGreg Petroff - LinkedInDouglas Engelbart - WikipediaAndy MatuschakSchool of the PossibleSchool of the Possible Campfire CallsShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Nikki Anderson on Research Impact
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 on Oslo for AI
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 on Gray Area
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 on Layoffs
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 on Design by Definition
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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Customer Reviews
One of my top 3 favorite podcasts
The Informed Life is fascinating and mind building for anyone with the least bit of interest in how people organize their lives. Jorge asks great questions that make me feel compelled to make a note. So many gems on how to manage all this information we face on the daily and to use it to your advantage. PS: If PKMs are your thing, check out Jorge’s book, Duly Noted. So much more helpful than Smart Notes, IMO. Thanks for this podcast, Jorge!
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.