Best Steve Portigal Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 67: Steve Portigal on Interviewing and User research 1:18:30

22d ago1:18:30

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With us today is Steve Portigal. I have been recommending his book “Interviewing Users: How to uncover compelling insights” all the time for anyone interested in interviewing users. It’s now out in a second edition and with the promo code QUEST you can get 10% off here: https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/interviewing-users-second-edition/. Steve help…

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Steve Portigal: The art of interviewing users 58:47

28d ago58:47

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There’s an art to interviewing customers. It’s so much harder than just asking a few people some questions. If we’re not careful, bias can throw off our findings. And sometimes the most salient information that may inform the next generation of your products can slip by even the most seasoned researchers. Few people have mastered interviewing users…

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Episode 184: Building Products for Product Managers with Trisha Price 43:07

3h ago43:07

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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, Melissa Perri sits down with Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer at Pendo. They explore the evolving landscape of product management, including the shifting role of product operations and the integration of tools like Pendo in enhancing productivity. The conversation also covers the roles of product …

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Matt Abrahams: Think Faster, Talk Smarter 15:02

28m ago15:02

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Becoming a better communicator is one of the best ways to level up your career. Being able to think on your feet and communicate ideas effectively is critical, no matter what role you have right now, or where you’d like to be in the coming years. Our guest today, Matt Abrahams, is just the guide you need to help you improve your communication skill…

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Episode 69: Difficult Outcome statements in Jobs-to-be-done, part 1 1:04:21

1d ago1:04:21

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Today, we have an extra special episode as we welcome two superheroes of Jobs-to-be-done and we plan to get into the weeds. First, Dr. Lance Bettencourt. Lance is widely published, and all practitioners should know his work, most notably with MIT Sloan Review and Harvard Business Review. All should know his HBR article “The Customer-Centered Innova…

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A heartfelt update from James and Per ❤️ 2:29

5d ago2:29

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This is an update to let you know that we are delaying the start of season 3 as Per is soon to have a heart operation. We’re aiming now to start Season 3 in the new year, once Per has recovered. Per is currently in preparations to undergo open-heart surgery in about a month’s time, which will also require a few months of rehabilitation. The operati…

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Episode 183: Building a Team Culture of Ownership and Collaboration with Todd Wilkens 48:48

6d ago48:48

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Todd Wilkens joined our host Melissa Perri on the latest episode of the Product Thinking podcast. Todd started his career in design and gradually transitioned into product development, now serving as the Chief Product Officer at Qualio. In this engaging episode, Todd shares his background in computer science and design, his experience at various co…

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Quilt + Mike & Maaike: Designing for sustainability 42:43

7d ago42:43

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Design has the potential to help us solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. But few designers and entrepreneurs recognize that potential. Paul Lambert, co-founder and CEO of Quilt, sees design as a tool to drive the adoption of climate change mitigation technologies. That’s why he’s partnered with industrial designers Maaike Evers and Mik…

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Rewind: Julie Zhuo: Facebook's former VP of Product Design on what she got right and wrong as a leader 50:41

9d ago50:41

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Hi folks! We hope your summer is going well. Aarron and I are traveling and spending some time with our families this week, so we thought we’d rewind to one of our favorite episodes, with Julie Zhuo. The episode came to mind because one of our listeners asked us what episodes we’d recommend to someone who is growing their team, and Julie’s book The…

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Episode 182: Balancing Stakeholder Needs in Educational Products with Amir Kabbara 44:11

16d ago44:11

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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, Melissa Perri interviews Amir Kabbara, a product leader with experience at Microsoft, Amazon, Shopify. Currently he serves as Advisor to the CEO at Paper. Together, they speak on how Amir adapted his strategy for leading teams at large corporations compared to when working on high-growth, scale-up jo…

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52. Emily Sun of Hipcamp 49:53

14d ago49:53

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In this episode of Dollars to Donuts, I talk with Emily Sun, the head of Design and Research at Hipcamp. We discuss staying engaged in work, designers doing their own research, and research at a small, growing company. There’s actually a big opportunity with smaller companies. At small startups, you are much closer to the people who are making the …

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Itamar Gilad: the GIST of product discovery 1:04:31

14d ago1:04:31

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Itamar Gilad is the author of Evidence Guided, which is my favorite book out there on how to practically DO product discovery. Prior to becoming a product consultant and trainer, he had a long product career at Google where he led the creation and launch of products that are now used by over a billion people. In this conversation we explore the GIS…

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Episode 68: From Waterfall to Agile and beyond with William Bartlett 59:05

15d ago59:05

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In this episode we continue our exploration of the Cynefin framework and how to apply it to innovation. We have already discussed it in a previous episode (Episode 64 with Tom Kerwin). We now want to look at it from another perspective. Our guest William Bartlett is in the field building solutions, meaning he has first hand experience with the chal…

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Episode 181: Exploring the Unknown: The Decision Sprint Framework with Atif Rafiq 43:07

20d ago43:07

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Atif Rafiq is Melissa Perri’s guest in this episode of the Product Thinking podcast. Atif is a multi-talented CEO at Ritual, as well as a Board Member at multiple companies. On top of that, he is the best-selling author of Decision Sprint. Atif shares insights from his book "Decision Sprint" and discusses the importance of building systems for prob…

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Roger Horrocks: My Octopus Teacher's cinematographer on shaping story and cultivating patience 16:28

21d ago16:28

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Over the years, Eli spent a lot of time diving and doing photography—from designing underwater photography equipment, to running an underwater photography magazine in the early 2000’s, to doing research work using towed underwater camera systems. And both he and Aarron have a huge amount of respect and admiration for folks that are at the top of th…

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40. Managing Priorities (feat. Harry Max, author and managing partner at Peak Priorities LLC) 44:10

25d ago44:10

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“If you squint hard enough, every problem is a prioritization problem.” -Harry Max UX professionals are often faced with the challenge of managing backlogged work and doing so with limited time, budget, and resources. In this episode, we chat with Harry Max about the common misconceptions with prioritization and how to get better at it over time. ⁠…

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Episode 180: Aligning Product Goals with Business Outcomes: Insights from Sean O'Neill of Syncron 48:05

29d ago48:05

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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, host Melissa Perri sits down for a conversation with Sean O’Neill, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Syncron, all about value creation in product management. Sean shares lessons from his career to date, which includes senior product roles at Amazon and Tesco as well as his current role at Syncron…

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Episode 66: Business Growth through Balance with Pam Henderson 1:02:46

1M ago1:02:46

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Today, we welcome Pam Henderson. Pam is an entrepreneur, professor, and founder and CEO of NewEdge, a growth strategy firm that anchors growth in “opportunity.” - in quotes, I say ‘in quotes’ because Pam created a method known as Opportunity Thinking, a creative approach to innovation. She’s the author of a book with an intriguing title, “Killing I…

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65. What do design teams need to consider when developing products for international markets?: Chui Chui Tan 40:54

1M ago40:54

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Join me chatting with author and cultural expert Chui Chui Tan around researching and designing products for international markets. What do design teams need to consider to ensure the best cultural fit and customer uptake for what they're building? How can they better understand local market differences? What potential pitfalls should they watch ou…

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Episode 179: Achieving Trust and Authenticity in Product Reviews: G2's Approach with Sara Rossio 42:34

1M ago42:34

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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, host Melissa Perri welcomes Sara Rossio, the Chief Product Officer at G2, onto the show to talk about the impact of AI on their working processes and expectations. Tune in to hear how G2 has seen a 35% increase in efficiency through AI implementation and how they focus on communication and trust to m…

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Dan Mall: Scaling design systems 15:43

1M ago15:43

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There’s a reason why we’ve been talking about design systems for a number of years now—it’s the key to collaboration at scale. Few people get that more than Dan Mall who has helped the world’s most recognizable brands create design practices that are truly sustainable and successful. We spoke to Dan about his new book, Design That Scales, which div…

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51. Tamara Hale of Splunk 1:18:04

1M ago1:18:04

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This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my conversation with Tamara Hale, the Director of Product Experience – Research & Insights at Splunk. We talk about the long tail of impact, being an anthropologist of work, and having a creative practice. The ‘doing the research’ bit is only about a quarter of your job. The rest of it is all the other stu…

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Rewind: Sara Seager: Astrophysicist pushing the boundaries of collaboration while discovering exoplanets 39:04

1M ago39:04

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Find full show notes, bonus content and more on our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/rewind-sara-seager It’s a holiday week—happy 4th of July to those celebrating it 🎆—so we’re rewinding to one of our favorite episodes. NASA has been making a lot of headlines with the discovery of planets outside of our solar system that may harbor life,…

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Episode 178: Startups or Enterprise: Advice from a CPO with Ying Chen 45:11

1M ago45:11

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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, host Melissa Perri welcomes Ying Chen, Chief Product Officer at Quantive, onto the show to discuss her career in product management and the differences between working in large enterprises and startups. Ying speaks in depth about how she is a builder at heart and enjoys both the larger-scale and smal…

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Steve Portigal: Improving your user research process 1:14:19

2M ago1:14:19

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Steve Portigal is a veteran user research leader and consultant who helps companies mature their research practices. He’s the author of Interviewing Users, a classic in the field, and the host of the design leadership podcast Dollars to Donuts. In this conversation, we explore: • how to use creative practices to develop your voice as a leader and s…

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Episode 177: The Evolution of User Research: A Conversation with Steve Portigal, Author of Interviewing Users 1:05:25

2M ago1:05:25

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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, host Melissa Perri celebrates the updated ten-year anniversary edition of Interviewing Users with author Steve Portigal. Join them in this engaging episode as they discuss the importance of user research in product development. The pair also delve deeply into the changing landscape of user research, …

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50. Vanessa Arango Garcia of Delivery Hero 58:54

2M ago58:54

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In this latest episode of Dollars to Donuts, I talk with Vanessa Arango Garcia, Director UX Research & Research Operations at Delivery Hero. We discuss creating an engaged research community across a global organization, being accountable for impact, and how today’s challenges provide an opportunity for the research progression to grow. We care a l…

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Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley: Assembling Tomorrow 51:32

2M ago51:32

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Find show notes, transcripts, and bonus content on our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/carissa-carter-scott-doorley Most of us are too busy with the present to think far into the future—work, kids, pets and other obligations can make it feel like planning for anything more than a week away is a fool’s errand. But we also live in a time …

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Episode 65: UX and Experience Design with Jared Spool 1:03:32

2M ago1:03:32

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Today we have a guest that if you don’t know him it more than about time that you do. He’s something of a UX rockstar and one of the leading most influential experts in the field: Jared Spool. He is a Maker of Awesomeness at Center Centre the school he started with Leslie Jensen-Inman to create industry-ready User Experience Designers and where he’…

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49. Sarah Gregory of Coinbase 1:11:08

2M ago1:11:08

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This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my conversation with Sarah Gregory, Director of User Research for Consumer at Coinbase. We talk about research comms, archiving user research, and doing research that no one is yet asking for. Our email is designed for one very specific leadership stakeholder, and it is tailored to how that person likes to…

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Episode 176: Harnessing the Power of Product Principles: A Conversation with Debbie Widjaja of Zero Gravity 38:22

2M ago38:22

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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, host Melissa Perri welcomes Debbie Widjaja, Chief Product Officer of Zero Gravity, as a guest. The pair discuss Debbie's career journey and how her perspective on product management has evolved over time. Debbie shares her focus on creating products that bring a positive impact to the world and the i…

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Celene Aubry: 100+ years of designing for legendary musicians at Hatch Show Print 18:04

2M ago18:04

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Get access to the full episode on our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/celene-aubry Back in 2010, Aarron visited Hatch Show Print, a small print shop with a storied history that began in 1879. Hand cut wood block type and illustrations filled the shelves around presses busy producing posters for famous bands and artists. Johnny Cash, Dol…

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