Best Justin Dauer Podcasts (2024)

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Greg Petroff - Practical Executive Design Leadership 1:10:08

14m ago1:10:08

1:10:08

Greg Petroff discusses the practicalities of executive design leadership, why he believes in ‘make to think’, and the ins-and-outs of working with product and engineering. Highlights include: How much advocacy for design is too much? Why do you prefer project-based teams over product-based teams? How do you align the engineering, product and design…

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Ari Zelmanow, PhD - Becoming a More Influential Researcher 1:10:21

8d ago1:10:21

1:10:21

Ari Zelmanow shares insight into his life as a police detective, how he transformed into a PhD and then UX researcher, and how researchers can become strategic partners. Highlights include: What insight did your time as a detective give you into your fellow humans? How do you communicate the value of research to the business? What is the most impac…

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Vidya Dinamani - The Rebel's Guide to Making Great Products 1:14:35

23d ago1:14:35

1:14:35

Vidya Dinamani shares important strategies for building belief, healthy product cultures, and positive cross-functional relationships. Highlights include: How have you increased your chances of your initiatives being supported? How do you determine what is needed for a product org to improve? What do you do when a leader is preventing the product o…

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Suj Premachandran - Bringing the Power of UX Design to Children 59:05

2M ago59:05

59:05

Suj Premachandran shares how Digital Influx brings UX to children, how they integrate Eastern educational philosophy, and the challenge of changing archaic education systems. Highlights include: How are you helping children to become creative thinkers and designers? Are some of Digital Influx’s practices too ‘foreign’ for UK educators? How are you …

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Andy Vitale - Scaling Your Design Organisation 1:05:39

2M ago1:05:39

1:05:39

Andy Vitale shares his experiences as an executive design leader, how he’s successfully scaled several design orgs, and why a career in pro wrestling wasn’t for him. Highlights include: Why do you create a five year plan for the design orgs you lead? How has Grey’s Anatomy informed the design of your design organisations? Why go to the trouble of h…

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Ben Sauer - Presenting High-Stakes Design Work 1:04:08

2M ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Ben Sauer shares why designers need to be better presenters, how to keep stakeholders awake and engaged, and what to do when disaster inevitably strikes. Highlights include: Is how design is presented more important than the design itself? How do you help stakeholders to relate more powerfully to design work? What is the Goldilocks Zone and how can…

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Aylin Uysal - Leading a Global Enterprise UX Design Org 1:05:26

3M ago1:05:26

1:05:26

Aylin Uysal shares her story of leading enterprise design, the reality of being an exec and a parent, and how patience and perseverance have served her well. Highlights include: Why is it important to have a good grasp of the details as a senior design leader? How do you know when you haven’t got the work-parent balance quite right? What changed at…

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Monal Chokshi - Growing Impactful UX Research Organisations 1:05:41

3M ago1:05:41

1:05:41

Monal Chokshi shares the lessons learned from growing three UX research orgs, what makes research impact a reality, and reflects on the next step in her career. Highlights include: What do you wish you knew about management before becoming a manager? What do researchers leaders need to do to increase their impact and influence? Did you become a man…

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Jakob Nielsen, PhD - Plainspoken, Hard-hitting and Unorthodox 1:26:37

4M ago1:26:37

1:26:37

Jakob Nielsen addresses some of the criticism he’s faced, calls on UXers to urgently adopt AI, and shares why he believes the commoditisation of UX is a good thing. Highlights include: Are you surprised by how much you’ve offended some people? Why do UXers need a greater sense of urgency about adopting AI? Were the hiring practices at your previous…

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Justin Dauer - Finding Fulfilment: A Designer's Journey 1:09:09

4M ago1:09:09

1:09:09

Justin Dauer shares how he conquered his ego to become a better designer, why he’s left executive design leadership, and how unfulfilled designers make bad products. Highlights include: Has digital visual design become a little bit boring? Why is humility the most important trait for a designer? What made you realise you were done with in-house des…

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Rob Hamblen - Behind the Scenes of World-Class Design Sprints 1:16:53

5M ago1:16:53

1:16:53

Rob Hamblen shares his insights on effective sprint facilitation, why he asks clients if they’re designing for today or tomorrow, and why design sprints have a PR problem. Highlights include: What do you do when senior leaders aren’t willing to be wrong? What types of business challenges are most suited to a design sprint? What have you learned fro…

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Unionize! 12:15

5M ago12:15

12:15

Ethan Marcotte coined the term "responsive web design". Now he is back in the spotlight with the book "You Deserve a Tech Union". With mass layoffs in tech businesses an almost daily occurrence, the book is a great introduction to how design leaders can support labour movements. Welcome to the practical design leadership podcast! International desi…

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Adam Perlis - How to Get the Design Job You Want 1:08:22

5M ago1:08:22

1:08:22

Adam Perlis shares why it’s important to always treat interns well, how he’s trying to solve bad recruitment practices, and some practical advice for navigating the job market. Highlights include: How did an intern play a pivotal role in your career? What do the most successful design portfolios demonstrate? Why are you deeply surprised that you’ve…

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Ash Ivory - Motorcycle Metaphors for Navigating Work/Life 1:14:12

5M ago1:14:12

1:14:12

Ash Ivory shares what they’ve learned from burning out as a product leader, why gender and orientation can’t be left at home, and why inclusive design matters. Highlights include: Why is it important not to seperate personal from professional values? What work experiences made you feel you had to keep your identity at home? Why is it important to g…

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Rakesh Patwari - Becoming a Better Design Leader 1:11:12

6M ago1:11:12

1:11:12

Rakesh Patwari shares what’s made him a better manager, why a career in acting wasn’t for him, and how designers can give better portfolio presentations. Highlights include: Is Information Architecture still relevant in today’s practice of UX? What has and hasn’t worked well for you when facilitating 1-on-1’s? How do you engage with your team on th…

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Janna Kimel - Stephen Hawking and Sewing Accessible Threads 1:13:58

6M ago1:13:58

1:13:58

Janna Kimel shares her remarkable story of meeting Stephen Hawking, how she's growing grassroots accessibility, and how to better navigate today’s job market. Highlights include: How did you come to meet Stephen Hawking? What approaches to increasing inclusive design have worked for you? Do people without accessibility needs care about accessibilit…

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Alen Faljic - Creating Business Confident Designers 1:05:30

7M ago1:05:30

1:05:30

Alen Faljic shares the gap he observed between design and business while at IDEO, what he’s doing to address it, and how quantitative data can lead to greater empathy. Highlights include: What does a business confident designer look like? Where does the disconnect between design and business come from? What do designers who have the most business i…

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Christina Wodtke - Radical Thoughts On Living and Learning (episode #91 from the archive) 1:10:35

8M ago1:10:35

1:10:35

This is a special archived episode of Brave UX. Christina Wodtke reminds us to stop carrying the weight of the world, to start giving others the benefit of the doubt, and to make the most of the gift that is feedback. Highlights include: What did you learn about collaboration from swing dancing? Why do we need to give other people the benefit of th…

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Jesse James Garrett - Flying the Jolly Roger While Sailing With the Navy (episode #95 from the archive) 1:02:41

8M ago1:02:41

1:02:41

This is a special archived episode of Brave UX. Jesse James Garrett reminds us that once we were pirates, encourages us to understand how soft-power works, and to know and be true to our red-lines. Highlights include: How are UX designers like classical composers? What is the role of personal preference in design? Should design leaders leave strate…

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Clara Kliman-Silver - Orchestrating Effective Research & Design 59:05

9M ago59:05

59:05

Clara Kliman-Silver shares how she brings together humour, people and cognitive psychology for research impact, and how teams can make the most of their design ecosystems. Highlights include: How do you use cognitive psychology to support your findings? What is a design ecosystem and why is it a helpful framing for our work? How have you used humou…

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Hang Xu - Radically Reinventing Design Recruitment 1:17:14

9M ago1:17:14

1:17:14

Hang Xu shares why he’s trying to make recruitment more ethical, how candidates can secure the best possible compensation, and what to watch out for when working with recruiters. Highlights include: Why is it important to always go for the maximum salary available? What can a candidate do to positively influence a levelling decision? Why do candida…

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A’verria Martin, PhD - Building Bridges, ReOps, and Presence 1:10:07

10M ago1:10:07

1:10:07

A’verria Martin shares her remarkable story of reinvention, the challenges of establishing a global ReOps practice, and how she’s making the ‘seat at the table’ her own. Highlights include: How did you become a licensed marriage and family therapist? How did you navigate the transition from academia to industry? How have you worked with UXR leaders…

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Alla Weinberg - Designing a Culture of Safety 1:15:49

10M ago1:15:49

1:15:49

Alla Weinberg constructively unpacks unsafe workplace cultures, shares her thoughts on how we can change them, and why we should do just that. Highlights include: Why is the opposite of fear safety and not courage? What do you focus on first when changing a culture? How can people read between the lines to better understand a culture? What have cor…

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Jane Portman - The Harsh Reality of Startup Design 59:41

10M ago59:41

59:41

Jane Portman shares the twists and turns of becoming a founder, how it has changed her view on design’s value, and the role of writing in career success. Highlights include: Why is it best not to know in advance how difficult something is? What made you realise that UX is not a big part of startup success? Why is a product’s marketing website more …

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Speaking (special episode) 10:05

11M ago10:05

10:05

A special episode with Justin and Jaan (no guest) about speaking at events. Recorded by the ocean in Venice Beach, California during Los Angeles Design Week. What does it take to be a speaker who engages, involves and leaves a lasting positive impression on audiences and organisers alike? And what is the most annoying exclusionary thing speakers do…

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Wendy Johansson - Effecting Change in a Messy World 1:11:07

11M ago1:11:07

1:11:07

Wendy Johansson shares some of her leadership learnings, speaks frankly about the challenge of changing the status quo, and what she’s observed in the best designers. Highlights include: How do you balance your personal views with what’s best for your business? What can people ask themselves if they’re not able to effect change at work? Why is it i…

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