The World of UX with Darren Hood

In this episode, Darren resumes the Emotional Intelligence and UX series by addressing the connection between UX, EQ, and social media. Specifically, he focuses on how EQ impacts our engagement on social media and the risks of participating while having an EQ deficiency.

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This week, Darren takes a break from the emotional intelligence series and addresses some hot topics in the world of UX:

- The difference between product designers and UX designers
- What's meant by the phrase "UX hamster"
- The difference between getting a certificate and being certified
- The destructive factor associated with the "give them a chance" mindset

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In this special extended episode of The World of UX, Darren is joined by Eric Shumake and MIchelle Pakron as they all share interesting, enlightening, and enriching stories associated with EQ red flags and address challenges that arise in the daily operation of UXers.

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Since the first EQ Red Flags episode, several other red flags have come to mind. This episode addresses another 11+ EQ red flags that foster problems within the UX discipline — things we need to make sure we're not practicing, things we should recognize when they're occuring (towards self and others), and things we need to learn how to manage. When we do this, we make the discipline of UX a better place.  

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This week, Darren builds on last week's presentation on EQ Red Flags by providing some examples of how EQ benefits our operations as UXers. He also shares three stories where UX operations went awry and were challenging and illustrates how embracing EQ can help us to excel, thereby benefiting ourselves, our team, the business, and users alike.

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This week's episode is a special extended edition of Talkin' Shop, with Darren engaging in conversation with Amy Santee, a career strategist and coach for user experience professionals. In this session, Darren and Amy discuss her transition into UX and break down several key qualities required for people to thrive in the discipline. Check out this highly energetic and enlightening episode today!

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As part of a brief intermission from "Emotional Intelligence and UX," this week's episode provides another Talkin' Shop session, as Darren spends time talking about the world of user experience with Clinical UX specialist and pioneer Dr. Gyles Morrison. Tune in to this week's discussion as Darren and Dr. Gyles highlight different aspects of UX that impact the quality of life at the highest levels.

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Darren often says "UX is about more than just the work". To help bring more clarity to this oft-mentioned statement, he launches into a new series about the importance of and the connection between emotional intelligence and UX. This week's segment focuses on the basic understanding of emotional intelligence and the benefits it yields to those who embrace it.

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In the first official segment of "Talkin' Shop," Darren interviews Jon DeHeus, a product designer for Ford Credit. Darren presents questions to discuss Jon's journey as a UX professional, how he got into the discipline, biggest challenges, greatest memories, and much more. Tune in today to learn about Jon's life in UX and to get inspiration for your own trek.

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The factors covered during last week's nuances of UX research were a bit unique in that they were not closely related to the actual research that we do. For this week's segment, Darren limits his coverage to various nuances that are very closely related to the work done by UX researchers. Examples covered include, but are not limited to research design, screening, patitence, moderation, strategy, and several more. It's ...

The hottest segment of today's UX job market is that of UX research (UXR). While many are eager to get into the field, as with UX as a whole, many are over-focused on the work and are unaware of the associated nuances, putting them and their organizations at a disadvantage. In this episode, Darren provides a brief overview of UXR and shares info about several nuances that, if embraced, can help practitioners to navigate their p...

This week, Darren continues the presentation on overlooked factors associated with the UX hiring process, specifically focusing on issues associated with job candidates. The topics covered range from poorly constructed resumes to failing to prepare properly for interviews and from neglecting to interview the company to the danger of false hopes (derived from faux UX resources). Darren also provides a book recommendation list for jo...