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The Informed Life
Jorge Arango
157 episodes
6 months ago
In this final episode, I reflect on things I learned by producing the show.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/12/29/episode-156-epilogue/Photo by Diego Jimenez on Unsplash.
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In this final episode, I reflect on things I learned by producing the show.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/12/29/episode-156-epilogue/Photo by Diego Jimenez on Unsplash.
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Episodes (20/157)
The Informed Life
Epilogue
In this final episode, I reflect on things I learned by producing the show.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/12/29/episode-156-epilogue/Photo by Diego Jimenez on Unsplash.
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7 months ago
41 minutes

The Informed Life
Peter Morville on Exit Interview, part 2
Peter Morville is a pioneer of information architecture. He co-authored Information Architecture for the World-Wide Web, the classic O’Reilly “polar bear” book on the subject. In our previous conversation, I interviewed Peter about a big change in his life. In this interview, we turn the tables: he interviews me about a big change to this show.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/12/15/episode-155-peter-morville/
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7 months ago
32 minutes

The Informed Life
Peter Morville on Exit Interview, part 1
Peter Morville is a pioneer of information architecture. He co-authored Information Architecture for the World-Wide Web, the classic O’Reilly “polar bear” book on the subject. This is Peter’s third appearance on the show. I asked him back because I wanted to learn about his decision to retire from IA consulting. This is the first of two conversations with Peter about navigating big changes.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/12/01/episode-154-peter-morville/
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8 months ago
51 minutes

The Informed Life
Joe Natoli on The UX Team of One
Joe Natoli is a renowned UX design consultant, advisor, and educator. Now, he’s collaborated with Leah Buley on a new edition of her classic book, The User Experience Team of One. That is the subject of our conversation.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/11/17/episode-153-joe-natoli/
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8 months ago
37 minutes

The Informed Life
Andy Budd on The Growth Equation
Andy Budd co-founded pioneering UX design agency Clearleft. After leading and growing that company, he became an advisor, VC, and coach. He’s now written a book on how early stage startups can benefit from good design. That is the focus of our conversation.See full show notes:https://theinformed.life/2024/11/03/episode-152-andy-budd/
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8 months ago
41 minutes

The Informed Life
Karen McGrane on Content Management
Karen McGrane describes herself as a “UX multi-hyphenate”: information architect, content strategist, technical communicator, accessibility advocate, and more. She’s co-founder of Autogram, a content management and design system consultancy, and author of two classic books on content strategy. In this conversation, we focus on how AI might affect content management on the web.See full show notes:https://theinformed.life/2024/10/20/episode-151-karen-mcgrane/
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9 months ago
41 minutes

The Informed Life
Scott Berkun on Why Design is Hard
Scott Berkun is the bestselling author of nine books on design, innovation, remote work, and more. His most recent book, Why Design Is Hard, is the second of a pair on why design makes a difference and how designers can best go about it. That is the focus of today’s conversation.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/10/06/episode-150-scott-berkun/
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9 months ago
36 minutes

The Informed Life
Tamsen Webster on Communicating Change
Tamsen Webster describes herself as “part message designer, part English-to-English translator, and part magpie.” She is also a consultant and author who helps leaders enact large-scale change. Her latest book, Say What They Can’t Unhear, explains how to drive lasting change through effective communication. That is the focus of our conversation.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/09/22/episode-149-tamsen-webster/
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10 months ago
39 minutes

The Informed Life
Luc Beaudoin on Hookmark
Dr. Luc Beaudoin is the co-founder and CEO of CogSci Apps, the developers of a brilliant Mac productivity tool called Hookmark. He is also an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University and author of two books on using cognitive science to improve productivity.In this conversation, we discuss the origins and philosophy of Hookmark, the concept of ubiquitous linking and how it improves productivity, the importance of deep focus for knowledge work, how to reduce friction in information managem...
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10 months ago
40 minutes

The Informed Life
Chris Risdon on Service Design
Chris Risdon is a Senior Staff Designer at eBay. Chris describes himself as an interaction designer that tends to look through a service design lens. Alongside his co-author Patrick Quattlebaum, Chris wrote Orchestrating Experiences, which is an excellent guide to the practice of service design. In this conversation, we unpack service design: what it is, how it benefits organizations, and how it might be changing in light of new technologies like AI.See full show notes at:https://theinformed....
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11 months ago
43 minutes

The Informed Life
Jodi Forlizzi on Designing With AI
Jodi Forlizzi is the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Forlizzi has a distinguished career as a service designer, researcher, design leader, and academic. In this conversation, we discuss the changing role of design in the face of disruptive new technologies such as AI.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/08/11/episode-146-jodi-forlizzi/
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11 months ago
46 minutes

The Informed Life
Greg Petroff on the State of Design
Greg Petroff is a renowned executive design leader. He’s built and led design teams for companies like GE, Google, Compass, and Cisco. In this conversation, we discuss the state of design and how designers can have more relevance in today’s changing environment.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/07/28/episode-145-greg-petroff/
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1 year ago
41 minutes

The Informed Life
Colin Eagan and Jeffrey MacIntyre on Personalization
My guests today are Colin Eagan and Jeffrey MacIntyre. Although they work for different companies, Colin and Jeffrey share a common focus: how information technologies might offer more personalized experiences. They co-authored an article on the subject for A List Apart and Jeffrey gave an excellent presentation based on that material at this year’s IA Conference, which led to this interview.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/07/14/episode-144-colin-eagan-jeffrey-macintyre/
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1 year ago
43 minutes

The Informed Life
Harry Max on Prioritization
Harry Max is an executive player coach with a long trajectory in Silicon Valley. Through his consultancy, he helps senior leaders and their teams realize their visions by zeroing in on pragmatic solutions to complex challenges. And on that note, Harry’s written a new book, called Managing Priorities, that teaches leaders how to do just that.You can buy Harry’s book from Rosenfeld Media. Use discount code INFORMED20 for 20% off until July 30, 2024.Disclaimer: I received a copy of Harry’s book ...
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1 year ago
46 minutes

The Informed Life
Stéphanie Walter on Neurospicy
Stéphanie Walter is a UX researcher and designer based in Luxembourg. She’s prolific in sharing useful information via social media and her newsletter. Recently, she co-founded a new project, called Neurospicy, to bring more awareness to issues of neurodiversity in design. Neurospicy has evolved since we recorded this conversation, but as you’ll hear, organic evolution is part of Stéphanie’s approach.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/06/16/episode-142-stephanie-walter/
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1 year ago
39 minutes

The Informed Life
Rachel Price on Responsible AI
Rachel Price is a Principal Information Architect at Microsoft and teaches Information Architecture at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. She was a guest on The Informed Life in 2019, discussing the role of structure in improvisation. Today’s conversation focuses on a subject that’s on a lot of information architects’ minds: how to responsibly design AI-powered systems.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/06/02/episode-141-rachel-price/
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1 year ago
41 minutes

The Informed Life
Emily Campbell on The Shape of AI
Emily Campbell is a design leader and advisor. She brings thoughtfulness and depth to producing business results through design and helping designers develop their careers as they fulfill that mission. Like me, Emily is deeply interested in AI. She’s developing an emergent pattern language for working with AI, and that is the subject of our conversation.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/05/19/episode-140-emily-campbell/
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1 year ago
38 minutes

The Informed Life
Chris Aldrich on Cybernetic Communications
Chris Aldrich has the most multi-disciplinary resume I’ve ever seen, with a background that includes biomedics, electrical engineering, entertainment, genetics, theoretical mathematics, and more. Chris describes himself as a modern-day cybernetician, and in this conversation we discuss cybernetics and communications, differences between oral and literary cultures, and indigenous traditions and mnemonics, among many other things.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/05/05/episod...
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1 year ago
48 minutes

The Informed Life
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.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2...
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1 year ago
42 minutes

The Informed Life
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.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/04/07/episode-137-nikki-anderson/
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1 year ago
31 minutes

The Informed Life
In this final episode, I reflect on things I learned by producing the show.See full show notes at:https://theinformed.life/2024/12/29/episode-156-epilogue/Photo by Diego Jimenez on Unsplash.