Podcasts

“Design Research with Sam Lad­ner” Radio Johnny Pod­cast, March 2011

In this pod­cast, Andrew Har­ris and I talked with Sam Lad­ner about design research, and the the­o­ries behind research design. We dis­cussed how to choose the right research method, the dif­fer­ences between qual­i­ta­tive and quan­ti­ta­tive research, and why cer­tain research meth­ods are used at cer­tain times. Sam also talked about what design­ers can learn from soci­ol­o­gists, par­tic­u­larly when design­ing for social spaces as well as the value of ethno­graphic research for mobile expe­ri­ences. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

“Hi-fidelity Pro­to­typ­ing: its eas­ier than you think” Radio Johnny Pod­cast, Decem­ber 2010

In this pod­cast, Eliz­a­beth Thap­liyal talked with Patrick Kovacich and myself about high-fidelity pro­to­typ­ing for quick design val­i­da­tion. Lis­ten, and feel free to leave us a com­ment with your thoughts!

“Recruit­ing Usabil­ity Par­tic­i­pants via Social Media” Radio Johnny Pod­cast, Novem­ber 2010

In this pod­cast, Eliz­a­beth Thap­liyal talks with Miriam Melo, Amber Brown, and myself about using Social Media to recruit for UX Research Stud­ies. Amber, Miriam, and I share how Social Media has rev­o­lu­tion­ized the recruit­ing process for usabil­ity stud­ies, and bought them closer to our cus­tomers. We also share the impor­tance reach­ing out to your cus­tomers, giv­ing them a voice, and how they can influ­ence the prod­uct devel­op­ment process. Check it out, and please let us know your thoughts!

“Jill Christ and Eliz­a­beth Thap­liyal on Stake­holder Reviews” Radio Johnny Pod­cast, August 2010

In this pod­cast, Jeff Parks inter­viewed Eliz­a­beth Thap­liyal and I about stake­holder reviews, and we shared sev­eral ideas about how busi­nesses can over­come the issue of guess­ing and argu­ing over design choices and how these solu­tions can lead to a bet­ter design expe­ri­ence not only for the users but also for all stake­hold­ers involved. We’d love to hear your expe­ri­ences with this as well! Please feel free to leave a com­ment, or con­tact me with your thoughts!