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Ep 22. Campsited: taking digital outdoors with founder Finan O’Donoghue

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 9:48


One evening, Finan sat down at his computer to book a campsite on-line. He describes his experience as 'infuriating', but this same frustration inspired him to start his company Campsited, an idea that brings good UX to a traditional service. www.campsited.com

Ep 21. Bridging the gap between product and interface with Tim Redfern (Head of innovation at Drop)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 14:07


Tim Redfern co-founded Drop on the back of an art project. The result was a weighing scales that can pair with any device and deliver lots of delicious cookable content right to your table. But their success doesn't end there. Because today, Drop help household brands to evolve their traditional products and deliver a better user experience.

Ep 20. Demystifying chatbots with Brian Donohue (Director of Product Management at Intercom)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 14:01


Brian Donohue came to Chat Bots with a lot of unknowns: What drives them? Who tells them what to do? How intelligent are they? In this conversation, Brian shares what he and his team learned a long and outlines some of the strengths and limitations of Bots. Introducing Answer Bot: instant resolutions and happier customers https://www.intercom.com/blog/introducing-answer-bot/ Fresh perspective – how we invented our Custom Bot chatbot builder https://www.intercom.com/blog/designing-custom-bot-conversations/ Eliza https://www.masswerk.at/elizabot/

Ep 19. Designing for a world of connected workers and process automation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 21:00


When we think of smart products, the likes of the Nest thermostat or Amazon’s Alexa come to mind. And while a great number of connected devices are aimed at the consumer market, there are huge opportunities for bringing smart devices and process automation into the working day for the blue and grey collar workforce. Each&Other's Ciaran Harris and Tom Cunningham discuss the challenges and opportunities of designing for a connected workforce.

Ep18. Discovering what matters most with User Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 30:19


Many voice of the customer programmes centre around surveys and metrics without truly understanding the people and the problems they have. When done well, interviewing users will help unlock what matters most to your customers, and why. And with that you can expand the possibilities of what you can create to satisfy their needs. Each&Other's Laurence Veale and Tom Cunningham discuss the unsung value of interviewing users.

Ep17. Vision And Drive - what product teams can learn from concept cars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 25:48


Product teams need vision and drive: we can learn a lot from using a 'concept car' approach in our products. The concept car becomes the physical embodiment of a set of values. It’s a way of getting people excited about the new design direction. Crucially, it’s a chance to gauge the public’s response to the design; features of the concept car that are well received can be progressed, and those that aren’t can be quietly dismissed.

Ep 16. Understanding your Customers with a Single Customer View

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 27:52


"One of the worst things a customer can experience is that a company they have a service with really doesn't have a clue about them". In this podcast Each&Other's Peter Keane, Brian Herron and Tom Cunningham discuss Customer Experience, The Single Customer View and building and maintaining trust with your customers. www.eachandother.com @TheOthersHQ

Ep 15. Smart Companies Invest In Design Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 20:15


Design Systems need to be thought of as products who’s success is determined by the right inputs, good management and that missing ingredient — ownership. Each&Other's Brian Gough and Tom Cunningham discuss the considerations for any team thinking of investing in their own Design System.

Ep 14. Design Principles: from Industrial Product To UX Design

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 23:20


The digital and physical worlds are converging in our daily lives. Each&Other's Billy Harney, Laurence Veale and Tom Cunningham discuss the approach to designing for digital and physical products.

Ep 13. Building Enterprise Products And Scaling Fast With Fenergo’s UX Team Manager Philip Murray

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 35:45


Fenergo are one of the fastest rising success stories in the Fintech / Regtech world. There are plenty of challenges with building enterprise software and scaling fast. Each&Other's Tom Cunningham chats to Fenergo’s UX Team Manager Philip Murray about the challenges and opportunities.

Ep 12. Design Tools To Collaborate And Communicate

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2017 27:47


The tools we use for designing, prototyping and testing with users are core to successful teams. But which one's do we choose? Each&Other's Tom Cunningham, Patrick Cusack, Brian Gough discuss the sea of options and the benefits of a unified toolkit within your team.

Ep 11. Purpose and personality: chatbots and conversational commerce

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2017 30:14


Chatbot's and conversational commerce are hot topics right now. Each&Other's Laura Nolan, Brian Herron and Tom Cunningham discuss some considerations you should keep in mind before you start designing your chatbot. www.eachandother.com

Ep 10. Building Teams And Products With Donal O Mahony, Head Of UX & Design At Fleetmatics

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 26:57


Continuing on with our series on Bringing UX into Organizations, Each&Other’s Brian Herron talks to Donal O Mahony of Fleetmatics about building design teams and shipping products that users love. Hope you enjoy. www.eachandother.com

Ep 9. The Challenges of Bringing UX into Organisations

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 38:40


If your own business hasn't already started to hire in-house design teams, then it's likely you'll be planning to do so soon. Each&Other's John Wood and Tom Cunningham discuss the pitfalls of building products, building teams and tips to avoid building 'User Debt' for your products or service. For more insights go to www.eachandother.com

Ep 8. Taking Control Of Your Brand Experience

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 20:15


Your Brand and Customer Experience are intertwined. Each touch point customers have with a product or service needs to be carefully designed to ensure the overall experience is as good as it can be. Each&Other's Brian Gough and Tom Cunningham discuss the brands that are doing it well and not-so well with some insights into how to improve.

Ep 7. How To Get Faster, Better Insights From User Testing

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 21:30


Many teams are working with Lean or Agile where design can often be squeezed. This approach gets better insights faster and gets everyone bought into the problems that need solving. Each&Other's Laurence Veale, Ela Dzienisiewicz and Tom Cunningham discuss. For more insights go to www.eachandother.com

Ep 6. Prototype To Focus, Clarify And Mitigate Risk For Your Product

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017 25:02


Test your hypothesis early. Fail faster and learn early with less cost to your business. Each&Other's Brian Herron, Tom Cunningham and Brian Gough discuss the importance of prototyping. For more insights go to www.eachandother.com Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/conversations-with-each-other/id1223993419?mt=2 @theothershq @tomcdesign @brianherron @brian_gough

Ep 5. Customer Experience And The Pit Of Despair

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 24:01


The recurring trend with customer experience we've called 'The Pit of Despair' when your customer's experience drops dramatically. Each&Other's Brian Herron and Tom Cunningham discuss. For more insights go to www.eachandother.com

Ep 4. eCommerce - Put People At The Centre Of Your Data

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 20:28


The future of ecommerce will be created by companies that put people at the centre of their data. Each&Other's Laurence Veale, Piers Scott and Tom Cunningham discuss the need to think about the Qualitative data as much as the Quantitive. For more insights go to www.eachandother.com

Ep 3. The Future of Banking

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 17:34


The banking industry is on the cusp of major disruption. Each&Other's Laurence Veale and Tom Cunningham discuss the future of banking. Check out our showcase piece on 'Your Bank, Re-imagined' here: http://www.eachandother.com/future-of-banking.html

Ep 2. Your Brand Guidelines Need Work

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 17:24


Ep 2. Your Brand Guidelines Need Work by Each&Other

Ep 1. The Pitfalls of Digital Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 25:23


This week Ger speaks to Tom about Digital Transformation programs. What can go wrong and how the industry often focusses on quantitive data without the rich insights qualitative research can bring.

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