Etch Podcast

We talk about starting innovation journeys with teams, unlocking thoughts with visual collaboration and how we can be more efficient in 2021 and beyond. Enjoy! Music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/cha-cha-groove License code: DHCEF0JQOMDHVQH3  

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Previously, Lex led two growth initiatives at The Black Tux, led design, product growth and analytics at LA-based Burner and worked at InVision designing collaboration tools. Past clients of Lex's include: Toyota, Nissan, Macy's, Prosper, Joyable and Deloitte.We discuss what skills a growth designer needs to develop, the adoption of growth hacking to develop products further and how some of these themes lead to entrepreneurship.Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

In this episode, we talk about his new book, which serves as a roadmap for navigating the fuzzy area between ideas and outcomesHave you ever struggled to move a key innovation project forward at work? Based on his experiences running Design Sprints for top companies, Douglas Ferguson wrote Beyond the Prototype to offer practical advice for people shifting from discovery to realization. Full of stories from companies like Google, Liberty Mutual, and Adobe, this guide outlines six steps that every team should take to launch their vision.  Music: Sunrise by Ilya Marfin

This episode, we speak with Lee Duncan, Enterprise Design Sprint Leader at IBM Transformation. Lee has the responsibility of scaling the design sprint methodology across the enterprise and lead thought leadership through experiments and inclusive organisational and external collaboration.Lee Duncan's opinions are his own and do not express the views or opinions of his employer.

Can empathy be scaled within an organisation? Show notesBuy Empathy at Scale: https://tinypinata.xyz/empathy-at-scale/ Music from Grenada - Wild Waves (Free Download)

Show notes:Airbnb Design https://airbnb.design/Music: When You Were Here by Fugue

How digital and organisational transformation comes from a user-first place.Show notes:Music by Max Sergeev from Fugue

Tim sits down with Amy and Harriet to bring you insights and opinions on the rising influence of the solo travel experience. What can be done to attract the market and what are some companies already doing with great success?

Design Lead Tim Drake sits down with social specialist Chris Robinson as we talk about the state of trust in brands and why certain social approaches and strategies do more harm than good. Also, we talk influencers including artificial intelligence.

11:30 - We discuss why this trend is highly likely to continue to grow and gain momentum and become ingrained in our society.

We need to give people the confidence they need to restructure their working practices to embrace the remote working lifestyle. That's the message from Matthew Goddard, MD of UX Consultancy and author of Ready For Remote.Show notes:Buy the book: Ready for RemoteThe kit: Ready for Remote KitMusic by Nordgroove from Fugue

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What is creative burnout and is there some science behind it? We talk about the remedies of how to reduce it and further insights from the Google Sprint Conference in Boulder, Colorado. Show notes:Google Sprint Conference: https://designsprintkit.withgoogle.com/community/conference-overviewMusic: Roman Bulakhov from Fugue

 "The innovation most companies need will not be authorized." This quote by Greg Larkin, author of This Might Get Me Fired is the topic of discussion in this episode.Show notes:Why Innovation Labs Fail https://hbr.org/2019/07/why-innovation-labs-fail-and-how-to-ensure-yours-doesntMusic by https://icons8.com/music/author/kii KII from Fugue 

Jargon, idioms, tone and riddles. Business is full of it. The language we choose can bring people closer or push them away. Why do people use it and how do you know how to say what you mean?Show notes:Article: https://prettysimpleideas.com/2016/07/5-reasons-people-use-jargon/Article: https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2017/jun/20/squaring-the-circle-on-jargon-why-do-we-speak-in-riddles-at-work Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/writing-your-work-you-should-get-paid-lauren-currie-obe/Music: https://icons8.com/music/author/savvier Savvier from Fugue

How do you form good habits, how "speed-bumps" can help, and how to stop reaching for your phone all the time.Show notes:Make Time Book by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky: https://maketime.blog/Music by Savvier from Fugue

Design leadership, problem solving and innovation. Maicol Parker-Chavez is a Business Designer and Design Sprint Facilitator. He helps organisations build better solutions, faster through inclusion and design.Show notes:Music by Hard Fact from Fugue

Robyn is a learning designer who creates educational experiences that transform careers and better prepare individuals and businesses for the future.Robyn founded OH, an alternative education company in 2015 when she recognised the growing gap between education and the digital industry. With the world rapidly changing, OH's mission is to tackle the challenges ahead within education and skills, by providing industry-led learning experiences that develop individuals' emotional intelligence and technological skills.Robyn works with small to large businesses and city districts to co-design and deliver learning programmes that enable talent attraction and development, cultural transformation, and junior-level leadership.Music by Winter Foe from Fugue

Daniel Stillman designs conversations for a living, to help people work together better. He wears many hats: teacher, workshop leader, coach, mentor, facilitator, writer and always, a designer.Show notes:Music by Les Temps Modernes from Fugue

How do you review your goals? We talk about objective setting and what new trends in design and content marketing are commanding attention. We also discuss whether all agencies should be selling training as a service.

Bias in algorithms is a major topic at the moment. We talk about "Technically Wrong", a book on that very subject, by Sara Wachter-Boetticher.Show notes:Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Technically-Wrong-Sexist-Algorithms-Threats/dp/0393356043/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

How can you lead in Agile? We chat with Tim Herbig, a passionate product leader, remote work enthusiast, author and speaker about Lateral Leadership (the title of his new book).Tim's book is published by Sense & Respond Press and is available on Amazon and other selected places.Show notes:Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lateral-Leadership-Practical-Product-Managers-ebook/dp/B07HHGXLWH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lateral+leadership&qid=1576677206&sr=8-1

As someone who does it day in, day out, what does good remote design really look like and what principles should one learn? We talk to Laïla von Alvensleben about her work in remote design thinking. Over the years, Laïla has researched Remote Design Thinking and shared insights with the design community to help them be creative while free to choose the life you want. She's also worked as a UX designer at Hanno—a fully remote design team—helping startups, non-profits and enterprises launch digital products and services. Together they designed the Remote Starter Kit to give everyone all the tools, processes and tips to kick off their remote work experience.Laïla now coaches and advises teams and organisations on remote work.

Content design, how teams are using it and what trends to look out for in 2019. We chat with Sarah Richards, founder of the content design movement and ex-head of content design for the Government Digital Service (GDS). After leaving GDS, Sarah took her knowledge and wrote the respected and highly popular Content Design – a book for anyone creating user-centred content.She also launched Content Design London to provide training and consultation in content strategy and content design for governments, charities and organisations in the UK and worldwide.Sarah is also a respected and in-demand speaker and shares her expertise to audiences at conferences, meet-ups and events globally.

You can design time. We talk to John Zeratsky about his new book (with Jake Knapp) called Make Time, a new book about finding focus and energy in your daily life. We talk to John about some of the tactics shared in the book, where his fascination with time management came from and we also talk about sailing across the globe. Show notes:Music by Max Sergeev from Fugue

How do you scale a framework like the design sprint? We talk to Richard Banfield, CEO of Fresh Tilled Soil, a leading user interface design firm in the U.S. We talk about his new book, Enterprise Design Sprints that has been released for free on InVision's Design Better channel and what he hopes to achieve in the use of the design sprint methodology. Show notes:Music by hzy from Fugue

Is having a mentor important? What is it like to be a mentee? And is reverse-mentoring just a trend or incredibly valuable to employers and employees?Show notes:Music by Evgeny Bardyuzha from Fugue

We interview New York Times Bestselling Author of Sprint: Jake Knapp. We talk about what it takes to facilitate a Design Sprint, about whether taste is important and a bit about his upcoming book Make Time. Show notes:Music by Priroda from Fugue

How should we start with design research and what does it enable businesses to do and uncover?Show notes:Music by Marco Lazovic from Fugue

Is Self Promotion important? Why should you do it and when is it appropriate to shout about yourself, but not adding to the noise?Show notes:Link mentioned: Content in UX Slack Group: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesIaokzknNNPbWPnA8H3zfJI45S0CgiulQ9nAzy6yISU2Gtw/viewformUniversal Style Guide: https://contentdesign.london/usability/readability-guidelines/

For our inaugural episode we talk Content Design. What it is, how teams can get started and where it came from. We share our own insights on what to be aware of and what to do within your first 100 days as a content designer. We also broach the subject of how content design is a role in itself and how content and design can work together in harmony to better meet user needs.Show notes:Music by Nordgroove from Fugue