10 Bad Words
In this episode, Kate and Laura argue about terrible things they hear people say when building products. Apparently, there are words more triggering than "chatbot." Drink Pairing: Dirty Martini
21 Mar 201726min
Why You Should Care about the Business Model
In this episode, Kate and Laura give five reasons why everybody, even designers and researchers, need to understand how their products and companies make money. Drink Pairing: Margaritas
7 Mar 201730min
Blind Spots
In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about the kinds of things people miss when building products, why that's bad, and how to avoid it. Drink Pairing: Anything but Moonshine (which can cause blindness...
21 Feb 201729min
Hot Takes
The hottest of takes on the most trivial of topics. Kate and Laura argue about the future of AR, chatbots, the on demand economy, and whether pattern libraries will finally put designers out of busine...
7 Feb 201728min
Building Your Brand
In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about building a personal brand as a designer, and why in the name of all that is holy anybody in their right mind would want to do that. They have some vague advi...
24 Jan 201728min
Hypothesis Tracker
In this episode, Kate and Laura discuss a tool and process for tracking the things you believe and getting better at predicting. The tool, predictably, is from Build Better Products. Which you should ...
10 Jan 201726min
Rapid Fire, Part Deux
In this episode, Kate and Laura try and fail to tackle some typical UX questions in 2 minutes or less. Laura gives the most useful advice you will ever get about starting a new job. It's a short one, ...
27 Des 201618min
Advocating for the User
In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about picking the right users and advocating for them. Also, they explain why this is not entirely the designer's job. Drink Pairing: Mulled Wine Music: The Futur...
13 Des 201629min
