Episode 66: Shadow Design with Audrey Crane

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 70 highlights with Jessica Nelson Kohel: - How UX Research fits into both large and small company product organizations - The role of Product Manager, its evolution and common misunderstandings - Importance of “the art” of product management like communication style, culture, context and relevance - Product strategy and the critical inclusion of UX research - Measuring the success of your product strategy

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 69 highlights with Teresa Cain: - Evolution of the Product Management role over the years - Tips for collaboration between UX Research and Product Management - Vital role of UX research in product strategy - Stakeholder engagement in the prioritization and delivery of and UX Research - How to solve problems in 2 hours

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 68 highlights with Jon Fukuda: - The ROI of UX, Research and DesignOps - Triple forces of change: Economics, Technology and Culture - Mitigating business risk through UX - Future outlook of the UX, Research and Product industry

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 67 highlights with Janna Bastow: - Using UX research to inform product roadmaps - Stories about how to avoid major code and product rollbacks by simply conducting good UX research - Using customer needs to truly innovate and avoid building a better competitive copycat product - How to avoid building a Frankenstein product

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 66 highlights with Audrey Crane: - Defining Shadow Design and its potential impact on your organization - Audrey and her team’s research study on Shadow Design - Shadow IT and it’s correlation to Shadow Design - Risks and implications of Shadow Design in the product development process - How to uncover if Shadow Design is happening at your company

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 65 highlights with Ruby Pryor: - Defining the ROI of UX and UX Research - The case for building confidence in speaking about UX Research in terms of dollars - Understanding how certain recommendations you make impact the fundamental business model of where you work - Business models, understanding them and how UX Research work fits into them - Examples of how to determine and communicate the ROI of UX research - How to calculate the ROI of UX and research

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 64 highlights with Ryan Glasgow: - The story of Sprig and the gap Ryan identified in user research and market research tools - Problems and challenges with typical surveys for product research - Effectiveness and application of in-context survey research - AI in UX research and the true value a human brings as a researcher - Concerns and tips for using AI in customer research analysis - A founders perspective on customer research and the power of in-context research

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 63 highlights with Darren Hood: - UX Maturity: what UX maturity looks like at the organization and individual level - How UX maturity level impacts the planning and effectiveness of UX work - Tips for assessing your personal, team and organizational UX maturity - The impact of UX maturity on leadership and the hiring process - Challenges and the state of UX maturity as an industry in 2023 - Darren’s steps for assessing and improving your own UX maturity

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 62 highlights with Jesse James Garrett: - Discussing The Elements of User Experience and its impact - Defining and communicating the value proposition of design - What being a design executive and design leader actually looks like - Steps for success in a design leadership role - The importance relationship building in design leadership

Aurelius Podcast - Episode 61 highlights with Debbie Levitt: - Differences and similarities between CX and UX - How the UX industry has shifted and where it’s going - Tips for opening conversations with cross functional teams about UX Research - How to handle conversations where people mislabel terms in UX - How does UX fit into the Agile process