065 - Why I'm Closing the Doors on the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass

The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass is coming off the shelf at midnight on Friday, September 27, 2024. In this solo episode of the podcast, Sophia talks about why she's taking the course off the market, when it will be back, and why you should get this "life-changing," "mind blowing," "career-saving" course today before it's gone, plus two big lessons she's learned over 10 years of entrepreneurship! LINKS: Invest in your future. Join the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

In this solo episode of the podcast, Sophia asks, what is the point of OOUX? What are the things people get out of OOUX? Sophia outlines the three glorious transformations that OOUX provides to the weary UX professional. This podcast is for people who are wondering if they should dive deeper into the world of Object-Oriented UX. LINKS: Get started Object-Mapping with OOUX using the Object-Mapping Quickstart Guide. Get it here. Is the OOUX Certification right for you? Take the quiz! Cohort 10 of The OOUX Masterclass Certification is open for enrollment! Get your spot before they run out. Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

There are big changes coming to the world of OOUX. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia talks about bumping the ORCA process up from 15 to 16 steps. She also discusses the upcoming Cohort 10, which will mark the tenth anniversary of OOUX! And to celebrate that milestone she has devised four new bonuses for this cohort. Plus, why we will be putting the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass on pause in the coming month. Sales for Cohort 10 of The OOUX Certification Program for Self-Paced Masterclass students will open up July 25! Purchase the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass. Sales for the Cohort 10 Waitlist will open up July 29. Get on the waitlist! Kickoff for Cohort 10 of The OOUX Certification Program is September 2, 2024! LINKS: Connect with Sophia on LinkedIn. If you have taken the OOUX Masterclass and you would like to tackle some more advanced training, check out the 15 Advanced Moves course on The OOUX Forum. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

Kate Redfern is a Senior UX Consultant at Manifesto, a digital experience agency that works with clients in the non-profit and government space. Philippe Fara is the Digital Experience Manager for Renfrewshire Council. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia, Kate, and Philippe discuss using the ORCA process to raise user competency scores for the Renfrewshire Council website, how OOUX makes maintaining digital content easier, and why OOUX is a good investment for companies and governments. LINKS: Connect with Kate on LinkedIn. Connect with Philippe on LinkedIn. Check out Manifesto via their website Join the Waitlist for Cohort 10 of the OOUX Masterclass Certification, kicking off September 2, 2024! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

Will Poole is Head of User Experience at Kyan, a digital product agency that specializes in strategy, design, and engineering, expertly crafting digital experiences to solve complex problems and drive innovation. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Will talk about Will's journey to finding OOUX, the challenges of bringing OOUX to Kyan, and using ORCA to design continuing ed and personal development for Premier League coaches. LINKS: Connect with Will on LinkedIn Watch Will's talk, "Wrangling Complexity with ORCA" Upgrade your career with the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass Take the OOUX Fundamentals course Take the OOUX for AI and AI for OOUX --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

Ghyslain Olier is the Design Director at Content Square and has 15 years of experience in product design. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Ghyslain discuss using OOUX to organize your team, why your O's, R's, C's, and A's are your competitive advantage, plus thoughts on OOUX and AI! LINKS: Connect with Ghyslain on LinkedIn Sign up for the OOUX for AI & AI for OOUX Meetup event, Thursday May 16, 3:00-5:00PM Up-level your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass! Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

Abby Covert is an information architect, writer and community organizer with two decades of experience helping people make sense of messes. She is the author of the 2014 book, How to Make Sense of Any Mess, "a book to teach IA to everybody," and more recently, Stuck, Diagrams Help, a book for teaching the art of diagramming. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Abby talk about letting go of perfectionism in dealing with tech debt, the power of language and why words are hard, plus why diagramming is a high order skill. LINKS: Connect with Abby on LinkedIn. Keep up with Abby on her website. Purchase Abby's book, How to Make Sense of Any Mess. Purchase Abby's book, Stuck, Diagrams Help. Sign up for the OOUX for AI & AI for OOUX meetup, May 16, 2024 at 3:00PM. Upgrade your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass! Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

In this solo episode of the podcast, Sophia talks about the coming artificial intelligence revolution and how it could work with OOUX. She discusses AI world models and how OOUX provides a framework for training AIs. Plus she shares all the fun AI/OOUX material coming down the pipeline, including Zoe, the OOUX bot (currently in development) and a meetup on May 16 3-5PM EST, "OOUX for AI and AI for OOUX." LINKS: OOUX for AI and AI for OOUX Training Event Patricia Reiner’ Podcast The Future of UX AI for Designers Course by Patricia (I’ll be there! Join me!) Carolyn McGuire’s Linkedin --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

Elena Haskins is a Certified OOUX Strategist and product designer that helps design software for SaaS startups that make users feel effortlessly at home. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Elena discuss how dog owners can teach clients about cardinality, why OOUX helps you ask the questions no one else is asking, and how system objects can be used for team therapy. LINKS: Connect with and follow Elena on LinkedIn Keep up with Elena on her website Reach out to Elena via email: [email protected] Revolutionize your career with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass! Continue the conversation on the OOUX Forum! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support

Dan Mall is a creative director, designer, founder, and entrepreneur. He currently runs Design System University: curriculum & community to support how you design at scale. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Dan ask the question, are design systems folks and OOUX folks the same folks? LINKS: Catch up with Dan on his website, danmall.com. Learn more about design systems at Design System University. Take your design career to the next level with The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass. Continue the discussion on The OOUX Forum! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ooux/support