Specs Are The New Source Code (feat. Thomas Watkins, NN/G Guest Instructor)
AI has made building software easy. Deciding what to build is another story. When founders and product teams can vibe-code a working product...
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The Nielsen Norman Group (NNg) UX Podcast is a monthly show on user experience research, design, strategy, and professions, hosted by Senior User Experience Specialist Therese Fessenden. Joi...
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20 of 68 episodesStop Wasting Research (feat. Jake Burghardt & Laura Klein)
If you've ever wrapped up a great research study, delivered the readout, and then watched the insights vanish into a folder no one opens aga...
Rejected to Hired: Surviving the UX Job Hunt
Job searching has always been harder than it looks, and if you've been searching for a while without much traction, there's a good chance yo...
Why Most Teams Get Goal-Setting Wrong (feat. Christina Wodtke) | EP 62
OKRs are a popular choice to communicate team goals… but most teams do them wrong. In this episode, Laura Klein talks with Christina Wodtke,...
Incorruptible: How Great Companies Stay Great with Eric Ries
Most UX practitioners have spent their careers fighting for the user — pushing back against dark patterns, advocating for quality, and insis...
60. Conversational Design and UI: Why Language Matters More Than Ever
What does it actually mean to design conversationally? Not "add a chatbot" — but genuinely apply the principles of human conversation to the...
59. Getting Hired in UX: What to Do When Apply-and-Wait Isn't Enough
Navigating the UX job market has always had its ups and downs, especially with AI reshaping the industry. In this episode, host Laura Klein...
58. The Truth About Lean & Agile (Feat. Principal Experience Specialist, Laura Klein)
If you work in UX, you’ve probably heard the terms lean, Agile, and MVP more times than you can count. But knowing the terms doesn’t mean kn...
57. The Next Decade of UX: Why Psychology Matters More Than Ever (Feat. Thomas Watkins, Founder & Principal UX Architect at 3Leaf)
Therese Fessenden talks with design psychologist and product strategist Thomas Watkins (host of The Design Psychologist and Product-Led Grow...
56. AI for UX Analysis: How Accurate Is It? (feat. Christian Holst & Jamie Holst, Baymard Institute)
As AI-powered tools flood the market promising quick evaluations and audits, the conversation zeroes in on a critical issue: the reliability...
55. Democratizing Research in the Age of AI (feat. Ned Dwyer, CEO & Co-founder of Great Question)
The interest in “customer insights” is higher than ever, and more people are interested in both research insights and carrying out research...
54. Designing for Millions of Users (feat. Jay Dutta, Global Head of UX, Deutsche Bank)
In this episode, Therese interviews Jay Dutta—Global Head of UX at Deutsche Bank about how designing at scale isn’t just about reaching mill...
53. Why You're Not Getting Job Interviews (feat. Hang Xu, Design Recruiter)
What does it really take to get hired in design today? In this episode, design recruiter and former product designer Hang Xu shares hard tru...
52. Rethinking Users as Ecosystems (feat. authors Mike Youngblood and Ben Chesluk)
Who do we really mean when we say “the user”? And who gets left out? In this episode, Therese Fessenden chats with cultural anthropologists...
51. The Future of Service Design in the Age of AI (featuring Erika Flowers, author of Practical Service Blueprinting)
What does it mean to design experiences in a world where pixels are no longer the focus? In this episode, service design thought-leader and...
50. Responsible AI Use for Research Analysis (feat. Alexander Knoll, Co-Founder of Condens.io)
AI can do more than it’s ever done… but there’s a lot of unfounded hype, especially when it comes to user research. When should you delegate...
49. Design Leadership & Org Design (feat. Peter Merholz, co-author of Org Design for Design Orgs)
In this episode, Peter Merholz—co-founder of Adaptive Path and co-author of Org Design for Design Orgs —joins us to talk about what it reall...
48. What is Object-Oriented UX (feat. Sophia Prater, Rewired UX)
UX practitioners often struggle with shifting requirements and increasing product complexity, making it difficult to design intuitive experi...
47. Designing AI Experiences: What to Consider (feat. Caleb Sponheim PhD, NN/g)
As AI continues to evolve, designers are increasingly finding themselves tasked with creating AI-powered experiences—often without prior exp...
46. Getting Strategic About Research (feat. Kate Towsey, author of Research that Scales)
As tech layoffs and budget cuts dominate the start of the year, UX teams are navigating a critical challenge: proving the value of research...