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18 years after the Agile Manifesto was published, Agile development methodologies dominate the way we make software. But are any of these methodologies truly Agile? Roman and Larry discuss the 4 Agile Values and 12 Agile Principles to see where we have gone astray. ----- Show Notes Manifesto for Agile Software Development VersionOne State of Agile report the Lean Startup by Eric Ries Notion app Cover photo by Olga Guryanova on Unsplash ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs @LAKing @Stuporman

As designers realize greater impact and influence in their organizations, Design Ethics becomes an increasingly important discussion. We start the conversation with the UX of Ts & Cs, the Surveillance Industrial Complex, and designing weapons. ----- Show Notes Design Ethics and the Limits of the Ethical Designer Microsoft CEO defends US military contract that some employees say crosses a line Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe Cover Photo by Nathaniel dahan on Unsplash ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes Spotify Overcast ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs @LAKing @Stuporman

Nelson Yu, Director of Strategy and Business Development at Experian, joins us to give a product manager’s view of the overlap between PM and Design. And you’ll never guess what Nelson picks for Stuff Designers Love! Cover Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash ----- Show Notes Product School Events ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs | @LAKing | @Stuporman

In light of several high-profile redesigns greeted by user revolt, Larry asks when is redesign the right move? How might we allow for user choice, while also allowing us iterate and innovate? Stuff Designers Love: indoor skydiving. ----- Show Notes Herb Caudill: Lessons from 6 software rewrite stories Episode Cover Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash ----- Please consider leaving a quick review. It would help us a lot! iTunes | Spotify | Overcast ----- Follow the show on Twitter @UXLikeUs | @LAKing | @Stuporman

Larry's smart home increasingly belongs to Amazon. Will Amazon use Eero to make setting up smart homes easier? Should Eero owners worry about their privacy? ----- Show Notes The Verge: Why Amazon buying Eero feels so disappointing https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/12/18221441/amazon-buying-eero-disappointing Analysis of the Eero acquisition by Amazon Culture Eats Strategy https://anchor.fm/uxlikeus/episodes/Culture-Eats-Strategy---UX-Like-Us---10-e35973 Episode 10 of UX Like Us feat. Kevin M. Hoffman The Overlap https://anchor.fm/uxlikeus/episodes/The-Overlap-e2u7f3 Episode 7 of UX Like Us Bose Build Speaker or Headphones https://build.bose.com ----- Please Review Us iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ux-like-us/id1362088405) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QzWfQ9mJSH9VMBnAyathq) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1362088405/ux-like-us) ----- Follow Us on Twitter UX Like Us - @UXLikeUs Larry King - @LAKing Roman Bercot - @Stuporman

Kevin M. Hoffman, author of Meeting Design, discusses the power of culture in our organizations. What shapes culture? What transcends cultures and works across contexts? What levers can we pull to influence our cultures, regardless of title? ----- Show notes Kevin M. Hoffman http://www.kevinmhoffman.com/ Meeting Design http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/meeting-design/ Erika Hall's tweet about engineering culture: https://twitter.com/mulegirl/status/1092848898819805186 Sarah Nelson's Tweet on Influence https://twitter.com/sarahbeee/status/931591644876496896 Culture mapping http://www.xplaner.com/culturemap/ Blowhard Syndrome http://xuhulk.tumblr.com/post/110549967516/stop-blowhard-syndrome Gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/ USDS https://www.usds.gov/ 18f https://18f.gsa.gov/ Edgar Schien and Humble Inquiry https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/edgar-h-schein  https://www.amazon.com/Humble-Inquiry-Gentle-Instead-Telling/dp/1609949811/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549457317&sr=8-1&keywords=humble+inquiry 

Larry King and Roman Bercot discuss Roman’s Bold Predictions for UX in 2019. Plus, we discuss InVision's The New Design Frontier state of design report.

Larry and Roman discuss exciting new talks from UX Camp DC presenters: @danachis @feadog @jeffpass Stuff Designers Love twitter thread by @bethdean: https://twitter.com/bethdean/status/1084153270644310016

Larry considers the overlap between UX and Product Management. And a great new sketching app for iPad Pro. What do you think of the Stuff Designers Love jingle? Let us know what you think on Twitter. @LAKing and @Stuporman Enjoying the show? Please consider leaving a quick review to help others discover the show. Cover photo by Vincent van Zalinge on Unsplash

Larry and Roman welcome 2019 by discussing the role of a design strategist, business strategy, ethics, vision, super aggregators, and tiki bars along the way.

Larry and Roman discuss the 2018 Design Tools Survey, and how our tools shape our art. ——- UXTools.co 2018 Design Tools Survey (https://uxtools.co/survey-2018) ——- Actionable Futures Framework by Nordkapp (https://futures.nordkapp.fi/process-and-methods/) ——- Ghost (http://ghost-official.com/)

Who should go into UX? Larry and Roman discuss traits that can make for a great UX professional, and stuff designers love. --- Jake Knapp's 'Make Time' talk at Webdagene 2018 -- https://vimeo.com/297313282?utm_campaign=Design%20Sprint%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter --- Dissecting the Glee logo on Typography Reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/typography/comments/ku9uh/dae_find_this_really_annoying_about_the_glee_logo/

Roman is disappointed with Dark Mode. Larry talks about the Phoenix Project. ----- The Big Batch / Small Batch diagram by John Cutler: https://twitter.com/johncutlefish/status/1002193108765831168 ----- The Phoenix Project by Kevin Behr, George Spafford, and Gene Kim: https://itrevolution.com/book/the-phoenix-project/

Just in time for Thanksgiving in the US, it’s the UX Like Us Thank-UX-giving episode. We discuss favorite dishes and all the user experience things we're grateful for.

Larry’s recent trip to the Magic Kingdom provides some inspired examples of Experience Design. We put the title debate to bed (hopefully) forever.