Behavioral Science, Brain Science, And Design, By Susan Weinschenk, Ph.D.
In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk with Dana Chisnell about the role of user experience in government technology and public policy. Dana just started a new job as a partner/founder, Policy Design, with the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC). Can the government be user-centered? (Hint: Dana is an optimist and says “YES”).
To learn more about or get in touch with Dana, her website is danachisnell.com and her email is dana.chisnell@gmail.com
In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk with Elaine Kasket, author of All the Ghosts in the Machine about our digital lives after we die. Who owns our data and what happens to it after we’re gone?
To learn more about Elaine and the book:
You can reach her at write@elainekasket.com
In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk with Cheenu Chari, a UX Researcher from Austin Texas. We talk about how doing UX research on conversations differs from UX research on other interfaces, and even range into questions about whether people want one omnipotent chatbot to talk to or several specialized chatbots.
For more information, here is some info on where to reach and follow Cheenu:
LinkedIn: Srikant (‘Cheenu’) Chari
Twitter: @minstrelman91
Instagram: @cheenu.chari
Medium: https://medium.com/@minstrelman91
And here is a link to the the Medium article he mentions in the episode: “Scripts And Schemas and how they apply to Conversational Design”: https://chatbotslife.com/the-scripted-life-what-scripts-and-schemas-can-teach-us-about-designing-conversational-832e21cf2c7d
In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk with Michael Metts and Andy Welfle about their new book: Writing Is Designing. The conversation includes:
and lots more.
You can find more information about Andy and Michael and order the book from their website:
https://www.writingisdesigning.com/
Dr. Phillip Alvelda has been working on AI projects for many years. His latest project with his new startup can measure medical vital signs, for example your heart rate, from looking at your face on your smartphone camera. In this podcast episode we talk with him about artificial intelligence, especially in healthcare, and privacy and ethics issues with AI.
If you are interested in what Dr. Alvelda and Brainworks is doing check out their website, Brainworks.ai
In this episode Guthrie and I talk about his new book, he reads a short excerpt, we discuss what’s in it, and what it was like for him to write it.
I’m excited to announce that one of the Team W staff has just published a new book. If you’ve ever thought that Behavioral Economics was boring or incomprehensible, or not relevant to your life or work, then I suggest you check out this book. I think it will change your mind.
The author is our own Guthrie Weinschenk. It’s a big book, but it is laid out with care and has illustrations and graphics. The book summarizes some of the best and most recent research in the quickly growing field of behavioral economics.
Here’s what Guthrie says about the book:
“I read the original research studies and put only the best and most brilliant ideas together in a fun, easy to read, and inspiring book. There are cute little illustrations, visual aids, and all the research is cited. Use it as a reference guide of great research, to share wonderful ideas, or simply as an entertaining read. It is going to be so fun! I hope you’ll join me. You will find the information useful, fascinating, and maybe it will explain ourselves and fellow humans just a little bit more. I’ve worked hard to make this book an excellent value by keeping the price low, and filling it with almost 500 pages of love and useful information.”
So check it out. It’s available in paperback at Amazon.
On this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk about user experience (UX) strategy: What is it, why it’s important and what it entails.
We also talk about our new curriculum in UX Strategy that we recently launched at courses.theteamw.com
Here are the links we mention in the the episode:
The free UX Strategy Fundamentals online video course
The full UX Strategy curriculum of 6 online video courses
