In this episode of Metric: the UX Podcast,we talk about how we deal with signal overload and notification fatigue in our design work (and in life), and our strategies for staying sane in a super neurotic discipline. Follow Metric: the UX Podcast on Twitter @metricpodcast Follow Michael on Twitter @schoeyfield Follow Tim on Twitter @uxbear

In this episode of Metric: the UX Podcast, we investigate what ouija boards and World War 1 teach us about design solutions, that innovation lies in not immediately thinking that the problem can be solved by an app. Follow Metric: the UX Podcast on Twitter @metricpodcast Follow Michael on Twitter @schoeyfield Follow Tim on Twitter @uxbear  

In this episode of Metric, we talk about questions UXers should ask during job interviews, and what about that interview or organization are red flags. In the gloss, look for chatter about the origins of our usernames, how to pronounce "schoeyfield" (and how that's not my last name!), and a game recommendation for Ninja Theory's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Follow Metric: the UX Podcast on Twitter @metricpodcast Follow Michael on Twitter @schoeyfield Follow Tim on Twitter @uxbear

How do you get the experience you need -- or want -- to take that next step in your career? In this episode of Metric: the User Experience Podcast, Michael Schofield and Tim Broadwater try to define how they want to evolve their career - and how one goes about getting that experience if it's not an obvious step-up from the current job. This episode has been transcribed (!). You can find the transcription at metricpodcast.com. Follow Metric: the UX Podcast on Twitter @metricpodcast Follow Michael on Twitter @schoeyfield Follow Tim on Twitter @uxbear  

What can regional ground hogs teach us about UX design? In this episode of Metric, we talk about designing services and products that have a demonstrable need. Hear everything you ever wanted to know about about projects that never get off, the shelf of domain-name good intentions, that there are alternatives to Punxsutawney Phil. Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter Metric is @metricpodcast on Twitter.    

In this episode of Metric, we pick up where we left off in 65: Mazes and Monsters and hit the user archetypes known as whales, fish, and barnacles - the persona zoo! We start with a travelogue about visiting creepy Facebook in Menlo Park. Eventually we delve into jobs to be done and critique of personas. Follow Tim Broadwater on Twitter: @uxbear Follow Michael Schofield on Twitter: @schoeyfield Heck, follow Metric on Twitter: @metricpodcast

This episode of Metric is about tabletop game design and play testing. Enter the awkward ass world of Michael explaining to Tim his slack-based Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Hear Tim's crazy interesting foray into play testing and its cross-overs with user onboarding. In addition to the banter, we touch on: NUIs: natural user interfaces lessons learned by other industries about how games onboard users Tom Hanks in Mazes and Monsters Follow Michael Schofield on Twitter: @schoeyfield Follow Tim Broadwater on Twitter: @uxbear Support Metric on Patreon to get this and other episodes (and a lot of other stuff) early: patreon.com/michaelschofield

How do you title this episode? Tim Broadwater and Michael Schofield expertly tangent between fitness, gamification of health, tabletop games,   Follow Michael on Twitter: @schoeyfield Follow Tim on Twitter: @uxbear Support Metric on Patreon to get this and other episodes (and a lot of other stuff) early: patreon.com/michaelschofield

Jason Griffey on ethically designing a service to heatmap physical spaces that respects users' privacy - on open software, to boot.   Jason Griffey is a librarian, technologist, consultant, writer and speaker, an Affiliate Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University where he studies decentralization, access to information, intellectual property, and more.   A transcript of this show fully marked-up with links and the like will be available at at www.metricpodcast.com. Follow Michael on Twitter: @schoeyfield Support Metric on Patreon to get this and other episodes (and a lot of other stuff) early: patreon.com/michaelschofield

This episode of Metric: The User Experience Design Podcast is a no-guester: a shorty, but a goodie. It's about how to talk about service design and user experience design in the same sentence - which nobody can seem to figure out how to do coherently without writing a whole article! Also, I wrote a whole article. A transcript of this show fully marked-up with links and the like is at www.metricpodcast.com. Follow Michael on Twitter: @schoeyfield Support Metric on Patreon: patreon.com/michaelschofield