Episode 130: Deep Work with Jonathan Anderstrom

01/25/19 • 30 min

UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

There are many creative methods to stay productive; this story is no exception! Our guest today is Jonathan Anderstrom, co-founder and president of Creed Interactive. We talk about the deep work culture in their agency, and their unique way of seamlessly blending onsite and remote collaboration.

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Show Notes

Creed Interactive — Jonathan's agency
Deep Work: Our Secret Sauce to an Effective Work Environment — an article by Jeremy Dean at their blog
37 Lessons on Productivity and Work from Basecamp’s Jason Fried — an article by Steve Glaveski
Deep Work — a book by Cal Newport
Episode 18: Staying in Flow with Anders Thue Pedersen — our past episode on TimeBlock method
Creed Interactive Office Tour
Follow Jonathan and Creed Interactive on Twitter: @anderstrom, @creed_all_in

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Show Notes

Creed Interactive — Jonathan's agency
Deep Work: Our Secret Sauce to an Effective Work Environment — an article by Jeremy Dean at their blog
37 Lessons on Productivity and Work from Basecamp’s Jason Fried — an article by Steve Glaveski
Deep Work — a book by Cal Newport
Episode 18: Staying in Flow with Anders Thue Pedersen — our past episode on TimeBlock method
Creed Interactive Office Tour
Follow Jonathan and Creed Interactive on Twitter: @anderstrom, @creed_all_in

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Episode 129: UX Research Tools with Andrew Mayfield

What tools and methods should you use in your next UX project? Our guest today is Andrew Mayfield, CEO of Optimal Workshop. We talk about their amazing collection of UX research tools, and dive into some of the methods — card sorting, tree testing, and others.

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Show Notes

Optimal Workshop — Andrew's company
Treejack, OptimalSort, Chalkmark, Questions, Reframer — UX research tools we're talking about
Card Sorting 101 — a guide at Optimal Workshop blog
Card Sorting — a book by Donna Spencer
Tree Testing for Websites — a free book-length guide by Dave O'Brien, inventor of Treejack
Follow Andrew on Twitter: @andrewfantastic, @optimalworkshop

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Episode 131: Design Sprint with Jonathan Courtney

Design Sprint is an extremely productive five-day framework for solving design problems. Not only it returns immediate results, but it also gets everyone on the same page and brings the best ideas to the surface. Our guest today is Jonathan Courtney, CEO and founder of AJ&Smart. You'll learn what makes sprints so effective, what exactly happens during these five days, and how to get started with your next client.

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Show Notes

AJ&Smart — Jonathan's design agency
Sprint — the original book by Jake Knapp
Follow AJ&Smart on YouTube for hours of free instructional videos on the topic of Design Sprint
RealtimeBoard — a tool for remote collaboration
Episode 63: Enterprise UX for Distributed Teams with Brent Heckerman — our previous episode on RealtimeBoard
Lightning Decision Jam — how to run a shorter design sprint workshop
Follow Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream
Product Breakfast Club — Jonathan's podcast with Jake Knapp
Use promocode UIBREAKFAST to get €500 off the Design Sprint Masterclass

Today's Sponsor

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