- Artwork by Eli Jorgensen
Welcome to Joe Natoli’s UX School of No B.S. Class is now in session. Joe reveals that there’s no limit to how far any UX’er with a healthy dose of grit and resilience can go. He puts jargon in a choke-hold, then proceeds to drop-kick it in the privates! He inspires us to be like Tom Hanks in “Big”…never afraid to ask questions for the betterment of the people and project. He motivates us to apply for any job we truly want, especially when we feel unqualified for it. He also teaches us how leaving a legacy should never start with one foot in the grave, it starts right here…right now!
Joe Natoli is a UX consultant, author and speaker. Everything he does is born from nearly three decades of consulting with and training the UX, design and product development teams of some of the world’s largest organizations. Every aspect of his training and consulting approach revolves around one single, critical idea: Great UX isn’t the result of what you do with your hands — it’s the result of how you use what’s between your ears. Change the way you THINK about the design and development decisions you make and you take the first step to infusing great UX into everything you do. Joe delivers practical advice delivered in clear, jargon-free language. Methods and advice that work in the messy reality of the real world, where we don’t always have the time, budget or approval we’d like. Fun-fact about Joe: He has nearly 2,000 hours of unreleased instrumental compositions, including classical music,that he still hasn’t worked up the courage to release into the world.
- What Do You Like to Do When You’re Not Working? (7:42)
- What Inspired You to Pursue a Career in This Field? (10:34)
- How Do You Get an Entry Level Job That Requires 3-5 Years of Experience? (34:28)
- What Is It About Jargon That Drives You Nuts? (47:31)
- One Definition of What UX Is (1:01:15)
- What Value Do Older UXers Bring to the Table? (1:08:16)
- UX Advice for Juniors in the Field (1:13:15)
- The One Thing You Wish You Knew When You Started (1:17:32)
- If You Had One Word for Folks Trying to Get into UX, What Would That Be? (1:20:16)
