UX Community Building with Jeffrey Paul Coleman

Welcome back to the UserFlows Podcast, my name is Thomas Morrell and this is a show where we talk about UX design and careers. I interview designers about their journey into the field and break down how they've been successful in their roles so we all can learn together.

Today I'm joined by Jeffrey Paul Coleman, a UX Community Builder. Jeffrey is working to make tech more inclusive by supporting the growth of the UX Research community in Europe (via UXinsight) and advocating for recent grads, immigrants, and career changers via the online boot camp CareerFoundry. He is also working on a small Training Program in NYC called DesignWorks. Whew! that sounds like a lot, but Jeffrey breaks down how he handles all this in roughly a 30-hour workweek.

Jeffrey is predominately focusing on empowering others (mostly in UX) to navigate tricky moments in their career because he believes if we each receive the support we need (even when we are further along professionally), then we can focus on what counts. Growing as people within existing and new communities can lead to a more equitable work environment for all.

Show Highlights

• Talking to more people [13:30 - 14:28]
• UX Career Possibilities [22:00 - 26:15]
• What does a UX community builder do? [26:30 - 30:55]
• Bootcamps [31:20 - 34:25]
• Soft Skills [34:30 - 38:03]
• Navigating Tricky Career Situations [38:10 - 41:41]

Show Links

Attend UXinsight Unfolds: making research more inclusive, happening on Thurs, Nov 11th

Subscribe to The Bridge, a newsletter Jeffrey has been writing for a year every two weeks

Jeffrey Paul Coleman on LinkedIn