In the first session celebrating the podcast's 4th anniversary, Darren shares a high-level view of UX's transitional history — sharing different ways in which the discipline has evolved from 1995 to 2024 along with its associated challenges and issues.

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In this potpourri session, Darren tackles such topics as the fallibility of design exercises, asking boot campers for their retrospectives, the downshift in UX job qualifications, today's dysfunctional barrier of entry to UX, and a few quick quips about AI and UX. Enjoy!

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The overall length of the Sinister series called for a recap.
In this episode, Darren highlights and presents a "top 10" list of the traits presented throughout the series with some extra commentary on each not shared previously.
Can you guess which traits made Darren's top 10?
Can you guess which is number one on the list?
Check out this episode for the breakdown.

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The Sinister series closes today with Darren examining a "code of silence" that appars to be a norm in UX circles.
This code of silence, however, and its associated mindset have been at the core of UX's downward spiral. Darren identifies and explains each of the related traits. Tune in and empower yourself!

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Building upon last week's traits associated with the war amidst seniors, Darren shares several not-so-comfortable stories illustrating sinister activities at work in the UX community. Better to know than to be blindsided. ;-)

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This week, Darren drops a gauntlet by sharing one of the most sinister and ugliest aspects of today's UX landscape
— traits of senior-on-senior crime within the discipline.
Examples include nullification, reconnoitering, framing, cronyistic support, framing, and apathy to name a few. Tune in for this rich segment.

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In this segment of the Sinister series, Darren outlines a critical yet detrimental milestone in today's UX culture — the redefining of UX. Darren explains how and when it happened, what the various segments mean to people across the discipline, and what we need to do in order to overcome the associated challenges.

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In this potpourri session, Darren takes time to address some key current happenings and mindsets in UX today:
1) Faux recommendations from UX leaders;
2) The return of the "which design is better" social media posts;
3) The copycat top UX trends blog posts;
4) A word of encouragement for seasoned UXers currently job hunting.

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