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IT Conversations has started to post the podcasts from last month’s Managing Experience conference. First up is Jesse’s Experience Strategies keynote.

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I’m a sucker for top ten lists. I’m immediately drawn in, be they David Letterman’s, CNET’s, or anything in between. So when I read the headline “12 Podcasts for the Creative Class” I clicked the link without even thinking.

What I found was a short list of sites with serial podcasts that cover a broad range of interests (supposedly) of the Creative Class. Since everyone’s interests vary, take a look at the full list, but here are the ones to check out first:

“For the Web 2.0 worker: Podleaders” It’s an interview style of Web 2.0 personalities. Nice format on the blog that includes a request for questions a few days before the interview happens, then a written summary of questions with timecode stamps if you want to jump ahead. Very handy if you don’t have time to sit through the whole podcast.

“For the self-promoter: Duct Tape Marketing” I particularly liked the author interviews at Duct Tape Marketing and plan to go back for the next installment, since the books he’s selected are often bestsellers, but might not make it to my reading pile. This is a great way for me to vet the books or at least have an awareness of the subject matter.

Both the HBR (Harvard Business Review) IdeaCast and Knowledge@Wharton have tons of interesting topics related to trends in business, technology and management. “For the business owner: HBR IdeaCast” The HBR IdeaCast has 28 episodes so far, which are not just for the business owner. Most of the content is naturally educational offering strategies for business leaders as well as tips for career moves. The page includes rollover summary text which is very convenient and makes it worthy of repeat visits.

“For the strategist: Knowledge@Wharton” I have to admit, while I like the topics of the audio articles and book reviews at Knowledge@Wharton, I didn’t register this time around, but plan to keep an eye on them. The topics are very fresh, syncing in with the current business events of the day, like a January installment: “Peter Fader on the New iPhone and Matching Technology to Consumer Demand”.

I also like the idea of the art history dialogue “For the artist: smARThistory“, but they haven’t posted since November 2006 which is disappointing. Plus the artists they’ve chosen to talk about aren’t on the top of my list. However, this isn’t the only art history podcasting that’s happening. SF MOMA has podcasts for their exhibitions, as I imagine many other museums are doing too. It’s a great way to see and learn about an exhibition if you can’t visit the museum.

And “For the chef: ReMARKable Palate” is something I’ll share with my friends who enjoy cooking.

The other half dozen that didn’t make my list were interesting topics too, but there’s just not enough time in the day to absorb all the great content that’s out there!

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When thinking about using design to lead change within your organization, it’s hard to not to consider the works of innovation and design consultancy IDEO. Tim Brown, president and CEO of IDEO, will be kicking off day two of Adaptive Path’s MX Conference — a conference on managing experience through creative leadership.

In this short podcast (download), Tim packs in multiple insights on:

• selling experience within organizations
• the new opportunities for design managers
• prototyping experiences
• engaging with user generated content (note Times Magazine’s Person of the Year)
• and his work with the Acumen Fund

For more thinking from Tim, also see his Fast Company article, ‘Strategy By Design‘, and join us at the MX Conference February 12-13 in San Francisco. Tim will be joined by Caterina Fake from Flickr, notable author Scott Berkun, Jennie Winhall of the UK Design Council, Doug Beaudet and Sara Ulius-Sabel from Whirlpool, and more.

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The good folks over at IT Conversations have posted my presentation from this August’s User Experience Week, “Facilitating Collaboration: Web Technologies that Work“. Here’s the relevant portion of the presentation’s abstract:

With an eye towards helping Interaction Designers and Managers choose their collaborative tools effectively, we’ll survey the landscape of what’s available and why it’s important. We’ll take a look at the factors that shape adoption, from uptake strategies to degrees of commonality and centralization. Finally, we’ll look at how some organizations are combating email overload by employing “governance architectures” to structure their use of these tools.

I had a great time giving this talk, and people seemed to really enjoy it. I did my best to keep the focus on what teams need to work together effectively, rather than just do a competitive analysis of the available tools. I’ll post the slides as soon as I can get Wordpress to stop throwing script errors during the upload. The deck is available for download from the IT Conversations page linked above. Listen, follow along, and enjoy.

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Another of the UX Week podcasts is now available — Thinking Creatively by Kathan Brown and Janice Fraser.

Kathan Brown, author of the book “Magical Secrets About Thinking Creatively: The Art of Etching and the Truth of Life,” discusses how her art publishing group Crown Point Press is helping bring artists together and redefine the communication of their ideas. In a conversation with Janice Fraser, at the Adaptive Path User Experience Week, Brown tells her story of art and working with artists.

Fraser, who is CEO and founding partner of Adaptive Path, discusses with Brown that in today’s busy world there is little time for examining what leadership is - from a user experience point of view - in the art world. An answer to some of those concerns is the work by Brown, who recounts her experiences with artists, how they approach art as a magical, almost miraculous process.

You can listen to the podcast and download the presentation here.

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IT Conversations is sharing a selection of presentations from our UX Week 2006 event. Sessions offered up so far: Chiara Fox on Understanding Your Content, Dan Saffer on What is Interaction Design?, and, most recently, Steve Portigal on Cross-cultural Research. When you listen to Steve, you can follow along with his slides, which he’s uploaded to Slideshare.

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