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Darren Hood's Emotional Intelligence Book Recommendations
Darren Hood's Emotional Intelligence Book Recommendations
By Darren Hood, MSUXD
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Book Recommendations: Interaction Design & Cognitive Psychology
Book Recommendations: Interaction Design & Cognitive Psychology
By Darren Hood, MSUXD
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Darren Hood's Living, Breathing User Experience Book Recommendation List
Darren Hood's Living, Breathing User Experience Book Recommendation List
By Darren Hood, MSUXD
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Amazon's Live Chat feature has always been nearly impossible to find, I am sure on purpose. The deal with Amazon is, though, if you need help, right…
Amazon's Live Chat feature has always been nearly impossible to find, I am sure on purpose. The deal with Amazon is, though, if you need help, right…
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What is one of the worst things about random surveys? Participants are not vetted. Remember, garbage in garbage out. #ux #realuxtalk Darren Hood…
What is one of the worst things about random surveys? Participants are not vetted. Remember, garbage in garbage out. #ux #realuxtalk Darren Hood…
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It is our pleasure to have Leslie Pagel as part of the program diving deep into the Employee Experience. CXM 360, is always practitioner, never…
It is our pleasure to have Leslie Pagel as part of the program diving deep into the Employee Experience. CXM 360, is always practitioner, never…
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Experience & Education
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Volunteer Experience
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Podcaster
CX of M Radio
- Present 4 years 5 months
Education
Host and producer for The World of UX with Darren Hood podcast.
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Volunteer
Ignite UX Michigan
- Present 11 years
Ignite UX Michigan is an evening of 5 minute talks on a range of user experience related topics. It was a free event open to public thanks to our generous sponsors. Ignite UX is enormously grateful to the local UX community. I've served as a photographer and a presentation screener/reviewer.
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Basis Peak Beta Team Member
Intel Corporation
- 5 months
Evaluating Basis Peak health and fitness wearable device, providing feedback and design recommendations.
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Technology Columnist
The Lakeshore Guardian
- 3 years
Wrote technology columns for The Lakeshore Guardian — a newspaper serving Michigan's thumb area.
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Publications
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The Quest for Excellence in UX Leadership
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How to Build a Powerful UX Team
Darren Hood (for TryMyUI)
How do you find the right people for a balanced, effective, and powerful UX team? What traits and skills do you look for? This presentation by Darren Hood (Manager of UX at Bosch and Adjunct Professor at Kent State University) provides some not-so-common insight on how to properly recruit and identify the right members for a powerful UX team.
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Here's a bonus UX book recommendation for the week. Thought I'd share an under-the-radar book just before the start of the KaizenUX Rendezvous for…
Here's a bonus UX book recommendation for the week. Thought I'd share an under-the-radar book just before the start of the KaizenUX Rendezvous for…
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Others: “Oh, you’re a Product Designer? Like you do Figma, yeah?” Me: Uh.. Something like that, not really, uh, sure yeah 😅 (*cringe inside but…
Others: “Oh, you’re a Product Designer? Like you do Figma, yeah?” Me: Uh.. Something like that, not really, uh, sure yeah 😅 (*cringe inside but…
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Following my last post about the massacre of Detroit advertising, I want to thank E.J. Schultz and Brian Bonilla for the mention and acknowledging…
Following my last post about the massacre of Detroit advertising, I want to thank E.J. Schultz and Brian Bonilla for the mention and acknowledging…
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Resharing Episode 219 of The World of UX This episode's guest is Jonathan Bowman, founder and director of the American Board of Design & Research…
Resharing Episode 219 of The World of UX This episode's guest is Jonathan Bowman, founder and director of the American Board of Design & Research…
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Why you should have a brag document: having a document where you note your career accomplishments, skills, and milestones makes it easier to remember…
Why you should have a brag document: having a document where you note your career accomplishments, skills, and milestones makes it easier to remember…
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