Invisible Machines podcast by UX Magazine

Robb and Josh welcome futurist, author, and sought-after speaker Theo Priestley to the conversation. Together they discuss the proactive nature of futurism, the ways technology might change our concept of work, and how we have the tools and sheer numbers to instigate real positive change.

Robb and Josh welcome Anna Yankovska and Helen Peklo, who helped bring an idea Robb had about companies and their surrounding communities to life. HUMANS, Coffee in Tech is a cafe on the first floor of OneReach.ai headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine. Team members get their daily caffeine fix here, but it's also open to the broader community, and has become a dependable bright spot in people's lives on t...

Robb and Josh spend time exploring the digital twin concept, as it applies to both individuals and organizations. ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools have added new wrinkles to the process of creating and leveraging digital twins, and this episode outlines a path forward for technological transformation. 67TDYSloi9MuusxHvsRn

Robb and Josh welcome special guests Julie Shah and Ben Armstrong, authors of the recent HBR article "A Smarter Strategy for Using Robots." Ben Armstrong is the executive director and a research scientist at MIT’s Industrial Performance Center. Julie Shah is the H.N. Slater Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. Together, they co-lead the Work of the Future initiative. Their discussion...

Robb and Josh welcome special guest Ovetta Sampson for a rousing discussion about the relationship between experience design and the technologies associated with artificial intelligence.

Robb and Josh welcome special guest Guido Baratta, Chief Design Officer for icon incar. A lifelong student and teacher of design, Guido shares insights into the world of automotive UX. The three discuss the ways AI will change our relationship to transportation and why cars might soon just be one of many robots in our lives.

Robb and Josh discuss the work of conversational designers as generative AI continues to reshape the world.

Robb and Josh welcome special guest Jesse James Garrett, legendary information architect and sought-after executive leadership coach. The three discuss the need for experience design in AI and how to get designers to the table.

Robb and Josh talk about the changing nature of experience design as conversational AI becomes a fundamental part of the technology we encounter daily.

Robb and Josh welcome special guest Greg Vert, a leader in Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Human Capital practice. Topics include digital transformation at enterprise level, the impact of ChatGPT on AI adoption, and the wisdom of starting automation journeys internally.

Robb and Josh talk about the elevated levels of risk and experimentation required to move hyperautomation forward.

Robb and Josh talk about the ways conversational AI can transcend our app-cluttered professional and personal lives—bringing us closer to technology by obscuring the messiness happening behind the scenes.

Robb and Josh talk about the ways generative AI and hyperautomation might change the way we think about productivity and our relationship to work.

Microsoft 365’s new workplace analytics joins a handful of invasive surveillance apps, trading trust for a potential boost in productivity.

When an old coffee grinder stops working properly, it endears itself to the author by seemingly trying to get itself going again—revving its motor as he continually presses the start button until it gets back up to regular grinding speed. This affords a potent little design lesson: sometimes a product’s shortcomings create opportunities to bond with a user. In the case of conversational design, a...

We talk with Alan Cooper about skateboarding, fatherhood, design, ethics, and the responsibility that comes with getting our seat at the table.

We talk with Joe Natoli, enterprise UX consultant and author of the new book, Think First: My No-Nonsense Approach to Creating Successful Products, Memorable User Experiences and Happy Customers.

We talk with Greg Nudelman, mobile design strategist and author of the new book, The $1 Prototype.

We talk with Sergio Nouvel—co-founder of Continuum in Lima, Peru—about his controversial UX Magazine article "Why Web Design is Dead"

We talk with Dan Ward—author of The Simplicity Cycle—about R2D2, design for dentistry, and why simplicity isn't the point

We talk with information architect Alberta Soranzo about mountains of data, mixtapes, and the digital legacy you leave behind.