UX Fika Podcast

In this episode of the UX Fika podcast, I reconnect with Cennydd Bowles – technology ethicist, author of Future Ethics, and recent Fulbright Scholar. We last spoke four years ago, just as ethical design was entering the mainstream. A lot has happened since then. Cennydd shares what he’s been up to – completing a master’s in Practical Ethics at Oxford, teaching in the U.S., and now preparing for a...

Welcome to the second season of the UX Fika podcast. Four years ago, I sat down with some of the most thoughtful voices in design, product and tech. Part of our conversations then were about resilience and shaped by the transition to remote work and what it means to shape meaningful careers and companies in uncertain times. A lot has changed since then. So this season, I'm reconnecting with th...

In this episode of the UX Fika Podcast, I sit down with Be Kaler Pilgrim, a pioneer in digital recruitment, co-founder of Futureheads Recruitment – one of the most trusted names in design and tech recruitment – and more recently the founder of the executive search firm Smithfield Search. As someone who’s spent over 30 years at the intersection of technology and talent Be has helped shape countless...

In this episode of the UX Fika Podcast, I chat with Jeff Gothelf – author of five books including Lean UX , Sense & Respond , Forever Employable and Who Does What By How Much – about how we can bring the same intentionality we apply to product design into shaping our own careers. Jeff’s work has helped organisations around the world build better, more customer-centric products, and executives...

In this episode of the UX Fika Podcast, I sit down with Andy Budd – designer, investor, coach, and founder of Clearleft and conferences such as dConstruct, UX London, and Leading Design. Andy’s been a defining voice in the UX and design leadership community and in this episode he shares the story of why, after 15 years, he decided to hand over the reins of the company he built and step into a new,...

In this episode of the UX Fika podcast, I talk to Cennydd Bowles , technology ethicist, author of Future Ethics, and recently a Fulbright Scholar. Cennydd advises companies like Google, Mozilla, and the BBC on how to build more responsible, ethical, and inclusive technologies – and in this conversation, which just like the rest of season 1 is from 2021, we unpack how and why that work is more urge...

In this episode of the UX Fika podcast, I catch up with Jonty Sharples – product, design, and business leader, and – at the time of our 2021 conversation – CXO at Where Is My Transport. These days, Jonty’s a consulting CPO working from a wooden cube at the bottom of his garden. But back then, he was fresh off several years of travel to emerging megacities, trying to design better services for peop...

In this very first episode of the UX Fika podcast, I sit down with the brilliant Jason Mesut – a creative coach, a strategic consultant, a community connector, and a shaper of designers. Jason’s been working in UX, Service Design, and Digital Product for over 25 years and currently consults and coaches via his business Resonant Futures. He also consults via the global creative talent network Group...

In this trailer for season 1, I share the story behind The UX Fika Podcast and why the first season was recorded back in 2021 but not released until now. I also share who the guests are and how I thought the chats would be a bit dated seeing they are 4 years old, but to my surprise they really aren't.

Hi, I'm your host Anna and welcome to the UX Fika podcast. The weekly show where I sit down for a fika chat with prominent friends and people I've met through the UX and conference scene. It's my chance to talk to them and ask them about the things we don't normally get time for when we meet at dinners, meet-ups or conferences. We talk about the honest bits, the behind the scenes,...