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UX is evolving, not dying. Host Eric Ellis brings two decades of design leadership to conversations with UX veterans who've navigated everything from Web 2.0 to mobile to AI. These aren't tool tutorials or hot takes—they're strategic discussions about professional resilience and the irreplaceable human elements of design. New episodes monthly. Because the future of UX isn't about choosing between ... more

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Every AI feature makes a promise it can't fully keep: trust me, even when I'm wrong. Users rarely see a confidence score. They never see a training set. All they get is the interface in front of them.

In this episode of UX Evolved, host Eric Ellis s... more

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What if the clearest view of where UX is headed isn't inside our industry — but outside of it?

Dr. Travis Bell spent 12 years in broadcast journalism before stepping back to study what happens when technology reshapes a profession from the inside ou... more

Whitney Tolley was our first-ever returning guest on UX Evolved — and for good reason. When she joined us last time, she left us with a line that stuck: if designers keep seeing themselves as UI generators, they'll be replaced. A lot has happened sin... more

"The biggest thing PMs get wrong about UX? That it's just about the UI. It's actually about psychology."

Blanca Barragan — PM at Versapay, Forbes Technology Council member — knows that the best product decisions happen when there's healthy tension b... more

Jen Blatz drops 26 bold predictions for UX in 2026 - and they're not comfortable ones. As a Principal UX Researcher at BECU and host of BlatzChatz, Jen brings a journalism background and "troublemaker" mindset to dissecting where our profession is re... more

The ground is shifting under our profession faster than ever. In this episode, I'm sharing three data-backed predictions about what's happening to UX in 2026 - not someday, but THIS YEAR.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Introduction02:00 - Prediction 1: Visua... more

Amit Popat built a beautiful AI product that nobody bought. Then he sat in a hotel watching managers use whiteboards to make pricing decisions in 2019. That's when everything changed.From Cambridge math to building EasyJet's personalization engine to... more

Dan Zola (1,000+ user interviews, Google) on what changes with AI research tools—and what doesn't. Body language, organizational trust, and knowing which follow-up question matters most. The skills worth investing in now.

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Heidi Chow
Product Manager by way of UX Design with experience in AI features and health tech
Former Byte (aligner treatment app); Prequel (regulatory insights tool)
Episode: Ep 201: When Trust Becomes the Interface | Heidi Chow
Dr. Travis Bell
Associate Professor of Digital and Sports Media, USF
University of South Florida
Episode: Ep 110: When Sports Media Wrote the UX Playbook | Dr. Travis Bell
Blanca Barragan
Product Manager at Versapay, Forbes Technology Council member
Versapay
Episode: Ep 108: When Product Managers Start Prototyping | Blanca Barragan
Jen Blatz
Principal UX researcher, host of the BlatzChatz podcast
BlatzChatz
Episode: Ep 107: When Resilience Becomes Your Superpower | Jen Blatz
Amit Popat
Head of AIML at Cloudbeds, expert in translating AI capabilities into usable user experiences
Cloudbeds
Episode: Ep 105: A beautiful AI product that nobody bought | Amit Popat
Dan Zola
Leading UX research at Google, focusing on AI products and research operations
Google
Episode: Ep 104: The Research Skills That Still Require Humans | Dan Zola (Google xWF)
Miwako Zosel
UX researcher
SmartBear
Episode: Ep 103: “Did You Hallucinate?” - What a UX Researcher Taught Me About AI | Miwako Zosel
Whitney Tolley
AI-powered design director who previously worked as a technical project manager
Cloudbeds
Episode: Ep 102: When the Double Diamond Meets Machine Speed | Whitney Tolley
Adam Howell
Designer with deep history in Web 2.0, prototyping tools, and AI-enabled products
Versapay, Accomplice, Mocksup, Google (past)
Episode: Ep 101: UX Designer Explains What's Actually Different This Time | Adam Howell

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Ep 201: When Trust Becomes the Interface | Heidi Chow
Q: If you could redesign one thing in the universe, what would it be?
The responder centers the job hunting process as a broken, demoralizing system and envisions solutions that bring transparent guidance and better matching, with an emphasis on reducing the opacity and improving outcomes for job seekers.
Ep 109: When You Stop Optimizing the Wrong Process | Whitney Tolley Returns
Q: Given this shift, what would you say to designers who worry their roles are at risk or becoming obsolete in an agentic future?
The guest emphasizes upskilling to unicorn-level versatility—combining strategic thinking, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and clear communication—to guide AI-enabled teams, ensuring designers stay central to decision-making and outcomes beyond mere UI polish.
Ep 109: When You Stop Optimizing the Wrong Process | Whitney Tolley Returns
Q: Is the definition of human judgment changing when it comes to doing user research? And if so, how?
She describes blending synthetic AI testing with real user insights—using synthetic tests to flag potential issues quickly, but stressing that real user research remains essential for validating nuanced user understanding and contextual factors that AI cannot fully capture.
Ep 109: When You Stop Optimizing the Wrong Process | Whitney Tolley Returns
Q: I agree. But since then, as your definition of what a designer owns, what they are responsible for in this increasingly AI-agentic world, has it changed in your mind?
Whitney argues that the definition is less about a change in ownership and more about amplifying emphasis on outcomes and cross-disciplinary collaboration, enabled by AI tools that take on more execution while designers focus on shaping strategy and experiences.
Ep 101: UX Designer Explains What's Actually Different This Time | Adam Howell
Q: What do you think the AI era will mean for junior UX designers?
Junior designers may actually be in a better position because human-centered skills—understanding needs, storytelling, and effective communication—will be increasingly valued alongside technical capabilities.

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