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I met Charles through the Visualize Value community early in 2020 and I enjoyed his straight-talking feedback and ways of looking at the world. Since then I've spoken to him a lot—especially on Twitter—and I always enjoy our thoughtful conversations.My hope with this episode is to answer an eternal question: how do you get better as a designer?About Charles:Charles Burdett is the founder of Product Club (http://product.club), a community that helps product teams create a design-led culture in their organisation with workshops and storytelling.Read more about Charles:https://chxrles.com/abouthttps://product.clubhttps://twitter.com/durablestretch

I met Charles through the Visualize Value community early in 2020 and I enjoyed his straight-talking feedback and ways of looking at the world. Since then I've spoken to him a lot—especially on Twitter—and I always enjoy our thoughtful conversations.My hope with this episode is to answer an eternal question: how do you get better as a designer?About Charles:Charles Burdett is the founder of Product Club (<a href="http://product.club/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://product.club</a>), a community that helps product teams create a design-led culture in their organisation with workshops and storytelling.Read more about Charles:<a href="https://chxrles.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://chxrles.com/about</a><a href="https://product.club/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://product.club</a><a href="https://twitter.com/durablestretch" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/durablestretch</a>

Charles Burdett - How to be a better designer

In this week's Creative Conversation, I talk to Charles Burdett; a freelance UX consultant and the creator of 'Workshop Tactics'. We talked about the state of workshop resources, planning and facilitating workshops, how your experience and confidence leads to developing your own style, plus the experience of designing and developing a product from the ground up. I really enjoyed talking with Charles about his journey; I hope you enjoy listening in. Show Notes Gamestorming SessionLab Workshop Tactics on Twitter Pre-order v1 of the Workshop Tactics deck Workshop Tactics online for FREE! The Sideman Designer on Patreon @tomjepsoncreative on Instagram @thepixelgrid on Twitter tomjepsoncreative.work on the web

In this week's Creative Conversation, I talk to <a href="https://twitter.com/DurableStretch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Burdett</a>; a freelance UX consultant and the creator of 'Workshop Tactics'. We talked about the state of workshop resources, planning and facilitating workshops, how your experience and confidence leads to developing your own style, plus the experience of designing and developing a product from the ground up. I really enjoyed talking with Charles about his journey; I hope you enjoy listening in. Show Notes <a href="https://gamestorming.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gamestorming</a> <a href="https://www.sessionlab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SessionLab</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WorkshopTactics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Workshop Tactics on Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.workshoptactics.com/products/workshop-tactics-deck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pre-order v1 of the Workshop Tactics deck</a> <a href="https://www.workshoptactics.com/pages/tactics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Workshop Tactics online for FREE!</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/tomjepsoncreative" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sideman Designer on Patreon</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomjepsoncreative" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tomjepsoncreative on Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/thepixelgrid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thepixelgrid on Twitter</a> <a href="https://tomjepsoncreative.work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tomjepsoncreative.work on the web</a>

Episode 015 - Creative Conversations - Charles Burdett

In this episode, I talk to Charles Burdett, a UX Designer and the founder of Workshop Tactics, a card deck with exercises for workshop facilitators. I reached out to Charles after I saw examples of his early alpha version on Instagram. And, I was lucky enough to get him to honestly share his experience of developing a physical product for workshop facilitators.   In the show, we discuss the needs of newbie and professional facilitators in terms of tools that make workshops work, what we can learn from UX Design about workshop participants. And, we speak about the difference between workshop exercises, tactics and strategies, namely how wording can impact participants’ engagement in workshops. Don’t miss the part when we make up the workshop hierarchy of needs that could fail your session despite high-quality content, precise tactic preparation and world-class facilitation. Click here to download the free 1-page summaryDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Feeling inspired by the conversation in this episode? We can have our own - take a seat at my virtual table as part of a Mastermind Group. Questions and Answers[1:53] You have a background in UX Design and developed Workshop Tactics. What’s your story behind this idea?[7:44] What have you learned from UX for workshop facilitation?[9:45] How does UX works when we think of workshop participants as users?[11:34] You mentioned in a previous call how you knew an exercise similar to the “premortem” for design workshops. Could you run us through?[15:15] What are the skills a facilitator needs to make workshops with internal and external stakeholders work?[19:33] Can you briefly explain the concept of OKR?[23:33] What are the prerequisites for a facilitator to be able to use your card deck?[25:24] What would be your advice for someone who uses your card deck for the first time?[28:20] Where do you think this ‘eye-rolling’ when speaking about workshops comes from?[30:11] What do you understand by tactics when you speak about workshops?[33:32] As a facilitator, what do you need to do before starting the tactical part?[40:17] Do we need creative rooms to host workshops that work?[44:05] What’s your favourite exercise?[49:15] What do you want the audience to remember from our conversation?Related links you may want to check out:Charles' business page: www.workshoptactics.comRadical Focus by Christina WodtkeLean UX by Jeff Gothelf and Josh SeidenOur sponsor Session Lab (affiliate link) Listeners of the workshops work podcast are prioritized for the beta testing! Sign up here!Episodes mentioned in the show:Alison Coward on Workshop Culture (Episode 013) Jeremy Akers on Mindset Management (Episode 007)Connect to Charles:LinkedIn Twitter or Instagram @workshoptactics Support the showCheck out the podcast map to see the overview of all podcast episodes: https://workshops.work/podcast-map

In this episode, I talk to Charles Burdett, a UX Designer and the founder of <a href="http://www.workshoptactics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Workshop Tactics</a>, a card deck with exercises for workshop facilitators. I reached out to Charles after I saw examples of his early alpha version on Instagram. And, I was lucky enough to get him to honestly share his experience of developing a physical product for workshop facilitators.  In the show, we discuss the needs of newbie and professional facilitators in terms of tools that make workshops work, what we can learn from UX Design about workshop participants. And, we speak about the difference between workshop exercises, tactics and strategies, namely how wording can impact participants’ engagement in workshops. Don’t miss the part when we make up the workshop hierarchy of needs that could fail your session despite high-quality content, precise tactic preparation and world-class facilitation. <a href="https://workshops.work/podcast/019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to download the free 1-page summary </a>Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite <a href="https://kite.link/workshopswork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast</a> player. Feeling inspired by the conversation in this episode? We can have our own - take a seat at my virtual table as part of a <a href="http://www.workshops.work/mastermind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastermind Group</a>. Questions and Answers[1:53] You have a background in UX Design and developed Workshop Tactics. What’s your story behind this idea?[7:44] What have you learned from UX for workshop facilitation?[9:45] How does UX works when we think of workshop participants as users?[11:34] You mentioned in a previous call how you knew an exercise similar to the “premortem” for design workshops. Could you run us through?[15:15] What are the skills a facilitator needs to make workshops with internal and external stakeholders work?[19:33] Can you briefly explain the concept of OKR?[23:33] What are the prerequisites for a facilitator to be able to use your card deck?[25:24] What would be your advice for someone who uses your card deck for the first time?[28:20] Where do you think this ‘eye-rolling’ when speaking about workshops comes from?[30:11] What do you understand by tactics when you speak about workshops?[33:32] As a facilitator, what do you need to do before starting the tactical part?[40:17] Do we need creative rooms to host workshops that work?[44:05] What’s your favourite exercise?[49:15] What do you want the audience to remember from our conversation? Related links you may want to check out:<ul><li>Charles' business page: <a href="http://www.workshoptactics.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.workshoptactics.com</a></li><li>Radical Focus by Christina Wodtke</li><li>Lean UX by Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden</li><li>Our sponsor <a href="https://www.sessionlab.com/?inv=CjHV2L_oiVqRLusCoF9HdQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Session Lab</a> (affiliate link) </li></ul>Listeners of the workshops work podcast are prioritized for the beta testing! Sign up <a href="http://bit.ly/workshoptactics " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>!Episodes mentioned in the show:Alison Coward on Workshop Culture (<a href="https://idayz.nl/podcasts/013" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 013</a>) Jeremy Akers on Mindset Management (<a href="https://idayz.nl/podcasts/007" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 007</a>)Connect to Charles:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesburdett/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Twitter or Instagram @workshoptactics <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9HVKKY6HYD9N2" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Check out the podcast map to see the overview of all podcast episodes: https://workshops.work/podcast-map

019 - Workshop tactics: Can we design workshops without experience? - with Charles Burdett