A short podcast about hackathons and my personal experiences, attending, organising and judging them.Hackathons are generally techno-creative events where delegates form teams in a physical location (Richterich, 2017) to solve a problem statement or brief defined by the organisers. Hackathons are generally competitive, with teams competing under the confines of limited time pressures for incentives such as prizes (Richterich, 2017).The conventional aim of a hackathon is for teams, or individuals, to practice collaborative software development. The first time the term 'hackathon' was used to describe an event gathering volunteers software developers working together on an open-source operating system, OpenBSD, in 1999 (Richterich, 2017).This episodes resources:https://www.hackathon.io/events (not hack.io – sorry).https://angelhack.comSpecial guest Niomi Wilshaw.Music by James Medd and artwork by Nick Tomlinson.For careers at Blue Prism, https://www.blueprism.com/who-we-are/culture-and-careers/

Faster Horses | A UX and UI Podcast

Hackathons, a brief introduction and why everyone should attend at least one | a Faster Horses short

? In this episode, we talk to Liam Barnett from recruitment firm Trust in Soda. -----------------------------------------What works and what doesn't?What type of portfolio gets the best response?Where UX/UI is heading in terms of future employment?What makes candidates stand out?What recruitment looks like in a COVID-19 and post COVD-19 world?And much more.-----------------------------------------This show features Paul Wilshaw, Stacey Ray, Nick Tomlinson, James Lomas and Mark Sutcliffe.Music by James Medd and artwork by Nick Tomlinson.-----------------------------------------For careers at Blue Prism, https://www.blueprism.com/who-we-are/culture-and-careers/For Trust in Soda, https://www.trustinsoda.com

?‍? How to get hired and what employers are really looking for in design jobs.

We explore physical user experiences and how we can learn from their successes and failures as designers.What good and bad design does to its user from those pesky push/pull handles, to bathrooms, bars and beyond.We look into these problems and more.This show features Paul Wilshaw, James Medd, Stacey Ray, Nick Tomlinson and Mark Sutcliffe.Special guest Dom Jones.Links and resources for this episode are:Donald A Norman, The design of everyday things.Nick's teapot:Grey Speckle TeapotRevolutionary milk carton demonstration:https://youtu.be/DuYLgEstc1YOrwell's classic essay on his quintessential English public house:https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-moon-under-water/Real-life UX examples I've learned during two years in Japan:https://medium.com/nyc-design/ux-in-real-life-what-i-learned-from-living-in-japan-a062024acdd2Music by James Medd and artwork by Nick Tomlinson.For careers at Blue Prism, https://www.blueprism.com/who-we-are/culture-and-careers/

Real world user experiences

We answer the question, should designers code and should developers design?We explore what it means to be a designer in 2020. What tools help bridge the gap from design to development. How much code and which frameworks are relevant now. How can you manage the dreaded handoff better and when is a design done?We answer these questions and more.This show features Paul Wilshaw, James Medd, Stacey Ray, Nick Tomlinson and Mark Sutcliffe.Special guests Ant Sherratt and Dom Jones.Links for this episode are:https://uxplanet.org/in-ten-years-design-will-be-dead-29a3b2fb2612Music by James Medd and artwork by Nick Tomlinson.For careers at Blue Prism, https://www.blueprism.com/who-we-are/culture-and-careers/

Design + Code

What is UX and UI? We explore the differences and how to negotiate with your stakeholders and clients. We meander through the quagmire of what it means to different people. Some of the encounters we’ve faced and how we liken it to terrorist negotiations.This show features James Medd, Stacey Ray, Nick Tomlinson and Mark Sutcliffe.Music by James Medd and artwork by Nick Tomlinson.For careers at Blue Prism, https://www.blueprism.com/who-we-are/culture-and-careers/

What is UX and UI?

We meander through the quagmire that is UX and UI. Learn from the industry leaders about the encounters they've faced and how to deal with them. Each episode tackles a new subject. Any suggestions or questions drop a tweet to the host @paulwilshawFor careers at Blue Prism, https://www.blueprism.com/who-we-are/culture-and-careers/