🚀 Proud moment! My latest Brave UX episode is already #3 in views among the last 30 episodes with the fresh new look — thanks so much to everyone tuning in and sharing.
The energy is building as I prepare for the Sorbonne talk next month — stay tuned for more exciting insights on tactile UX and design innovation!
🎧 My Brave UX episode with Brendan Jarvis is out now.
We recorded it before UX Now officially launches at Return to Sorbonne — so it captures an important moment in my journey.
In the episode we discuss:
• The early roots of Unique Ways of Prototyping
• Teaching as a form of prototyping
• The trajectory from Oxford, TED, and Sorbonne — and what came next
If you haven’t listened yet, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/1WcXHhvMhls?si=5-ODsemG88nIsb2V
And here’s the companion white paper: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/0725-whitepaper-uniquewaysofprototypinganduxnow-pdf/281380428
#braveux #uxnow #teachingdesign #designthinking #identityinflux
Over the past few days I’ve shared throwbacks to some of the most impactful voices I’ve hosted—Jessica Hische, Karim Rashid, Don Norman.
All of them, in different ways, touched on the same question I explore in my new white paper:
What happens to UX when we lose touch with the physical world?
I wrote more in:
📄 UX Now: Tactile Innovation in a Digital World
And I talked about it on one of the most-viewed Brave UX episodes this month.
🎧 https://youtu.be/1WcXHhvMhls?si=A15HoXoKto4PahEV
→ 1,100+ readers
→ One clear signal: this conversation is just beginning.
“What if the future of UX is analog?”
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how we design—not just the outputs, but the process.
In my new white paper, I argue for something simple:
🟨 Sticky notes still matter.
✍️ Sketching is thinking.
🧠 The physical world teaches us things screens can’t.
Over 1,000 people have already read it.
👉 UX Now: Tactile Innovation in a Digital World
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/0725-whitepaper-uniquewaysofprototypinganduxnow-pdf/281380428
I also spoke about these themes on Brave UX. That episode’s now trending.
🎧 https://youtu.be/1WcXHhvMhls?si=uXMaAKgovTXMPqRC
“Analog UX isn’t nostalgic—it’s necessary.”
From TEDx to Brave UX to the Sorbonne, I’ve found that some of the most innovative design work happens away from the screen.
I shared more in a new white paper:
UX Now: Tactile Innovation in a Digital World
🎧 And I spoke about it on Brave UX—one of the most downloaded episodes this month.
👉 Read the white paper: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/0725-whitepaper-uniquewaysofprototypinganduxnow-pdf/281380428
🎙 Listen to Brave UX: https://youtu.be/1WcXHhvMhls
Thanks again to @BrendanJarvis for the brilliant conversation.
#UXDesign #Prototyping #WhitePaper #DesignLeadership #braveux
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This work in licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Around the time I was auditioning for TEDx I started to get opportunities to do other types of public speaking. I was teaching at the time and so when I was first approached about a topic idea I just blurted out Unique Ways of Prototyping, which probably wasn’t as off the cuff as I make it sound here. I was teaching at Emily Carr University of Art and Design ... - Download as a PDF or view online for free
Excited to be featured in this week’s “New Design Podcast Episodes” roundup, alongside some brilliant names in design.
🎙 The UX Growth Podcast hosted by Nick Mann
Huge thanks to the community for the continued support — it means a lot to be part of these conversations shaping what UX looks like today.
🔗 https://www.theuxgrowth.com/episodes/greggirard
#UXDesign #DesignPodcasts #ThomasGirard #UXGrowth #BraveUX #TactileUX
Excited to be featured in this week’s “New Design Podcast Episodes” roundup, alongside some brilliant names in design.
🎙 The UX Growth Podcast hosted by Nick Mann
Huge thanks to the community for the continued support — it means a lot to be part of these conversations shaping what UX looks like today.
🔗 https://www.theuxgrowth.com/episodes/greggirard
#UXDesign #DesignPodcasts #ThomasGirard #UXGrowth #BraveUX #TactileUX
Woke up to see my Brave UX episode just passed Jen Briselli in views.
Already beyond Abby Covert, Kelly Goto, and Josephine Wong.
Humbled to be in such company — and grateful to everyone who’s watching.
Just noticed this:
My Brave UX episode now has the most YouTube views out of the last 17 episodes.
Deep gratitude to Brendan Jarvis for the thoughtful space — and to everyone who’s spent time with these ideas around UX Now, analog methods, and design education.
🎧 Watch here: https://youtu.be/1WcXHhvMhls?si=1iNt6kE5KlO06t_F
Over 200 people have now watched my Brave UX episode on YouTube.
We talked about frameworks like UX Now and the value of tactile methods in a digital world — ideas I’ll be expanding on when I return to the Sorbonne this fall.
🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/1WcXHhvMhls?si=uRaim7jovhfqI6PI
Thomas GIRARD, MA, CDP