Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 265 | Indi Young - Empathy In the Problem Space
Guest:
Indi Young talks with Dave Rael about complexity, design, empathy, interaction, and the human condition
Indi Young has written two books, which are loved by thousands of practitioners and referenced by many curriculums. She has presented at 40+ conferences globally. In 2001, she was a founder of the UX agency Adaptive Path. She got my start as a software engineer, with a Computer Science B.S. from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1987. In her early projects, she realized that there was a gap between what her team knew, as engineers and creators, and what people were trying to ultimately accomplish. Her career has been dedicated to closing this gap.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Indi Young
- - Dark patterns
- - Complexity in systems, humanity, reciprocation, and meritocracy
- - Non-neutrality of software, realities of humanity and limitations of algorithms
- - Problem-space research
- - Problem-space research in agile environments
- - Defining empathy, the types of empathy, and criticisms of empathy applicable only to the emotional contagion type
- - Distinguishing affective empathy and emotional contagion
- - "Emotions are like the weather - you can't make them go away. You can't blow at the cloud and make it go away, but you can bring an umbrella and protect yourself." -Indi's neighbor
- - Empathy and compassion and getting in touch with "what makes someone tick" - building trust
- - Ways Indi teaches
- - Advice for developers isolated and lacking access to the problem space
- - Indi's book recommendation
- - Quick wins for moving in the direction of problem-space focus
- - Worthiness of empathy, the person and the conviction, and good energy
- - Indi's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - keeping up with Indi
Resources:
- Indi's Website
- Indi's Resources Page With Links to Mental Model Generators
- Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior - Indi Young
- Practical Empathy: For Collaboration and Creativity in Your Work - Indi Young
- Autopoiesis
- Marc Rettig
- Cyclomatic Complexity
- Design for Real Life - Sara Wachter-Boettcher
- Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty - Eric Meyer
- Introduction to Problem Space Research - A Course Taught by Indi
- Philip Morgan on Developer On Fire
- Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion - Paul Bloom
- Inside Out (2015 film)
- Inside Out Sadness comforts Bing Bong
- Andrea Goulet on Developer On Fire
- The Developer On Fire Community on Facebook
- White Men Can't Jump
- White Men Can't Jump - Glass of Water
- Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition (The XP Series) - Kent Beck
- Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ - Daniel Goleman
- 5 Questions with Dave Gray: Liminal Thinking, Doom Loops, Attention, Beliefs, Filter Bubbles & More
- Courage is not the Absence of Fear - Michael Hyatt
Indi's book recommendation:
Indi's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Build relationships
- Listen first
- Algorithms are no neutral
