The UX Level-Up podcast

The UX Level-Up

Join Sophia V. Prater on a dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, and simplifying complexity.

Join Sophia V. Prater on a dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, and simplifying complexity.

 

#86

085 - Teams that OOUX: Saving Time while Tackling Wildly Complex Product Design with Kayla Ferris an...

Ryan Young and Kayla Ferris are Certified OOUX Strategists and UX leaders at P3+Uplift, an... more

05 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:36

05 Dec 2025


#85

084 - (ORCA Series #14) - Relationship Representation: Connect Your Objects, Connect Your Teams with...

Allie Ofisher is a UX designer and consultant with deep roots in systems thinking, visual ... more

24 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:15

24 Nov 2025


#84

083 - (ORCA Series #13) - If Users Can’t Name It, They Can’t Value It - With Allie Ofisher

Allie Ofisher has worked as a UX consultant across AgTech and nonprofit product spaces, te... more

08 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:44

08 Nov 2025


#83

082 - (ORCA Series #12) - Building Trust Through Attributes - Attribute Prioritization With Jake Zuk...

In this 12th installment of the ORCA Series, Jake Z is back to wrap up the Prioritization ... more

24 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:33

24 Oct 2025


#82

081 - UX That Ships - Better Project Launches Using OOUX with Philippe Fara

After leading a major gov site launch, Philippe Fara is back to share how OOUX helped him ... more

21 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:50

21 Oct 2025


#81

080 - OOUX and Jobs to be Done with Jim Kalbach

Jobs To Be Done meets Object-Oriented UX! Sophia and JTBD legend, Jim Kalbach, nerd out on... more

26 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:58

26 Sep 2025


#80

079 - (ORCA Series #11) - CTAs That Align Teams and Earn Trust - CTA Prioritization with Jake Zukows...

Jake Zukowski has worked as Vice President of Global Design and Research at HelloFresh, le... more

05 Sep 2025

39 MINS

39:28

05 Sep 2025


#79

078 - Bossy UX - Why I’m Calling BS on the Doom-and-Gloom Era

A viral LinkedIn post claims UX is “just battles and compromises.” In this episode, Sophia... more

28 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:41

28 Aug 2025


#78

077 - (ORCA Series #10) - From Inheriting Strategy to Shaping It - Relationship Prioritization with ...

What if prioritizing relationships could boost your bottom line? In this 10th ORCA Series ... more

25 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:57

25 Aug 2025


#77

076 - Streamline Change Management using OOUX with Karen Hewell

Advanced OOUXer Karen Hewell joins me to share how she’s helping government agencies shift... more

11 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:08

11 Aug 2025


#76

075 - (ORCA Series #9) - Object Prio - A New Kind of Road Map

In this ninth installment of the ORCA Series, Sophia kicks off the Prioritization round wi... more

17 Jul 2025

35 MINS

35:54

17 Jul 2025


#75

074 - Why Your “Why” Isn’t Cutting It And How to Dig Deeper

In this episode, Sophia gets real about the tension between OOUX in theory vs. the messy r... more

03 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:23

03 Jul 2025


#74

073 - What the World Needs From Designers

In this episode of the podcast, Sophia announces a rebrand of the OOUX Podcast: The UX Lev... more

25 Jun 2025

40 MINS

40:22

25 Jun 2025


#73

072 - UX Innovation Starts With Systems, Not Screens

Frameworks don’t kill creativity — they set it free. In this episode, we're breaking d... more

25 Apr 2025

28 MINS

28:53

25 Apr 2025


#72

071 - OOUX as a Tool for Learning - How OOUX Makes You Smarter

In this more personal solo episode, Sophia shares how she uses OOUX to help her learn and ... more

04 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:01

04 Apr 2025


#71

070 - How to Save UX - 5 Ways to Practice Servant Leadership

The UX job market is rough. Veterans are being laid off, juniors are struggling to find jo... more

16 Mar 2025

24 MINS

24:23

16 Mar 2025


#70

069 - World Models, OOUX, & AI Consciousness

In this solo episode of the podcast, Sophia discusses, "AI: A Guide for Thinking Humans" b... more

06 Mar 2025

32 MINS

32:56

06 Mar 2025


#69

068 - Sensemaking & Storytelling via OOUX with Torrey Podmajersky

As president of Catbird Content, Torrey Podmajersky helps teams solve business and custome... more

21 Feb 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:34

21 Feb 2025


#68

067 - The Future of OOUX — And What Is OOUX Anyways?

In this episode, Sophia and Allie get clear on what exactly OOUX is, how the ORCA process ... more

06 Jan 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:39

06 Jan 2025


#67

066 - Getting OOUX Buy-In Using What You've Got With Raktim Chatterjee

Raktim Chatterjee is a Certified OOUX Strategist and the Lead UX Consultant at Xebia, a gl... more

05 Dec 2024

58 MINS

58:11

05 Dec 2024


#66

065 - Why I'm Closing the Doors on the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass

The Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass is coming off the shelf at midnight on Friday, September 2... more

24 Sep 2024

25 MINS

25:59

24 Sep 2024


#65

064 - The Three Transformations Most Designers Crave

In this solo episode of the podcast, Sophia asks, what is the point of OOUX? What are the ... more

08 Aug 2024

34 MINS

34:59

08 Aug 2024


#64

063 - Upgrading OOUX and ORCA and Why the Masterclass is going on Pause

There are big changes coming to the world of OOUX. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia ... more

18 Jul 2024

37 MINS

37:17

18 Jul 2024


#63

062 - Proof that OOUX Works with Kate Redfern and Philippe Fara

Kate Redfern is a Senior UX Consultant at Manifesto, a digital experience agency that work... more

27 Jun 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:19

27 Jun 2024


#62

061 - OOUXing English Football with Will Poole

Will Poole is Head of User Experience at Kyan, a digital product agency that specializes i... more

06 Jun 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:11

06 Jun 2024


#61

060 - Organizing a Team Around Objects with Ghyslain Olier

Ghyslain Olier is the Design Director at Content Square and has 15 years of experience in ... more

15 May 2024

59 MINS

59:18

15 May 2024