Practical UX: Methods, Research, and Design Thinking
By Dr Chris Parker
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Practical UX: Methods, Research & Design Thinking is a podcast for professionals and students who want to move past theory and use real-world user experience practices. Each episode covers tools, methods, and mindsets that shape strong design, including user research, design thinking, usability testing, prototyping, and product design strategy. Dr Parker talks with UX leaders, researchers, and designers who share practical insights you can use in your own work.
Dr Parker is a Senior Lecturer in UX Design at Loughborough University (School of Design and Creative Arts)
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Beyond UX: Finding the North Star That Transforms Businesses (with Peter Kotsonis)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Closing the Loop: How Systems Thinking Transforms UX and Design Practice
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Success in Design and Sprint Culture | with Douglas Ferguson
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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UX Research Review: How the Next Generation of UX Designs for Trust, Emotion, and Connection
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Interviewing Users, Evolving UX — with Steve Portigal
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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The Hiatus is Over!
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Irene Pereyra: Universal Principles of UX
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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[BONUS] Chris on the Lazy Marketing Hour!
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Karl Randay - Design for Consumer Experience
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Gaurav Sharma - Taking a Masters in UX Design
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May 11, 2022 |
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Frank Spillers - VR Design and UX
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Dani Sampson - Design Strategy and Philosophy
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Sarah Doody - UX Portfolios, Careers, and Mindfulness
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Season 4 (Coming Soon)
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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The Future of Design Education | Cees de Bont (Dean of Loughborough School of Design and Creative Arts)
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May 26, 2021 |
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South Africa's Powerful Human-Centred Design | With Keneilwe Munyai (African Design Thinking)
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Reinventing Design at IBM | with Karel Vredenburg (Director, Global Design Leadership at IBM)
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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The Future of Ethnography | With Eugene Murphy (Indeemo)
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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A new form of Design beyond Design Thinking | With Abhijeet Shukla (UX Designer, Tata Design Consultancy, Mumbai))
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Netflix Product Design and Inspiring Africa's New Designers | With Mariam Braimah (Netflix and Kimoyo Fellowship)
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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How to Design Augmented Reality Retail Apps | With Liangchao Xue (Loughborough University)
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Psychology Essentials for UX Design | With Hellen Pitikaris (Morefire GmbH)
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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What Makes An Effective UX Consultant? | With Bunnyfoot's Cathy Carr and Pete Underwood
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Design Research and Consultancy Skills | With Frances Brown
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Top Tasks, Priotisisation, and 5G | With Gerry McGovern
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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UX Design in the Insurance Industry | With Heidi Smith
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Essential UX Skills, Accessability, and Effective UX Design | with Lou Oakham: UX Designer
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Designing the Advertising Experience - with Grace Francis of Droga5
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Life as a UX Design Consultant (With Marg Laing)
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Lessons from a young UX Designer (with Szymon Trzepla)
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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UX Design's Essential Skills [From UX Crunch]
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Success in Design and Sprint Culture (With Douglas Ferguson)
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Special Announcement: Live Webinar with UX Crunch [April 15th 2020]
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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How UX Design Can Fight Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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When to Apply Usability Testing [End of Season 1]
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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How Many Users Do I Need For Testing?
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Making a Business Case for UX Usability Designs
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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Reviewing 2019: Usability's Evolution
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Using Dark UX for Great User Experiences
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Psychology and UI Design: An introduction
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Learning from Dark UX [Extra]
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Why do UX Designers Need Psychology?
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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How To Design Perfect Website Navigation
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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How to conduct usability tests
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Using Think Aloud to Understand Satisfaction
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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How to Measure and Analyse Satisfaction (Metrics)
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Heuristics for Usability and Accessibility
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Oct 12, 2019 |
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What is Usability?
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Oct 06, 2019 |