Welcome to Leaders of Awesomeness
A lively community of UX leaders, designers, researchers, and writers from all over the world.
Who is a UX leader?
If you’re here, you’re probably a leader or working hard be become one.
A UX leader is different from a UX manager. A UX leader is not an appointed position. Anyone can become a UX leader; all it takes is a follower, a simple vision of where you want the UX in your company to be, and the drive to get it to that point.
If you are a UX leader, join our Leaders of Awesomeness community today.
After you request to join our Leaders of Awesomeness community, look in your inbox for an email with a link to finish the process. Then after you join, we’d love for you to introduce yourself in the community.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Free Live UX Strategy Discussions
Join hundreds of UX leaders every Monday for our live Talk UX Strategy sessions hosted by Jared Spool and Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman. Each session is focused on relevant UX strategy concepts that you can implement in your organization. Jared also takes time to answer questions at the end of each session.
Join our sessions to get a clear direction on where you need to take your UX strategy. Learn about interesting, relevant UX topics with hundreds of other UX leaders. And the learning doesn’t end with the session; our lively community in Leaders of Awesomeness keeps the conversations going.
Live Talk UX Strategy discussions for you to join.
All of our 1 hour upcoming sessions are followed by a live Q&A session with Jared Spool.
Shifting Left: Giving UX A Voice In Big Decisions
Monday, May 19 at noon ET (16.00 GMT)
REDUX: Navigating Politics: Prioritizing UX Above Product Delivery
Monday, May 26 at noon ET (16.00 GMT)
The Best UX Metrics for AI-Based Functionality
Monday, June 2 at noon ET (16.00 GMT)
Job Hunt: Tricks for Creating Tailored Case Studies
Monday, June 9 at noon ET (16.00 GMT)
Escaping the UX Feature Factory
Monday, June 16 at noon ET (16.00 GMT)
The Most Important UX Research You’re Not Doing
Monday, June 23 at noon ET (16.00 GMT)
Using Your UX Vision to Drive Innovative Product Roadmaps
Monday, June 30 at noon ET (16.00 GMT)
If you can’t make it to the discussion, don’t worry. Each session will be recorded and posted in the community for you to watch at your convenience.
Join our community to attend our Monday Talk UX Strategy sessions.
The Free Talk UX Strategy Archive
Looking for recordings of past Talk UX Strategy discussions? Look no further. You’re in the right spot. We have over 200+ Talks on UX Strategy by Jared Spool and Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman in our Archive Library.
When you join this program, you can access every recording for free.
We add each new recording within a day of the live session.
Enroll in Our Four-Week Live Course on Outcome-Driven UX Metrics
Establish your team’s UX metrics and goals by investing just 4 hours a week in our new Outcome-Driven UX Metrics course, featuring 8 hours of pre-recorded lectures and 8 hours of live coaching sessions with Jared.
You’ll learn to set inspiring UX goals, boost your team’s strategic impact, and receive personalized coaching, all while gaining access to a community of 53,000+ UX leaders.
Join this course and establish your UX Metrics today!
Enroll in Our Four-Week Live Course on Advanced Strategic UX Research
Imagine your organization’s long-term direction and strategy directly aligned with your customers’ and users’ deepest needs. That’s the transformative power of Strategic UX Research.
Investing only four hours weekly for four weeks will lead your organization to become the foremost expert in your users’ and customers’ needs. Choose which cohort best fits your schedule, and let’s get started transforming your organization together:
Join our Adv. Strategic UX Research course.
Enroll in Our Four-Week Live Course
Craft + Lead a Strategic UX Vision
Investing only four hours weekly for four weeks will bring to focus a clear vision of your users’ highly desirable experiences in your organization.
Demonstrate how investing in great UX translates into benefits everyone in your organization can clearly see. Gives everyone in your organization clarity and definition of what delviering successful products and visions look like.
Join our Craft + Lead a Strategic UX Vision course.
UX Strategy Essentials
You can find the Recorded Sessions for purchase at:
Essentials.CenterCentre.com
Each Topic will help you streamline your organization to UX maturity. You’ll learn skills and techniques to gain the support you need from executives and key stakeholders. Join our Intensives to finally show the true value that UX can bring to your organization.
Topics include our:
- Craft + Lead A Strategic UX Vision
- Advanced Approaches to UX Research
- Taking Control of Agile UX
- Outcome-Driven UX Metrics
Introducing Stand Out: A Working Community for Unemployed UX Leaders
That's why we've created a working community to ease the struggles of navigating this chaotic job market.
When you join the community, you'll participate in our weekly live discussions that explore the new tactics and practices you need for today's UX job market. Every Friday, at 3pm ET, Jared Spool will work directly with you and the small group of unemployed UX leaders who have joined the community. Together, you'll take a deep dive to uncover how you'll:
Present your vast experience most effectively in your résumé, portfolios, and cover letters.
Stand out in the application screening process to get an early interview quickly.
Make the most of your networking efforts to access unpublished opportunities.
Pitch yourself as a strategic UX leader who will bring great value to the organization.
We’ve created this as a working community, not just lectures and webinars (though there will be plenty of learning opportunities). You'll find a supportive environment filled with folks who know precisely the challenges of finding a new job in this market. In addition to the weekly live discussions, you'll find a dedicated community space with resources and online conversations to explore your unique situations.
Together, we'll encourage and bolster you through the difficult task of putting your career under a microscope as you try to prove you're the person your next job is seeking. You'll come away from each interaction inspired to take everything to the next level.
What is Leaders of Awesomeness?
Created by Jared Spool, Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman, and the team at Center Centre – UIE launched Leaders of Awesomeness, an online community of UX design, research, and content leaders.
Join our community to connect with UX leaders all over the world around the challenges and success you’re having to deliver better design in your organization. You can learn from our curated resources on everything UX to help you tackle those challenges and share advice, techniques, and knowledge with our global community.
