Best Joe Natoli Podcasts (2025)

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Jeff Eaton: Content Observability in Complex Systems – Episode 212 31:36

25d ago31:36

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Jeff EatonModern content systems are complex and abstract, presenting problems for managers who want to understand how their content is performing.At Autogram, Jeff Eaton and Karen McGrane have developed a content observability framework to address this complexity.Their framework evaluates the composition, quality, health, and effectiveness of cont…

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Jeff Eaton: Content Observability in Complex Systems 31:37

25d ago31:37

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Modern content systems are complex and abstract, presenting problems for managers who want to understand how their content is performing. At Autogram, Jeff Eaton and Karen McGrane have developed a content observability framework to address this complexity. Their framework evaluates the composition, quality, health, and effectiveness of content prog…

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Dr. Sarah Gunning on the Learning Curve for Nonprofit Proposal Writers 12:59

1M ago12:59

12:59

Dr. Sarah Gunning of Towson University joins the podcast to discuss her recent article "How Do Nonprofit Proposal Writers Learn Their Jobs? Results of a Nationwide Survey and Interviews." Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!…

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Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire: The Value Map Content Framework – Episode 211 40:25

1M ago40:25

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Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuireAligning and orchestrating product content for complex business use cases is much easier when you have a framework to structure and guide your efforts.Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire and his business partner developed the "value map" framework to structure and organize product marketing information. This helps them to align interna…

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Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire: The Value Map Content Framework 40:25

1M ago40:25

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Aligning and orchestrating product content for complex business use cases is much easier when you have a framework to structure and guide your efforts. Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire and his business partner developed the "value map" framework to structure and organize product marketing information. This helps them to align internal stakeholders on strat…

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Greg Dunlap: Designing Content Authoring Experiences 31:10

3M ago31:10

31:10

Experience design for readers of online content gets a lot of attention. The authors who create the content and get it ready for publication aren't as well served. In his new book, Designing Content Authoring Experiences, Greg Dunlap addresses this situation, showing content-system creators how to design better interfaces, streamline workflows, and…

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Greg Dunlap: Designing Content Authoring Experiences – Episode 210 31:10

3M ago31:10

31:10

Greg DunlapExperience design for readers of online content gets a lot of attention. The authors who create the content and get it ready for publication aren't as well served.In his new book, Designing Content Authoring Experiences, Greg Dunlap addresses this situation, showing content-system creators how to design better interfaces, streamline work…

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Sarah Johnson: Moving Content Forward with “Content-first Design” – Episode 209 29:38

3M ago29:38

29:38

Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson asks, "If a digital experience is a conversation with a user, how can you have that conversation if you don't know what the words are?"Sarah addresses the crucial role of content in her new book, "Content-first Design," tackling both the pragmatic aspects of a content-first approach to design as well as how to advocate fo…

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Sarah Johnson: Moving Content Forward with Content-first Design 29:38

3M ago29:38

29:38

Sarah Johnson asks, "If a digital experience is a conversation with a user, how can you have that conversation if you don't know what the words are?" Sarah addresses the crucial role of content in her new book, "Content-first Design," tackling both the pragmatic aspects of a content-first approach to design as well as how to advocate for content pr…

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Leah Buley and Joe Natoli: The UX Team of One – Episode 208 33:09

4M ago33:09

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Leah Buley and Joe NatoliBoth UX and content professionals routinely find themselves on teams where they are the sole practitioner of their craft.Leah Buley and Joe Natoli recently revised "The UX Team of One" (use code ELLESS15 at checkout to get 15% off through then end of February) to share their pragmatic take on solo UX practice, deftly balanc…

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Leah Buley and Joe Natoli: The UX Team of One 33:09

4M ago33:09

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Both UX and content professionals routinely find themselves on teams where they are the sole practitioner of their craft. Leah Buley and Joe Natoli recently revised "The UX Team of One" to share their pragmatic take on solo UX practice, deftly balancing the application of human-centered research insights with the need to show the business value of …

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Rob Punselie: Content Jobs to Be Done – Episode 207 31:11

4M ago31:11

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Rob PunselieA truly customer-focused content strategy is the cornerstone of good customer experiences.Over the past 25 years, Rob Punselie has developed and honed content discovery research methods based on time-tested usability knowledge and the Jobs to Be Done product-development framework.This approach has helped him consistently deliver to his …

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Rob Punselie: Content Jobs to Be Done 31:12

4M ago31:12

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A truly customer-focused content strategy is the cornerstone of good customer experiences. Over the past 25 years, Rob Punselie has developed and honed content discovery research methods based on time-tested usability knowledge and the Jobs to Be Done product-development framework. This approach has helped him consistently deliver to his clients ef…

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Joe Natoli on The User Experience Team of One 17:32

5M ago17:32

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On this episode, we're joined by Joe Natoli, co-author (with Leah Buley) of second edition of The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide. Natoli, who also runs the UX 365 Academy, argues that UX teams of one are more common than we think and offers strategies for success as the lone UX team member at your organization. Vi…

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Epilogue 41:54

5M ago41:54

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In this final episode, I reflect on things I learned by producing the show. See full show notes at: https://theinformed.life/2024/12/29/episode-156-epilogue/ Photo by Diego Jimenez on Unsplash.By Jorge Arango

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Peter Morville on Exit Interview, part 2 32:37

5M ago32:37

32:37

Peter Morville is a pioneer of information architecture. He co-authored Information Architecture for the World-Wide Web, the classic O’Reilly “polar bear” book on the subject. In our previous conversation, I interviewed Peter about a big change in his life. In this interview, we turn the tables: he interviews me about a big change to this show. See…

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Alan J. Porter: Storytelling for Enterprise Content Strategy – Episode 206 32:21

5M ago32:21

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Alan J. PorterStorytelling is the oldest content practice. Alan Porter helps enterprises and content practitioners improve their story craft.Alan shows how better stories both convey the unique benefits of a business to their customers and improve cross-functional communication within organizations.We talked about: Content Pool, the enterprise cont…

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Alan J. Porter: Storytelling for Enterprise Content Strategy 32:22

5M ago32:22

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Storytelling is the oldest content practice. Alan Porter helps enterprises and content practitioners improve their story craft. Alan shows how better stories both convey the unique benefits of a business to their customers and improve cross-functional communication within organizations. https://ellessmedia.com/csi/alan-porter/…

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Peter Morville on Exit Interview, part 1 51:03

6M ago51:03

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Peter Morville is a pioneer of information architecture. He co-authored Information Architecture for the World-Wide Web, the classic O’Reilly “polar bear” book on the subject. This is Peter’s third appearance on the show. I asked him back because I wanted to learn about his decision to retire from IA consulting. This is the first of two conversatio…

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Joe Gollner: A Multi-layered Definition of “Content” – Episode 205 32:44

6M ago32:44

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Joe GollnerAs recently as 40 years ago, we didn't have much need for the word "content."But as soon as we started delivering the same information via multiple channels, we needed a way to identify the essential elements of content assemblies and to work with them independent of their various manifestations in information products. So the concept of…

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Joe Gollner: A Multi-layered Definition of "Content" 32:44

6M ago32:44

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As recently as 40 years ago, we didn't have much need for the word "content." But as soon as we started delivering the same information via multiple channels, we needed a way to identify the essential elements of content assemblies and to work with them independent of their various manifestations in information products. So the concept of "content"…

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Joe Natoli on The UX Team of One 37:57

6M ago37:57

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Joe Natoli is a renowned UX design consultant, advisor, and educator. Now, he’s collaborated with Leah Buley on a new edition of her classic book, The User Experience Team of One. That is the subject of our conversation. See full show notes at: https://theinformed.life/2024/11/17/episode-153-joe-natoli/…

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Stephanie Pereira: Designing Hyper-localized Content – Episode 204 29:24

6M ago29:24

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Stephanie PereiraLocalizing digital product content is challenging on its own. When you add the need to communicate about sensitive financial topics to very specific audiences, the complexity of the work quickly grows.Stephanie Pereira is a content design manager working on the Google Payments product. She deftly balances a range of internal compli…

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Stephanie Pereira: Designing Hyper-localized Content 29:24

6M ago29:24

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Localizing digital product content is challenging on its own. When you add the need to communicate about sensitive financial topics to very specific audiences, the complexity of the work quickly grows. Stephanie Pereira is a content design manager working on the Google Payments product. She deftly balances a range of internal compliance and design …

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Andy Budd on The Growth Equation 41:32

6M ago41:32

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Andy Budd co-founded pioneering UX design agency Clearleft. After leading and growing that company, he became an advisor, VC, and coach. He’s now written a book on how early stage startups can benefit from good design. That is the focus of our conversation. See full show notes: https://theinformed.life/2024/11/03/episode-152-andy-budd/…

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Dr. Elena Garcia and Lupe Garcia on Considering the Factory Floor 32:01

7M ago32:01

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Father-daughter research team Lupe and Elena Garcia discuss their recent Technical Communication Quarterly article Considering the Factory Floor, which analyzes communication breakdowns between union workers and supervisors. This episode is part of the 2024 The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival on "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, and …

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Colleen Jones: AI and The Content Advantage 34:12

7M ago34:12

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Now in its third edition, Colleen Jones's book "The Content Advantage" has become a classic in the content-profession literature. The new edition of the book continues to highlight content intelligence and content effectiveness and adds a new focus on the impact and use of AI in content programs. It also takes a fresh look at the enduring concepts …

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Chris Bach: The Origins of Decoupled and Composable Web Architectures – Episode 203 36:49

7M ago36:49

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Chris BachOver the past ten years, Chris Bach has been at the forefront of the transformation of web development.Chris coined the term "Jamstack," which refers to one of the first conceptions of a composable web architecture (the acronym JAM accounts for the JavaScript, APIs, and markdown that make up a simple decoupled web system).He also founded …

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Chris Bach: The Origins of Decoupled and Composable Web Architectures 36:49

7M ago36:49

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Over the past ten years, Chris Bach has been at the forefront of the transformation of web development. Chris coined the term "Jamstack," which refers to one of the first conceptions of a composable web architecture (the acronym JAM accounts for the JavaScript, APIs, and markdown that make up a simple decoupled web system). He also founded Netlify,…

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Karen McGrane on Content Management 41:09

7M ago41:09

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Karen McGrane describes herself as a “UX multi-hyphenate”: information architect, content strategist, technical communicator, accessibility advocate, and more. She’s co-founder of Autogram, a content management and design system consultancy, and author of two classic books on content strategy. In this conversation, we focus on how AI might affect c…

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Fran Alexander: Democratizing Taxonomy Practice – Episode 202 32:58

7M ago32:58

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Fran AlexanderThere is always more taxonomy work to be done than there are practitioners to do it. Fran Alexander's solution to this imbalance is to democratize taxonomy practice.Fran's work actually spans the full range of semantic practices, from simple term lists to taxonomies, thesauruses, and ontologies and knowledge graphs. Wherever she's wor…

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Fran Alexander: Democratizing Taxonomy Practice 32:58

7M ago32:58

32:58

There is always more taxonomy work to be done than there are practitioners to do it. Fran Alexander's solution to this imbalance is to democratize taxonomy practice. Fran's work actually spans the full range of semantic practices, from simple term lists to taxonomies, thesauruses, and ontologies and knowledge graphs. Wherever she's working in this …

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Scott Berkun on Why Design is Hard 36:03

7M ago36:03

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Scott Berkun is the bestselling author of nine books on design, innovation, remote work, and more. His most recent book, Why Design Is Hard, is the second of a pair on why design makes a difference and how designers can best go about it. That is the focus of today’s conversation. See full show notes at: https://theinformed.life/2024/10/06/episode-1…

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Mike Gifford: Accessibility, Sustainability, and Content Management – Episode 201 31:26

8M ago31:26

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Mike GiffordWhere web accessibility, digital sustainability, content management, open-source software, and web standards intersect, you'll find Mike Gifford.Mike is the open standards and practices lead at Civic Actions, a company that helps governments deliver better digital services.Through his practice, Mike ensures that the content systems they…

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Mike Gifford: Accessibility, Sustainability, and Content Management 31:26

8M ago31:26

31:26

Where web accessibility, digital sustainability, content management, open-source software, and web standards intersect, you'll find Mike Gifford. Mike is the open standards and practices lead at Civic Actions, a company that helps governments deliver better digital services. Through his practice, Mike ensures that the content systems they deliver a…

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Michele Ann Jenkins: Taxonomy as the Foundation of Semantic Architecture – Episode 200 32:02

8M ago32:02

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Michele Ann JenkinsThrough her taxonomy and other information architecture work, Michele Ann Jenkins helps people across the organizations she works with align their mental models and terminology usage.This alignment of concerns and language forms the foundation of the semantic architecture that is so crucial to modern content systems.We talked abo…

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Michele Ann Jenkins: Taxonomy as the Foundation of Semantic Architecture 32:03

8M ago32:03

32:03

Through her taxonomy and other information architecture work, Michele Ann Jenkins helps people across the organizations she works with align their mental models and terminology usage. This alignment of concerns and language forms the foundation of the semantic architecture that is so crucial to modern content systems. https://ellessmedia.com/csi/mi…

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