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Evolution Exchange Denmark PodcastEvo DK #245 - Designing Design Leadership - Team Challenges And How To Solve ThemIn this episode, Sean Thompson speaks with Rasmus Hangry from Moonstar.ai, Xhensila Reci, Senior Design Manager, and Lasse Kragh Carstensen, Department Manager, Digital Business at Sparekassen. They discuss the challenges of leading design teams and share strategies for solving common team-related issues. Their insights delve into the complexities of design leadership, digital business, and innovation, providing valuable advice for design leaders seeking to optimise team dynamics and drive creative success.2025-03-1441 min
SUX - The Sustainable UX PodcastSUX EP 11 - Bonus: "Someone You" with Xhensila ReciThis is a special bonus episode: It is Part 2 of our interview with Xhensila Reci. In the previous episode we spoke with Xhensila about Purpose Driven Design and its relation to Sustainability (--> Link). In this bonus episode we do the friendship book and speak about Xhensilas way into UX and to LEGO and we play together her wonderful card game “Someone You” (--> Link) to learn more about each other.
It is the first time that we split an interview into two episodes. But since the whole conversation with Xhensila was just wonderful and super insightful, we de...2024-01-0348 min
SUX - The Sustainable UX PodcastSUX EP 10 - "Purpose driven design" with Xhensila ReciToday we have something very special for you. Finally here it is: the lost episode. Last year we recorded this wonderful and extra long episode with Xhensila Reci from LEGO to speak about Purpose Driven Design. For several reasons, we did not manage to cut it and to decide if we should keep it this long, re-cut it, or make two episodes of it. Since the whole conversation with Xhensila was just wonderful and super insightful, we decided that we did not want to cut anything out. The SUX friendship book was super insightful and we also played Xhensilas...2023-12-2954 min
Who Is It For? | Understanding designEpisode 29: The Value of UX - w. Xhensila Reci (@xhensilareci)In todays episode I explore the value of UX together with UX'er and project manager Xhensila Reci.
This episode is a bit longer than the usual. But it so much worth it. Xhensila and I discover so many parts of what the core value of UX really is.
More about Xhensila right here: http://xhensilareci.dk/ & https://www.instagram.com/xhensilareci/
Listen along.
Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiifdesign/ and consider supporting on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wiif
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whoisitfor/message2020-03-101h 07
Digital Nordic Creatives#19 Guest episode Who is it for podcast: The Value of UX - w. Xhensila Reci (@xhensilareci) and Markus FlecknerThis is a guest episode where Xhensila was invited to speak about the value of user experience design at Who is it for podcast.
In todays episode I explore the value of UX together with UX'er and project manager Xhensila Reci. This episode is a bit longer than the usual. But it so much worth it. Xhensila and I discover so many parts of what the core value of UX really is. More about Xhensila right here: https://www.instagram.com/xhensilareci/
Listen along. Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...2020-03-061h 07
You've Got 5 OptionsEp 142: Happy New Year, Artists of 2019 and Thank You for the Music!Today's episode is nothing like we aired before. On the wave of tremendous gratitude, we have decided to pay a tribute to all of the artists that were brave enough to share their fantastic music with us in 2019. With an exemption of "almost-decent" intro made by Anna, get ready for an hour of great indie music - from Danish Rock and Roll, cumbia, electro, jazz, blues to gorgeously performed old folk tales - let us take you for an amazing musical adventure!
Last but not least, we want to thank Dave Villanueva from Supermoon Music for connecting...2020-01-0759 min
You've Got 5 OptionsEp 138: Burnout, Brules, Bulshitters and a beautiful Xhensila ReciThis time we discussed several B- concepts! Burnout and how to deal with it. Brules and what they really are. And then we stumbled upon some bullshitters. And all that in a great company of a friend of the show, beautiful Xhensila Reci and her ukulele.
ARTIST OF THE WEEK:
Xhensila Reci and her Ukulele
CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK:
Burnout- what is it, how does it feel, how to deal with it.
BULLSHIT OF THE WEEK:
BRULES: Bullshit Rules: what are they really?
https://blog...2019-12-0359 min
Biz Dev: Discussions with a MillennialPersonal Growth (IG Live) with Kotryna & XhensilaKotryna Kurt and Xhensila Reci invited me to join their Instagram Live recording about personal growth.
Links:
Xhensila: Instagram, Mynd The Human Podcast IG Page (Xhensila's podcast)
Kotryna: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Linkedist.com
In this episode they discussed companies involving the Spiritual aspect within their businesses.
They discussed the mindfulness approach companies are now focusing on, creating an environment where people are the focus of the business
Companies are now motivating their teams to reach...2019-05-2449 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#18 Guest episode Biz Dev Podcast: Personal growth with Xhensila Reci and Kotryna KurtKotryna Kurt and Xhensila Reci invited me to join their Instagram Live recording about personal growth.
Links:
Xhensila: Instagram
Kotryna: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Linkedist.com
In this episode they discussed companies involving the Spiritual aspect within their businesses.
They discussed the mindfulness approach companies are now focusing on, creating an environment where people are the focus of the business
Companies are now motivating their teams to reach their goals using recharge sessions and meditation
They discuss how to explain mindfulness to elders...2019-05-2449 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#17 How to sell user experience design with Xhensila Reci and Laura KorsmaaWe know that UX is important. Google knows that UX is important. But when it comes to selling in UX work it can often feel like nobody else knows that it’s important. Clients and colleagues often seem completely intractable on ideas when we present them. So how can we better serve those customers and get them to take on board what we do as valuable? We’ve got tips that may well improve the success of selling your UX work.2019-02-1559 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#16 Guest episode You've got 5 options: Designer in a time of Apocalypse and other stories with Xhensila Reci, Anna and MartaWelcome to the You’ve Got 5 Options Show!
In this series, called “Coming Back to the Roots” we will explore BIG existential questions of WHY, WHAT, and HOW. What is our true purpose? Why are we here? How to live a joyful and fulfilled life? What are universal human values and skills and what makes us HUMAN in the first place? How to reconnect with the nature and people around us? And what skills do we need in case of an Apocalypse? ;) Tune in to listen to the very fist episode with UX Design...2019-01-311h 00
You've Got 5 OptionsEp102: Designer in a time of Apocalypse with Xhensila Reci and YVG5OWelcome to the 3rd Season of You’ve Got 5 Options Show! In this series, called “Coming Back to the Roots” we will explore BIG existential questions of WHY, WHAT, and HOW.
What is our true purpose? Why are we here? How to live a joyful and fulfilled life? What are universal human values and skills and what makes us HUMAN in the first place? How to reconnect with the nature and people around us? And what skills do we need in case of an Apocalypse? ;)
Tune in to listen to the very first episode with UX Des...2019-01-3128 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#15 Cognitive biases and Christmas moods with Xhensila Reci and Laura Korsmaa (Radio Show)Today we discuss cognitive biases and how they impact our lives and design. A cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment. Individuals create their own "subjective reality" from their perception of the input. An individual's construction of reality, not the objective input, may dictate their behavior in the world.
Christmas was very present in this episode, be aware of the pop hits coming your way. 2018-12-1859 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#14 Artificial intelligence with Anne Siig, Xhensila Reci and Laura KorsmaaToday’s episode will be amazing, not only because Laura has finally decided to join me, but also because we will discuss one of the most actual topics in the world right now: Artificial Intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence (also known with the acronym AI) is a term that has become popular in many industries, because of its potential to quickly perform tasks that typically require more work by a human. What was once thought of as a futuristic software endgame, is now being used to address real world issues.
One of the companies that develops and us...2018-11-1627 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#13 Conferences: We love graphic design and TEDx with Xhensila Reci and Laura KorsmaaNew habit on our show: check in with each other on what we have been doing since last time and what do we expect to do. <--> Productivity framework. Today’s theme: recent happenings, events, (including LTUX)
WE LOVE GRAPHIC DESIGN is an annual design community seminar, where we will celebrate the amazing world of graphic design on the 1st of October. Each year, we invite speakers from home and abroad to share the inspiration of the most creative graphic designers right now.
WE LOVE GRAPHIC DESIGN is arranged by HK Graphic Communications an...2018-11-091h 00
Digital Nordic Creatives#12 Designing interfaces for children with Trine Falbe and Xhensila ReciThis episode’s guest is Trine Falbe - a user experience researcher, consultant, lecturer, author and speaker, focused on empowering people through ethical design. She believes that building honest and transparent experiences is not only the right thing to do: it’s also good for business.
With a focus on designing for, and with children Trine shares with us her practice and advice on how to avoid dark patterns and stay an ethical designer.
You can read more about ethical design on her book "White Hat UX"
Find, follow and contact Trine on her website www...2018-10-2328 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#11 Creativity and other stories with Xhensila Reci and Laura KorsmaaWhat do we think the word creative means?
Laura paints in her free time, Xhensila writes and produces songs.
Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want—that just kills creativity. The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don’t have that energy if you waste it on other stuff. Being creative is all about constraints.
How do we set the right constraints?
How do we get insp...2018-09-281h 00
Digital Nordic Creatives#10 Makers of the future with Elijah MurrayNi Hao! At APIA program in Shenzhen, China we met many inspiring people one of whom we are lucky to have as this episode’s guest. He had always had a need to build things that solve real problems, but he never imagined it would lead him to move to the Philippines, then Silicon Valley and ultimately New York to do that. When passion leads the way, you have to follow and Elijah Murray, the engineer, designer, and co-founder of Matter Studio, stays true to this promise every day.
Elijah thinks that the startup environment of Silicon Valley wi...2018-08-1524 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#9 Emotional intelligence and events for meeting people with Xhensila ReciTo skip to the most interesting part about emotional intelligence skip to min 29.00
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize, understand and manage our own emotions, recognize, understand and influence the emotions of others. In practical terms, this means being aware that emotions can drive our behavior and impact people (positively and negatively), and learning how to manage those emotions — both our own and others — especially when we are under pressure.
I discuss all the points mentioned in this article: https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-10-qualities-of-an-emotionally-intelligent-person-f595440af4fb2018-07-201h 00
Digital Nordic Creatives#8 Designitland with Stine Skaarup and Xhensila ReciThis time we visited Stine Skaarup - Senior User Experience designer @ Designit.
When she was studying, user experience design wasn’t really a thing and with the big dream of changing public IT in Denmark, she thought she would go out of school and rock the world with her skills. It turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought, but in the interesting path of her career she learned so many lessons that she shares with us today, as a way to give back to the design community.
Follow Stine and her work at Desi...2018-07-1828 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#7 Designing your life with Laura Korsmaa and Xhensila ReciWe discuss the book Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life is a book by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans that aims to help readers organize themselves through journaling and design thinking.2018-06-1200 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#6 A free and open internet for everyone with Aral Balkan and Xhensila ReciWe attended UX Camp Copenhagen this month where we met one of the keynote speakers, Aral Balkan. Aral is a designer, coder, and human rights activist, who has spoken at over 75 events in different countries. His keynotes are inspirational talks where he introduces ethical design, criticizes surveillance capitalism and explores topics with great significance.
In this episode you will hear about his journey from becoming aware of his privileges and inequality in the world while growing up in Malaysia, to becoming an activist of human rights in the age of technology. With his work at ind.ie...2018-05-1521 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#5 Simplifying complexity in UX with Dave Hogue, Florence Okoye and Xhensila ReciIn this extraordinary episode the UX keynote speakers from Bulgaria Web Summit 2018 conference were invited in our remote studio with the hygge design team. You will have a blast listening to this episode, where Dave Hogue, UX Lead at Google in San Francisco 🇺🇲️ and Florence Okoye, UX designer of the natural history museum in London🇬🇧️ discuss their careers and experiences with complex systems.
If you want to connect with the guests find them on Twitter at @DaveHogue and @FINOkoye.
You can find out more about complexity of systems in our hosts (Xhensila Reci) medium blog post: medium.com/@xens...2018-04-1040 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#4 Designers and design workplaces with Xhensila Reci and Laura KorsmaaExperience is the best teacher.
We’ve all heard that saying, and it really is true. No matter how intelligent you are or how many diplomas and certificates you’ve got under your belt, until you’re actually working in the real world—with real deadlines, real budgets, and real products—everything is theory.
First, you need experience somewhere, anywhere. The best place to build foundations is in idea generation, working quickly with real briefs/live jobs, internal collaboration opportunities, presenting to clients, and understanding how businesses processes work—and that’s best found in an agency...2018-03-0930 minDigital Nordic Creatives#3 Interaction design at Google with Mark Bowers and Xhensila ReciNordic roots and designer heart Get to know Mark Bower - interaction designer @ Google in San Francisco. The different challenges he has encountered on the way to Google, and his life hacks will not only get you through your bike trip to school, but also help you understand how to make the leap from student to professional designer. Mark gave a talk at UX Copenhagen 2018,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfOQVefeeNg
The interview with Mark was an overseas phone call and it was hard to keep the high quality of recording. We...2018-03-0217 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#2 UX confessions with Helle Jensen and Xhensila ReciHelle Jensen tells us about her career path into becoming a user experience consultant. What are the possible ways to become a UX designer and why taking it with a light heart will save you a lot of hardships. She is a great storyteller, and in a fun way can really give you the boost that you need to pursue your career.2018-02-2825 min
Digital Nordic Creatives#1 Design, designers and their role in society with Xhensila Reci and Laura Korsmaa (DCN Radio Show)This is a conversational show focused tech, digital, design, psychology and more. What specifically? Well, you wake up every day and you check a few of your apps. You go to work you look at the screen, you use a lot of websites and maybe a desktop application for work. You go home and read from a tablet or stream a show on Netflix or your smart TV. Digital interfaces surround you everywhere you go. We are going to discuss how these apps and interfaces are created and especially - what is the role of design in it.
What is...2018-01-0130 min