This week we caught up with Erika Hall, co-founder of Mule Design and author of Just Enough Research. We dive deep into a handful of topics, from user research to gender in tech, from the Apple Watch to the evolution of San Francisco culture - we had a lot of fun recording this one!

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Erika on the Web:

• Twitter
• Medium
• Instagram
• Just Enough Research
• Mule Design

Show Notes:

3:00 - We catch up with Erika to learn about design research.

• Erika Hall on Medium
• Just Enough Research
• Observing the User Experience

8:00 - What are some of the myths of design and research?

• Steve Jobs building NeXT

16:00 - Has Mule ever considered launching original products?

• Mule Radio Syndicate
• Mule Evening Edition
• Unsuck-It
• Mule's Audubon case study
• The new Seattle Times

1:17:00 - Plugs!

• You're My Favorite Client
• Chug Life