2.2 Colton Schweitzer | UX Education & Bootcamp Shortcomings

Colton Schweitzer is the Founder of Kickass UX; he helps graphic designers become UX Designers. In this conversation we chat about Colton's background, starting Kickass UX, and where the UX education industry fall short. Chapters (00:00:00) How Colton got into UX (00:05:55) Creating your own opportunities (00:07:40) Depression, discovering spirituality, & gratitude (00:13:50) Sera's grieving & health issues (00:25:18) Critical thinking and the why (00:28:27) Kickass UX (00:35:08) Coaching students who were struggling in a bootcamp (00:36:25) Teaching graphic designers (00:38:56) Designers need to understand business and growth (00:40:00) Picking the right case study (00:45:05) Free work and value (00:51:34) Colton's relationship with social media (00:55:00) Unconscious habits and letting human needs drive the product (00:57:40) Meditation, manifesting, and visualizations Join the conscious design movement: https://seratajima.substack.com/ Where to find Colton Schweitzer: LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/coltonschweitzer/ Kickass UX: https://www.kickassux.com/free-ux-design-course Where to find Sera Tajima: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seratajima Website: https://www.seratajima.com/ The Craft: https://www.the-craft.io/