19. UX Education for a Post-Boot Camp World With Kickass UX

Have you graduated and felt completely unprepared for the real world?

You are not alone.

Colton Schweitzer was in that same position. He was struggling to land his first UX gig until he stumbled upon a unique approach to standing out—Creating a case study for his board game.

After partnering with a like-minded colleague, Ludovic, the two founded Kickass UX, a mission-driven education company.

Colton and Ludovic are educating UX designers for a “post-boot camp” world by reinventing UX education and providing a more personalized, honest, and accessible learning experience for aspiring UX designers. 

With their paid and free courses, Colton and Ludovic bring a unique perspective to training the next generation of UX designers.

And this week, I am super stoked to have both of them on the show to find out more about how they do it and what sets them apart from both traditional programs and boot camps.

Topics:
• 07:48 – You don’t need a diploma to get into UX but having instruction helps
• 10:46 – UX is kind of like hunting for treasure
• 15:36 – Collaborating with non-designers is critical
• 18:05 – What’s wrong with UX education today?
• 26:55 – What sets Kickass UX apart?
• 30:06 – Kickass UX focuses on the “why” not the “what”
• 32:17 – Focus on a case study that highlights your passions
• 42:30 – UX designers are part of the larger software team
• 55:20 – the UX skillset can be applied to anything
• 60:30 – You can teach yourself UX, but a program might make it easier

Helpful Links:
• Learn more about Kickass UX
• Follow Colton on linkedin
• Follow Ludovic on linkedin

Ludovic Delmas & Colton Schweitzer
The Dynamic Duo Behind KIckass UX

About Kickass UX

Kickass UX is a mission-driven education company co-founded by Colton Schweitzer and Ludovic Delmas. Their goal is to reinvent UX education and provide a more personalized, honest, and accessible learning experience for aspiring UX designers. They believe that traditional UX education is expensive, impersonal, inconsistent, and doesn’t provide practical skills for students to succeed in the industry. Colton and Ludovic are educating UX designers for a “post-boot camp” world with 6 tenets: personalized, fun & intense, wildly confident, stretching limits, accessible, and no B.S.

Learn More About Kickass UX

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