The UX of Sex with Nina McNamara

Design Feeling

#034 - Sex! It’s one of our most basic human interactions that also one that brings with it lots of complexities, unmet needs and plain awkwardness. What if you could approach it as a design challenge and simplify it a bit?

In this episode, Nirish Shakya talks with Nina McNamara, a design leader, entrepreneur, and activist, about the UX of sex. Nina is the founder of UX of Sex and is on a mission to help people consciously design their relationships and sex lives. Together, they discuss how to co-create a relationship and cultivate candid conversations about relationships, sexual experience, and desire. Nina also shares a tip on running a sex retro with your partner! Join in on the conversation and learn how to bring more intentionality, creativity and clarity into your relationships.

Key topics discussed:

• Using UX design in relationships
• The importance of communication, context and timing
• Understanding one's motivations and desires
• AI technology and dating apps
• Co-creation and empathy
• "Sex retro" exercise
• Applying intentional structures and rituals in relationships
• and more!

Shownotes

Get a seat at the table for the next UX of Sex event; ‘What can we learn from Kink?’

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/learnfromkink/871550

Connect with Nina

https://ninamcnamara.com/

https://www.instagram.com/uxofsex/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-mcnamara/

Turning People into Teams by Mary and David Sherwin

https://www.askthesherwins.com/teams
Show credits

Illustrations by Isa Vicente

https://www.instagram.com/isadezgz/

Music by Brad Porter

https://prtr.co/

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