In this episode of The Future Of – Jakob and Marc join Jeff to discuss the history of UX, the present state of affairs, and future trends that will shape the field in the next 30 years. The field of UX has rapidly evolved in the past four decades, and it's growing exponentially. When Jakob Nielson started in 1983, he estimated there were around 1000 people who did UX, and today there are over two million. Nielson estimates that there will be approximately 100 million UX professionals by 2050.