It’s Spring! This weekend was glorious here in San Francisco. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, the butterflies were dancing, and it felt OH SO GREAT to be alive! Today, I'm still feeling grateful, energized, creative, and optimistic.

Here are a slew of user research workshops, jobs, and events to fuel your curiosity!

Ask Like A Pro Spring cohort and discounts

The Spring Ask Like A Pro series runs live from May 9th - July 8th. Check out the new and updated ways to participate (before and during the series) and the sixth workshop called Present. Save up to $650 when you register before May 2nd!

The growing Alumni community is gaining momentum. I hear from people all over the world who are meeting and helping one another! The 45+ tools and templates continue to delight. Some benefits for the Spring cohort include:

• Three participation options to fit your schedule and your needs. Join us On-Demand (to get immediate access), as an Observer, or go All-In.

• Busy schedule? Unique situation? Many students are building their own experiences with On-Demand or Observer seats, plus 1:1 coaching. Learn more about 1;1 time here.​

• Two or more stakeholder-sponsored projects courtesy of our new partnership with UsabilityHub! Our Winter cohort partnership with Reduct was a fantastic win for everyone involved. Thank you, again, Reduct!

• Transcripts and audio recordings for all pre-work videos. Devour, and refer back to them, when and where you want.

• 2-3 hours of pre-recorded training before each live workshop allow you to learn when convenient and review, fast forward, and rewind as needed.

• Weekly Observer “check-ins” and a dedicated Slack channel. NOTE: I have been asked multiple times to underscore what a HUGE benefit these networking and community aspects provide to interact with me and the rest of the cohort. Consider yourself updated!​

​Registration fees increase on Sunday 5/2! There are only one or two All-In seats left for Spring! Seven were filled by Observers "moving up" and previous students returning for more! I keep the cohorts small for the best hands-on experience. The downside is... they fill up quickly, without advertising, so register today!

​Grab your Observer seat by Sunday 5/2 and save over $395! You'll participate along with the live cohort, enjoy the flexibility to watch live or via the recorded replays, get access to all of the training, workshop materials, templates, and tools — in real-time.

You'll love this option if you have little to no hands-on product research experience and ultimately seek to become an All-In. Take the Observer series first, then come back as an All-In. Your Observer registration fees will be deducted from your All-In seat so you get the benefit of participating in two cohorts for the price of one! Everyone wins.

Want more info?

1. Join our "Is Ask Like A Pro Right for me Q&A Event with Alumni" event on Monday, May 3rd from 5 - 6:30 pm PST. Register here.

2. Don’t want to wait until May 3rd? Want to take advantage of the discounted price? Consider watching the recording of the last “Ask Like A Pro Q&A with Alumni” here. NOTE: We've evolved quite a bit since February!

3. Still have questions? Book an "Is 'Ask Like A Pro' A Good Fit For Me?" call with me.

Upcoming UX(R) Events

• May 3: [FREE] IS ASK LIKE A PRO RIGHT FOR ME? Join us to learn more about our workshops, the three ways to participate and hear directly from alumni about their experiences.

• May 11: [FREE FOR ALAP ALUMS AND THE SPRING COHORT] Ask Like A Pro Alumni Mixer. Meet, greet and get to know other alumni. 4 pm PST. Details to come.

• May 13th: [FREE] Trends in HX, CX, and UX Webinar Series (London). Join me at 7:20 am PST to discuss the UX Lexicon and why clear communication and understanding for all practitioners in our ecosystem is so important

• ​May 13th - 30th [PAID] John Slatin Accessibility Conference. I’m not involved but I know many of you are interested in accessibility (a11y) and inclusive design!

• May 23: [FREE FOR ALAP ALUMS AND THE SPRING COHORT] Ask Like A Pro Alumni Mixer with Guest Speaker. Leslie Forman will share novel methods for engaging stakeholders in research through strategic workshops. 5 pm PST. Details to come.

• May 25th: [PAID] Scale-Up Impact Summit (Hong Kong) Global conference for futurists and entrepreneurs. I’ll be presenting. The time is TBD.

UXR Job Board

• Ever wondered which companies have the world's biggest UX research teams? Check out this research from Jason Buhle, Ph.D. to get informed. Make sure to read the comments too!

• Looking for remote-only UXR positions? Check out this The Ultimate Remote UX Research Job Board.​

• Next week. I'll send a blast with 21 UXR jobs. We've got you covered whether you are looking for junior, mid-level and senior positions.

Speak up, get involved, share the love

• ​Follow me on LinkedIn for more UXR tips and UX discussions

• Read about Curiosity Tank remote workshops (the next series starts in May!). Use discount code "ronsen-2021" to receive 25% off!

• Participate as an On-Demand, or as an Observer, for less!​

• Register for Michele's General Assembly classes (next classes are on 4/30 and 5/13)

• Forward this email to someone who you think might enjoy it. Better yet, sign them up here. It will be the gift that keeps on giving.​

• ​Ask us questions related to user research. Seriously, bad research keeps us up at night!

And that's a wrap!

We try to alternate between a theme and UX/UXR jobs, events, classes, articles, and other happenings every few weeks. Thank you for all of the feedback. Feedback is a gift and we continue to receive very actionable input on how to make Fuel Your Curiosity more meaningful to you.

What do you think? Lmk. We're constantly iterating and would still love to hear your input.​

Stay curious,

- Michele