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Learn the Lingo: Cognitive Walkthrough
Cognitive Walkthrough || What is it? A combination of observation and a user talking aloud to evaluate the experience and perceptions of a product/service/website/retail environment, etc., from the…
Learn the Lingo: Card Sort
Card Sort || What is it? A method of either prioritizing level of importance/relevance/frequency (e.g. features of a product), or of sorting topics into categories that make sense (e.g. for information…
Insight vs. Finding
Insights and findings serve different purposes in applied research. Findings provide information, while insights reveal deeper understanding and actionable truths. This checklist will…
What is the problem I am trying to solve?
JUST PAUSE & ASK YOURSELF: What is the problem I am trying to solve? This simple question is critical for PMs, designers, and researchers. It's super easy to keep your head down and get...
Behind the Scenes: Conducting AI Research in Applied Studies
This morning Dr. Ari Zelmanow and I shared the results of our self-funded AI-research study with respondents. The title of the study is "How well does AI-Research perform?" The two...
How well does AI research perform?
Our AI Research study, “Understanding AI in Applied Research” wraps up this week. This self-funded study was conducted on two AI-assisted interview platforms in collaboration with...
“No one comes to work to F*** Up!”
I still remember the day my manager Julie Shriver (RIP) hit me with that line when I was a Design Director at Wells Fargo. One of my peers did something so mind-blowingly wrong that it caused DAYS…
How well does AI research perform?
How well does AI research perform? We're going to find out. I'm excited to collaborate with Ari Zelmanow of Customer Forensics on our self-funded research study, "Understanding AI in Applied…
A Candid Live Discussion on User Research Solopreneurship
THIS THURSDAY: A Candid Live Discussion on User Research Solopreneurship. Join me along with the brilliant Steve Portigal and Janelle Ward, PhD for an unfiltered conversation about the highs…
What helps your perspective?
"Marching to the beat of your own drum" is a GREAT reminder it is okay to ZIG when everyone else ZAGS. And guess what? Even something as serious as the Paris Olympic logo ZAGS! See the…
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