Fuel your curiosity
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Sign up for “Fuel Your Curiosity.” Monthly-ish musings for user researchers and other curiosities.
Sign up for “Fuel Your Curiosity.” Monthly-ish musings for user researchers and other curiosities.
How to Set Up New Researchers for Success
One of the most common questions I get asked is: “How can I set myself—or the researcher I hire—up for success when starting a new position?” Having worked…
Thematic vs. Content Analysis
Writing blog articles can sometimes feel like venturing into an Alice In Wonderland rabbit hole. Depending on the topic, it can be a super enjoyable adventure or an all-consuming, time-sucking…
Learn how to ask good questions with Steve Portigal
Every human benefits from learning how to ask good questions. Steve Portigal wrote the book on the topic. PLEASE JOIN US on January 10th for an event with Steve titled “Interviewing Users…
Join us for "Prioritizing Research for Impact" led by Carol Rossi.
As researchers, we’re always looking for ways to get more impact from research. One way to do that is to take on only projects that will be most valuable for the organization. And doing that can be tricky…
Use your time wisely between conducting user research sessions
Here are 16+ ideas on how to use your time between conducting user research sessions, and during no-shows, wisely. 1. Debrief on the previous session(s) if you haven't already 2. Share a quick…
Introducing the two-hour research plan (really!)
I think it’s fair to say the importance of planning has been drilled into our collective consciousness. Business gurus tell us to “plan your work, then work your plan” and “when you fail to plan, you plan to fail!”
Do you pilot?
Test flight, test drive, dress rehearsal, beta test, practice run — no matter what you call it, one of the most important steps in a research study happens before you gather your first bit of real data: piloting…
75 UXR Staffing Agencies and 29 UXR Jobs
It's been a while since we compiled a Fuel Your Curiosity edition focused on design and user research jobs so we went ALL OUT on this one! Whether you are looking for a new gig or not, please join us…
Do your questions measure up?
Good UX research questions pass sniff tests. Ask yourself the following to see how your questions measure up and where or how they can be improved. Are the research questions: Focused on…
Sign up for “Fuel Your Curiosity.” Monthly-ish musings for user researchers and other curiosities.
Sign up for “Fuel Your Curiosity.” Monthly-ish musings for user researchers and other curiosities.