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Applying, portfolios, case studies, and anything else related to UXR Job interviews
UXR JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND PREPARATION: At 9:30am PT I am going live on DeltaCX to talk about this topic. I compiled 23 resources to assist in this portion of your journey. It…
Have you seen the speaker line up for tomorrow’s Business X Design Conference?
YOU’RE INVITED: I’m incredibly excited to speak at the Tech Circus Business X Design event on September 2nd! The speaker lineup is TOP NOTCH. I’ll be talking about my passion, research…
Thank you all to those who supported me on this fascinating climb
Becoming an entrepreneur is one of the hardest things I have ever done. And after 10 years, I’m happy to report it is still the most rewarding and challenging work for me. Entrepreneurship…
What could it look like if a researcher’s role includes training others?
“Should I consider a position that includes training others on how to conduct user research?” (or ask one of my employees to train others?) These are questions I hear a lot. Today's "Fuel Your…
I’m incredibly excited to speak at the Tech Circus Business X Design event
YOU’RE INVITED: I’m incredibly excited to speak at the Tech Circus Business X Design event on September 2nd! The speaker lineup is TOP NOTCH. I’ll be talking about my passion, research…
Joe Formica and I are teaming up for another event together!
Here's the skinny: We met on LinkedIn in March 2020 (have never met IRL actually). We co-designed a UX research challenge for people to increase their UX and user research skillsets. We ran it…
UXR Productivity Hacks on the Awkward Silences podcast
Please join me in congratulating User Interviews Erin H. May John-Henry Forster and Katryna Balboni on their 100th episode of Awkward Silences! I am very honored to be their first repeat guest…
Make sure your stakeholders know this when conducting usability research
When conducting usability research, especially with a team new to the practice, make sure they understand that they cannot push out updates to the aspects you are studying when testing in a live environment…
Research is not always successful!
I spend 90% of my working time with clients and students helping them learn, plan, recruit, conduct, analyze, synthesize, present, and act on user research learnings. There are a lot of…
6 reasons why you should not focus on tools
Here are 6 reasons why you should not focus on tools or platforms at the beginning of your UXR journey. First, learn how to conduct user research without them. Master how to ask solid…
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