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There’s never only one way to conduct an interview
These are some of the google image search results for “purple shoes illustration.” It’s a fun way to underscore that there is never, ever only "one way" to gather feedback or conduct a user research…
Surveys? I’m more of a qual gal…
As a UX researcher who focuses more on qualitative studies, I love planning a great workshop and conducting a series of in-depth interviews. There are times, though, when a survey…
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…
Getting hands on in “Ask Like a Pro”
Last night Leslie Forman led a 90 minute workshop focused on Planning workshops for user research projects, Running UXR workshops with stakeholders, and Multiple approaches…
Every human benefits from learning how to ask good questions
When you know how to ask good questions, you’re able to make more informed and confident decisions, both for your business AND your personal life. It’s a skill that’s worth investing in regardless…
You’re Invited: Scaleup Impact Summit
Next week I am speaking at Hong Kong’s “Scaleup Impact Summit”, a global conference for futurists, entrepreneurs, creators, business contributors and investors. This is the core event of the “Start Me Up” Hong Kong festival!
25% off my user research General Assembly classes
Last year I taught over 3200 people about user research. A good portion came to me through General Assembly and many continued on at Curiosity Tank. What a terrific testament to our…
Why is UX Is A Team Sport?!
“What's the big deal? Why do we need stakeholders involved in our research?” Well, here's the skinny: We can't be successful as researchers without our stakeholders. UX is a team sport, and our goal…
The counterintuitive trend I see in UX mature organizations
Typically more UX mature organizations have smaller user research plans and less UX mature organizations have more comprehensive UXR plans. Many people find this countering intuitive but I think…
Not everything is a user research problem
Here are 7 reasons NOT to conduct user research. Not everything is a user research problem people. If you can better answer a question with analytics, use analytics. How often does someone abandon their shopping cart…
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