Fuel your curiosity
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Progress over perfection
This is a phrase I use often to remind myself, students, friends, and family about in regards to goals. My father used to say "It doesn't matter what you do as long as you keep moving [towards your…
Don’t focus on tools first!
Q: What user research tools or platforms should I focus on learning first? A: Don’t focus on tools first! Why? 1. You won’t always have access to the same tools. 2. Sometimes, you won’t need a tool at all…
6 Reasons To Hold Off On That Tool (and Hammer)!
Have you ever heard of Maslow’s Hammer? Or Kaplan’s Law of the Instrument? It’s an idea that goes something like this: Give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs…
The rise of ResearchOps
JOIN US: At 9:30am PT I'll be speaking about the rise of ResearchOps on the DeltaCX podcast and YouTube channel. It's a free event. We'll cover: What is ResearchOps? When do you implement…
Learn the lingo: Generative Research
Generative research || What is it? Exploratory research is used to build a foundational understanding for problem definition and to identify potential opportunities and solutions. Commonly employed…
Improve your UXR skills by providing feedback
There are tons of panels you can join as a tester, either by participating in surveys or diary studies or click tests or five-second tests or a variety of other types of research. This is a great way to get…
Sponsorship is a win-win!
Curiosity Tank’s goal is to train the next generation of UX researchers. The students’ goals include improving UX research skills, learning UX research from an expert, new career pivots…
The best-kept secret in research value: project sponsorship!
We’re excited to announce our first Project Sponsor, Reduct.video, is returning to sponsor two projects for our upcoming Ask Like A Pro® workshop series. Reduct is a transcription, analysis & synthesis and…
Are you intimidated to post on LinkedIn?
Are you intimidated to post on LinkedIn? To create posts or to comment on other people’s posts? I used to be too! Here are 14 tips and truth bombs. 1. Be you! You have your own perspectives and…
We raised $8100 for our three non-profits!
Thanks to YOU and to Fable, our co-sponsor, we raised $8100 for our three non-profits!!! Thank you to all of our registrants, sincerely!! This three-part series was designed to create more awareness about…
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