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Don't Put Lipstick on a Pig! Best UXR Tips & Tools
Don't put lipstick on a pig!" is exactly what I think of when people ask me which tools and platforms are most important to succeed in user research. Bottom line: You do not need to learn…
What do you think of "robotics for good"?
This robot serves food at a casual Japanese restaurant a few blocks from our home. My daughter is in love with KETTY the robot server! She has a sincere emotional connection to KETTY…
Learn more about freelance and independent UX and UXR consulting
Selling and negotiating are two skills people don’t think about enough when wanting to become (or excel at) freelance UX, user research, and or consulting. These two skills are critical to…
Is Ask Like a Pro right for you?
As a global educator in UXR I can tell you the biggest complaints I hear from from aspiring and current research practitioners who want to up-skill include: 1) NNG and most other programs do not…
Raining cats and dogs
It’s raining so hard right now in San Francisco I walked around my home to make sure it wasn’t actually raining inside! There’s also thunder and lighting which is very unusual in this area and…
What is the most challenging aspect of being a user researcher?
Chat GPT! This is the UXR question I typed in and the response follows. What do you think? What is the most challenging aspect of being a user researcher? One of the most challenging aspects…
Tech isn’t dead! + Next Cohort + Events
Our Winter 2023 Ask Like A Pro user research, "learn by doing", workshop series starts next month. WOOT WOOT! This will be our ELEVENTH cohort! It will run from February 26th - May 12th, 2023…
Progress Over Perfection + New Events
Welcome to 2023! Isn't it awkward to type “2023? Curiosity Tank enjoyed a tremendous year in large part due to you! We sincerely appreciate you being a part of our community, the feedback and…
Independent UX/UXR consulting interactive Q&A session
“At some point or another, life punches everyone in the face. The punch may be hard, or it may be soft, but it’s definitely coming, and your success or failure is largely determined by the answer…
Five tips to get more experience in, or break into, User Research
1. Ask yourself if your day-to-day behaviors line up with your goals. Does what you say you want correlate to the goal you seek? E.g. Are you actively trying to grow your UXR skills? 2. Develop and articulate…
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