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The Controversial UXR Case Study
Let’s face it. Case studies can be largely unavoidable pains in the *ss. I field questions about them regularly. Here’s a Q&A about these devils: Q: Are case studies required? Yes, for juniors and mid-level…
Why do we use tasks and scenarios in user research?
Why do we use tasks and scenarios in user research? What is the difference between the two? How do we author them? Here's the deal: Scenarios provide context for situational questions and the…
What types of UXR impact are you reporting on?
I’m super excited to teach two corporate workshops this week on “How to Improve UXR Storytelling and Presentation Share Outs”. Check out this portion that focuses on different types of impact…
You never know what others are going through
You never know what others are going through. I haven’t posted lately because I have had a number of excruciating, time consuming and expensive oral surgeries in the past month. For context, I’ve…
This Jobs Edition Might Surprise You
In this edition of our jobs posting, we're primarily focusing on positions that fall on either end of the spectrum: internships and very senior level practitioner roles. Interestingly, while there are…
Cross cultural research and training
Today's Fuel Your Curiosity blog article may interest and help you especially if you lead user research workshops or work cross-culturally. I learned a boatload from my recent 10-workshop …
UXR across cultures: What can we learn?
I recently conducted a series of 10 UXR trainings for a team in Japan. Here are some takeaways that fascinated, surprised, or challenged me. They may interest and help you, especially if you lead…
How to evaluate your previous work and current expertise
Here is what I look for in a UXR case study to evaluate your previous work and current expertise. It should clearly and succinctly communicate: 1. Problem/opportunity explored (the goal)…
A GPS for your brain
“Who Moved My Cheese?” is like a GPS for your brain, teaching you how to navigate the twists and turns and find new sources of cheese when the old ones run out. I needed to reread it. I sort of forgot it's …
Last night’s "Is Ask Like A Pro Right for Me?" Info Session Replay
Last night’s Q&A with Ask Like A Pro alumni, and several prospective students, was terrific! For the first time, we had several incoming All-In students join us and I shared a quick overview of several case…
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