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Sign up for “Fuel Your Curiosity.” Monthly-ish musings for user researchers and other curiosities.
Sign up for “Fuel Your Curiosity.” Monthly-ish musings for user researchers and other curiosities.
User researchers improvise when…
To me, user research is part art, part science, and part improv. Yep, improv. But—let’s face it—not many people think of user researcher s as being good at improv. In truth, we…
Join us: I’m sharing some of my tools and templates
YOU'RE INVITED: I’ve built a suite of UXR tools, templates, and resources to help my students, clients and myself achieve better, faster, more efficient, and more accurate user research…
Methods over tools
Don't 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 non-leading questions & interview. Then practice!!! Here are 7 reasons why this is critical:
7 reasons NOT to conduct user research
Here are 7 reasons NOT to conduct user research. Not everything is a user research problem people...
Join us at our next event: Conducting user research in the non-profit sector
JOIN US AT OUR NEXT UXR EXPERT SERIES EVENT: Conducting user research in the non-profit sector can be a terrific means to make a positive impact on society. It presents opportunities to…
Events! + 16 Ways to Make Better Decisions
I wear many hats in life – a parent, sister, daughter, aunt (my nieces and nephews call me Auntie M!), friend, researcher, landlord, consultant, educator, innovator, entrepreneur, and…
Money talks!
There's often a fine line between understanding user needs and determining the right pricing strategies. While user research, market research, and marketing research all play vital roles in customer…
Pricing Questions: How to? Whose Endeavor?
In the world of research, there's often a fine line between understanding user needs and determining the right pricing strategies. While user research, market research, and marketing…
The golden rule in UX research: Don't be an a**hole!
Let's talk about the golden rule in our user research industry: Don't be an a**hole! User research is a tight-knit community, and karma is as real as it gets. So, here are…
What is Research Roadmapping?
I’m working on a team training workshop focused on Research Roadmapping (RR). What is it, how to get started, and why it’s important? RR guides your research endeavors and paves the way…
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