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90% of surveys contain one or more significant issues that will result in flawed results
90% of the surveys I see contain one or more significant issues that will result in flawed results. While survey platforms can be easy to use, this ease leads people to believe they will also be able to…
Our role as researchers is to support our stakeholders
This morning a stakeholder asked to add the following to a discussion guide for 1:1 interviews. The ask, verbatim, is: “This might be a leading question, but I'd like to know if either segment thought…
Pros and cons to common UX research questions
These are some of the discussions our current Ask Like A Pro cohort is having as they finalize their recruiting screeners and begin their recruiting efforts. Q: What are the pros and cons of asking research…
Do you use the terms "survey" and "questionnaire" interchangeably?
Do you use the terms "survey" and "questionnaire" interchangeably? Is there a difference between the two? If so, what do you think that difference is? If you typically use one term or the other, which one…
Heuristics for the WIN!
In today's Q&A-style Fuel Your Curiosity blog article, we delve into the realm of heuristic reviews, exploring what they are, their significance, how they are conducted, and why they matter in the…
Demystifying Heuristic Reviews: Elevating User Experiences
The Fall 2023 Ask Like A Pro cohort is in full swing! This is always a really exciting time in our cohorts. The researchers authored their stakeholder kick off agendas, held their kick off calls, drafted their…
Transitioning from academia to user research
Transitioning from academia to user research requires a fundamental shift in mindset and approach as well as flexibility and compromise. In the corporate world, research serves a different…
How more and less mature UX teams differ
Typically more UX mature organizations have smaller, less detailed user research plans and less UX mature organizations have more comprehensive UXR plans. Many people find this counterintuitive…
46 UX Writing & UXR Jobs + Trends
I really enjoy speaking with potential learners from all over the world about new Ask Like A Pro cohorts. I meet with them 1:1 to ascertain if the program might be a good fit for their goals, or not. There has been a lot of interest in these Zoom calls regarding UX writing roles, alongside user research positions. In today's job edition, we've featured multiple UX writing positions. Interestingly, all four sponsored projects from Blurb books!
Create space for participants to add to the conversation
I'm going to stay it again for the people in the back. In user research, we never ask participants "What do you want?” for several reasons. And while this may be obvious to some, the reasons behind it may not. It’s also not their job to think in this way and most people do not have the ability to think in this way. Instead, create space for participants to add to the conversation.
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