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20 most important design terms for user researchers
Here are the top 20 design terms I think are most important for user researchers to truly understand. Most people struggle with UX terms in general, and that's no surprise. Our terms are a cluster* of…
Parallels between real estate and user research
Transferable user research skills and lessons learned are often identified in hindsight. In today's Fuel Your Curiosity newsletter, we explore the parallels between real estate and user research, provide…
UXR & Real Estate: A Parallel Journey
Our Ask Like A Pro cohort All-In researchers completed 78 interviews (over four days!) for our fantastic project sponsor, Blurb books! In between supporting their various questions and…
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…
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