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Make your UX training, workshop, and or offsite a success!
I'm thrilled to see increasing requests for user research workshops and training! Last week I signed an agreement for a FAANG. They are combining two workshops for a research team's offsite. I'll be…
Learn the lingo: Participatory Design
Participatory Design || What is it? Participatory design, also known as co-design, is an approach to design that brings customers and/or stakeholders and/or subject experts together…
Let’s make LinkedIn cold outreach more effective and considerate
I've seen a lot of discussions on LinkedIn about cold outreach requests. As someone who receives numerous requests weekly, here's my perspective. I hope it helps senders and receivers. I am…
Learn the lingo: Note Taker
Note Taker || What is it? What is it? A dedicated attendee in a qualitative research session whose role is to record what the participant(s) is expressing or doing. Note takers ensure…
There is no substitute for having solid research foundations
There is absolutely no substitute for having solid research foundations! I’ll say it a million times. Here are 8 concrete examples of why this is so crucial. First, I recently began a new research…
Learn the lingo: IDI / In-depth Interview
IDI / In-depth Interview || What is it? A method to gather information via a live, interactive conversation. The researcher/interviewer explores the research topic designed to…
What do you think about this research via text?
What do you think about this research via text? Then the follow-up? For context, I sign up for many travel-related newsletters and offerings to learn. This company, Fly Vaunt, offers “unlimited private…
Fraud analysts are akin to researchers
Fraud analysts are akin to researchers. Understanding and mitigating fraud involves incredible nuance and tenacity. Everyone in product development should be aware of fraud issues and the…
Learn the lingo: Empathy Mapping
Empathy Mapping || What is it? An empathy map is a visualization of trusted data used to express the understanding of a prospect, customer, or other persona. The process of collecting the data is…
Be kind to yourself. Be kind to ALL.
This comic is a great reminder that UX work falls under the “Human Centered Design” umbrella. Regardless of where we are as an industry, let’s never forget the “human” aspect that brings us…
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