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PLEASE JOIN ME in congratulating our Fall 2023 "Ask Like A Pro" cohort!
PLEASE JOIN ME in congratulating our Fall 2023 "Ask Like A Pro" cohort! They completed an astounding 80 interviews, exceeding our initial goal of 40-56 sessions. They produced journey maps, recommended criteria for further segmentation, identified MVP requirements, compiled a SWOT analysis, culled a list of prioritized new products and services to explore, and so much more, for our cohort project sponsor Blurb books.
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…
Build Your UXR Confidence
Our next, and 12th, Ask Like A Pro cohort kicks off in a few weeks. Please join us for a Q&A. Register on Eventbrite. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, user research is becoming an increasingly…
Why Are Stakeholders SOOOO Intrinsic to UXR Success?
So what's the big deal with Stakeholders? Why do we need them in user research? First of all, we can't be successful as researchers without our stakeholders. UX is a team sport! And…
21 Reasons Research Fails (and how to overcome these challenges)
The major categories of failure are lack of alignment, planning, timing, confidence, and action. Each category is broken out below and 21 suggestions about how to mitigate these pitfalls…
Summer Jobs, Events, and Internships
WHOA?! How is it June 5th already? We’re getting ready for summer and really looking forward to it. Spring has been a whirlwind for us and we’re ready for a bit of a respite. Here’s a list…
We're Back with Two Exciting UXR Events!
Wowzers! It's been super exciting here at Curiosity Tank. We are terrifically busy! Our Winter 2022 Ask Like A Pro cohort is about to wrap up. Unfortunately, two All-Ins came down with Covid so…
Seeking US based product managers
HELP: Please help me support one of my students! She is recruiting US-based product managers and product marketing managers for a paid user research study on the cool topic! The…
What’s sexier than data security?!
I admit, I have to force myself to get excited about data security. The reality is it's a big part of planning, recruiting, conducting, orchestrating, presenting and storing research. I’m finding the…
Two big exciting events!
Tomorrow night we are hosting our “Is ‘Ask Like A Pro” right for you? Q&A with Alumni” event. Later this month we kick off our 8th cohort of user research workshops! We have over 175 registrants from…
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