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Today is my birthday, and it's a moment for reflection
As I celebrate another year, I’m reminded of the importance of taking stock of what truly matters in life. This past weekend, I had the privilege of spending time with two of my dearest friends in Joshua…
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…
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…
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…
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