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Kill 3 birds with 1 stone
This holiday weekend I enjoyed terrific family time. The conversations ran the gamut and a few of them gave me pause. My nephew, for instance…
Does offering an individual an incentive to participate in a study introduce bias?
Does offering an individual an incentive to participate in a study introduce bias? Does it predispose a participant to tell me what they think I want to hear…
Learning paths in user research
I think a lot about user research education. I practice and teach in three camps: 1) At a university 2) In a bootcamp setting 3) At companies trying to upscale…
Does this resonate with you?
Transitioning into user research, and growing these skills, can be a long and lonely journey. There isn't one clear, direct, or "correct" path. If you are anything…
If I won the lottery tomorrow
If I won the lottery tomorrow, I wouldn’t change a thing about my career, but I would get cleaning help more frequently…
Greetings from Adobe MAX in Los Angeles
Greetings from Adobe MAX in Los Angeles! WOWZERS. Talk about experience design. 15,000 creatives are here and it's ah-mazing…
Who would you meet… and why?
If you could meet anyone for dinner, who would you meet… and why…
I need your help!
Today I’d like to try crowdsourcing alternatives to the phrase “user research.” What other words, phrases or descriptions do professionals use to describe…
Feedback please
After I published a sketch note that included my spoken goal to create definitions of UX/UI/UXR/Design-related terms that were…
We are a feedback-obsessed culture
You rate your Uber driver, and s/he rates you. Before you buy a product, you look at the feedback…
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