In this episode, I answer a question/concern I have been hearing about a lot: will AI take over our job as user researchers? Spoiler: no :) listen to learn why!

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In this session I talk through how I organize notetaking during research sessions and some actionable approaches you can try! I reference the affinity diagram I use during debriefing as a potential way to notetake as well!

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In this episode, I talk through tips and best practices when you have a limited number of users you can engage with and are concerned about "UXR fatigue"

In this episode, I recommend the following resources:

• Prioritization Article + Template


• Walk the Store Interviews


• Rolling Research Programs

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In this episode, I discuss the two main approaches to mixed methods research design and when a quantitative- versus qualitative-first approach is most applicable!

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In this episode, I respond to a question about how to mitigate anxiety as a shy and introverted user researcher through assessing your interviews, practice, and being a research participant!

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In this episode, I respond to a question about how to produce weekly insights and if you should really be striving to do that, as well as the difference between continuous discovery and continuous research

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In this episode, I talk through the possibility of getting an MA (or PhD) and how to consider this for your next step. Check out the skills checklist I mention in the episode.

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In this episode, I talk through if a research repository makes sense (and the questions to ask yourself to find this out) and, if it does, the importance of approaching a repository as a product!

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Today I talk about how to fit user research into an agile environment (namely two-week sprints) through looking into four different research types and how they work on top of or within an agile framework

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- Create a user research roadmap: https://dscout.com/people-nerds/research-roadmap

- Design sprints & user research: https://dscout.com/people-nerds/design-sprints-ux-research

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I talk through some concrete tips of what you can do if you have downtime as a user researcher and still want to have impact across your teams and organization!

Resources:

1. Rolling research programs


2. Heuristic evaluations


3. Benchmarking study

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