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Tips, tricks, and methods for effective product design & user research.

 
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User research basics: How to do user research when you've never done it before

June 14, 2021

With a little practice, you can get started using basic user research is to build an effective feedback loop with your customers.

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In user research
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How to rally your whole team around a user journey map and service blueprint

April 13, 2021

Customer experience maxim #1: Don’t serve another person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. Otherwise you’re likely to deliver sub-par experiences. And blisters.

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In user research, user experience design, product development
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Doodles: Blush

How connected are market research and user research?

January 27, 2021

As a UX/UI designer, I often hear the question: “So what is the difference between market research and the kind of research you do? Are market research and user research really so different?” Well, yes. They are.

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In user research, user experience design
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Understanding the differences between B2B and B2C consumers

December 29, 2020

Keeping these important differences in mind helps you design more effectively.

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In product development, user research
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How to ask users the right questions - so you get better answers

December 20, 2020

Asking questions the wrong way will get you biased feedback that will lead you down the wrong path.

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In user research
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The magic question all product managers need to ask when making a decision

December 9, 2020

Great product managers, CPO’s and entrepreneurs are fantastic at identifying gaps in their knowledge and dangerous biases lurking in their assumptions. You can be, too.

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In product development, user research
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6 Ways to conduct content testing remotely (plus test examples)

October 13, 2020

Content testing is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to get feedback from your audience. Plus, you can do it remotely.

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In user research, remote work
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Photo by Nik MacMillan

How is it possible to get "real" insights from just a small group of people?

February 17, 2020

Combining qualitative and quantitative methods is key to getting the best of both worlds.

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In user research
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The complete guide to organizing a day with your users

January 16, 2020

Unearth innovative ideas, and power your decision making.

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In user research
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UX research helps you see things through a whole new prism. Image by Thomas Foley

Considering UX research, but confused about how it works? Here's what to expect

December 1, 2019

A quick introduction to this incredibly useful field.

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In user research
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Photo: Kim Carpenter

The key to building something people will actually want

May 16, 2019

This is definitely not the advice you were expecting.

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In product development, user research
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Photo: Jessica Da Rosa

A guide to role-play prototyping and why it's awesome

March 30, 2019

Role play prototyping, otherwise known as “wizard-of-oz” prototyping, is the easiest, fastest, cheapest, and most fun way to test out a concept.

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In user research