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Latest Episodes:

Episode 26: Conducting user research with limited access to customers Apr 24, 2023

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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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Join my UXR membership

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.userresearchstrategist.com/subscribe

Episode 25: What comes first, the 1x1 interview or the survey? Apr 18, 2023

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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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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.userresearchstrategist.com/subscribe

Episode 24: How to be a shy & introverted user researcher Apr 10, 2023

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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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Episode 23: How to produce weekly insights (and should you really be doing that) Apr 03, 2023

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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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Episode 22: Should I get a Masters degree? Mar 27, 2023

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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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Episode 21 | Does a research repository make sense? Mar 20, 2023

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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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Episode 20: User research in an agile environment Mar 13, 2023

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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

Resources:

- Join my UXR membership

- 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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Episode 19 | What to do in downtime or if you aren't getting research requests Mar 06, 2023

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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:

Rolling research programs

Heuristic evaluations

Benchmarking study

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Episode 18 | Challenges within my first job as a user researcher Feb 20, 2023

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In this episode, I talk through the major struggles I had within my first job as a user researcher and how I overcame and worked through them

Resources:

Join my UXR membership

Check out my new mastermind series

6 Pillars of Effective Stakeholder Relationships

Write compelling insights

Comprehensive guide to UXR Workshops

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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.userresearchstrategist.com/subscribe

Episode 17 | Reframing impostor syndrome Feb 13, 2023

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In this episode, I talk through my thoughts on impostor syndrome and how we can consider reframing our mindset on it.

Miroverse template -> https://miro.com/miroverse/failure-journal/?social=copy-link

Dealing with Impostor Syndrome as a UXR -> https://dovetailapp.com/blog/dealing-with-impostor-syndrome-as-a-user-researcher/

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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.userresearchstrategist.com/subscribe

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