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So you want to run a focus group… but should you?

August 15, 2020

How do you know when a focus group is the right research method for the job? I'm writing the pros and cons down here for all of us.

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In Research & Design Tags focus group, user research, methods

You don't need a fancy title to change the world

May 27, 2020

You don't need a fancy job title to start noticing and improving the everyday experiences wherever you work. Don't let a label define your limits.

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In Research & Design, Growth Tags UX, Don Norman, NNGroup, Service Design

The Art of Ethnographic Research at Home

April 14, 2020

This is ethnography for free. The only buy-in needed is a few minutes of attentive curiosity. No judgements or solutioning, only observations.

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In Research & Design Tags ethnography, ethnographic research, user research, remote research

The UX issue that almost cost me my flight (and wife)

March 29, 2020

My pointer finger was trembling. Any less pressure and my cursor would have clicked a Cancel I didn’t intend. Let this be a usability lesson for all.

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In Research & Design Tags usability, copywriting, content design

It's not the number of clicks that matters, it's the value each click provides

October 18, 2019

Clicks aren't an indicator of anything beyond confirming that some kind of finger has touched some kind of button, so stop counting and consider this

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In Research & Design Tags UX, metrics, measuring UX, value

Look broader, think deeper, and don't design in isolation

October 4, 2019

There's a whole world of business opportunities just waiting to be unearthed by someone willing to pay a little more attention to their surroundings.

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In Product, Research & Design Tags user research, outcomes, customer journeys, Customer Experience

Shifting focus from Outputs to Outcomes

August 29, 2019

If your design work didn’t fundamentally change how people do what they do, does it really matter that you did it? Let's talk about outcomes more.

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In Product, Research & Design Tags outcomes, user experience, personas, delivery

Bridging strategy and innovation through an Experience Vision

March 18, 2019

When strategy feels stuck in the short term, an experience vision can light the way forward, sparking innovation and helping teams focus on what truly matters

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In Strategy, Research & Design Tags Experience Vision, Business strategy, backlog, goals, Customer Experience, brand
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So, you’ve been asked to revamp a website... Here’s the best place to start

February 21, 2019

Right now there is an Exec somewhere in the world throwing money at a new set of features because their intuition said so. Don't leave it up to luck.

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In Research & Design Tags customer journeys, design, customer research

The Perception of Value: A Brief Look Into Micro-Experience Awareness

February 5, 2019

There's more to customer satisfaction than delivering good on the desired outcome. Value can be found all in the micro-experience nobody talks about.

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In Research & Design Tags user experience, customer experience
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