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How UX Researchers Can 4X Their Usability Test Response Rates With Userpilot

Userpilot

Usability testing is an invaluable resource for UX researchers…but only if you’re able to recruit participants in the first place. This is a problem that our own UX researcher at Userpilot, Lisa, faced when she tried recruiting participants the traditional way. Recruiting usability test participants via email.

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Top 7 UX Research Books

UX Planet

UX research is the foundation of successful design and development. Good research is about asking better questions, and thinking critically about the answers. Just Enough Research by Erika Hall Erika Hall distills her experience into a brief cookbook of research methods. Everyone can ask questions, right?

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Quantum UX Research

UX Planet

The potential of quantum computing and artificial intelligence to enhance user research User research is crucial for the human-centered design of digital products and services. By deeply understanding users’ needs, desires, and contexts, companies can create meaningful solutions that address real human problems.

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Systems Thinking and its Relevance to Strategic Planning in UX Research

UX Planet

Systemic Thinking: The Key to an Impactful UX Strategy Systems Thinking is a holistic approach to problem analysis and solving that emphasizes viewing systems as a whole, rather than focusing only on individual parts. His work led to the development of System Dynamics, a quantitative method for modeling and simulating complex systems.

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How Product Managers Can Shape Inclusive Futures with UX

Speaker: Bronwen Rees, Author and Lead Product Designer at Xero

UX has a critical role in making that future possible. Many in the UX space reiterate that “knowing your audience” is paramount to developing great user experience, and that empathy is the cornerstone of UX. Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours!

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How to Identify User Problems in UX Design [+ Best Tools and Methods]

Userpilot

Understanding and addressing user problems is a fundamental aspect of effective UX design. By proactively seeking out and resolving these issues, designers can create more intuitive, enjoyable, and effective user experiences. That also helps with customer retention. Let’s get right to it. Let’s get right to it.

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UX Research: A Practical Guide to Insights, Budgeting, and Stakeholder Engagement

UX Planet

UX research emerges as a pivotal factor in crafting user-centered designs and strategies. This process, often undervalued in real-world scenarios, is crucial for understanding user behaviors, needs, and preferences. It’s a beacon that illuminates user pain points and behavioral nuances, gleaned from direct insights.

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Building a Research Flywheel: A Helpful Guide for Product Managers & Their Teams

Speaker: Jessica Hall, Product Strategy & Design Leader and Co-Author of The Product Mindset

You’ve heard of Amazon and Vanguard, two of the most successful customer-focused businesses in the world, but have you heard Jim Collins’ Flywheel Effect? Every step of the product journey is informed by research: what works, what doesn’t, what customers want, what they need.

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How Product Managers Can Define a Product Vision to Guide Their Team

Speaker: Christian Bonilla, VP of Product Management at UserTesting

Every product team wants to build things users love. Join Christian Bonilla, VP of Product at UserTesting, as he reveals tips for taking ownership of the product vision to guide the development process. How to surface feedback misalignment and recognize when it’s time to pivot. The goal may sound simple, but it’s hard to do.

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The Art and Science of Explaining Your Product Strategy

Speaker: Jason Tanner, CEO of Applied Frameworks

Ideation, discovery, research, and analysis all inform the development of a product strategy that evolves iteratively as the product team learns more about customers, their problems, and potential solutions. Develop a product strategy message. Apply frameworks to define product strategy.

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Product Managers & UX Research: How Bridging the Experience Gap Can Propel Teams Forward

Speaker: Shakima Jackson-Martinez, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Kristin Zibell, Director of Research Products and Services

How inclusive is your UX research? If a product is only as good as the team that makes it, then a product will only be as inclusive as the perspectives represented during product development. This is where Experience Gap research comes in, and why inclusive research is crucial for your business and your customers.

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The Value of a User Experience Platform For Product Managers

This white paper will go through each step of the product management process and explain how a UX platform can make you more efficient, thoughtful and effective through each stage of development. We will show you how a UX research platform can help you un