The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | AI

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. Resources: * Walk the store interviews * Continuous discovery * Submit a topic/question This is a public e...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below! Resources: * Submit a topic/question * Personal Read...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below! Resources: * 2023 Salary Report * Global UX Compens...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below! Resources: * Submit a topic/question * Write a lite...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below! Resources: * How User Research Impacts the AARRR Me...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. Podcast resources: * Surveys that work * 11 Usability Testing Metrics to Enrich Your Reporting * Measure s...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below! Podcast resources: * Treat stakeholders like users...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below! In this episode, I discuss the recent posts I’ve bee...

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s  ✨   free podcast  ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations. If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below! In this episode, I discuss a slightly different appr...

In this episode, I talk through different approaches you can use to practice your user research skills in low-stakes environments to feel more confident using different methodologies Resources: Whiteboard challenge prompts Join my UXR membership Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...

In this episode, I talk through the question of, when you are working with skilled PMs (or other stakeholders), who is meant to own discovery work? Article with levels of support Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bon...

In part two of this episode, I talk about the other five top mistakes I have made as a user researcher and how I shifted them into learnings Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! 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.userresearchstr...

In part one of this episode, I talk about five (out of the ten) top mistakes I have made as a user researcher and how I shifted them into learnings Resources: - Treat stakeholders like users ebook Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

In this episode, I talk through how to think about creating research questions and then how that can help you choose an appropriate method! Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! 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.userresearchstra...

In this episode, I answer a question about what to do if you need to conduct a field study in someone's home and also strategies if, for whatever reason, you aren't able to visit them in their home! Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subs...

In this episode, I talk about recent UXR lay-offs and my recommendations for staying competitive in a tough market Resources: - Prioritizing user research projects - Workshop facilitation webinar Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

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! Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! 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...

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! Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...

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 Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter...

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! Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! 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, vis...

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! Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

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 Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subsc...

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. Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

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! Submit a question ! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com ) Join my bi-weekly newsletter ! Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

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/desig...