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Building Critical Thinking Skills for AI-Driven Research

January 22, 2025

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Ilana Krause, User Experience Researcher at Microsoft, shares how to harness AI effectively while staying true to user insights

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Ilana Krause

UX Researcher @ Microsoft
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Building Critical Thinking Skills for AI-Driven Research

January 22, 2025

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Ilana Krause, User Experience Researcher at Microsoft, shares how to harness AI effectively while staying true to user insights

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Ilana Krause

UX Researcher @ Microsoft
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Watch our recorded session to hear Ilana walk through practical critical thinking strategies that have helped make AI a powerful tool in her research while staying grounded in user insights to drive product strategy.

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