People Nerds Category: Ideas
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Real-World GenAI Applications You Can Use in Your Research Today
From designing test studies to strategic foresight and storyboarding, the possibilities of GenAI in your research practice are endless.
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Key Takeaways from Figma’s 2024 Config Conference
Dscout’s product design team shares some of the biggest developments from the event, including what they look forward to in the future.
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Prove the Need for Qualitative Research to Executives [4 Strategies]
Forge a stronger relationship between leadership and your customers—and bring qualitative insights to the forefront for larger initiatives.
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It's Time to Dismantle "Us vs Them" for Researchers and Designers
Designers are running quality research and advocating for research. It’s long overdue for us to fully recognize and support their work.
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Cross-Team Collabs: How UX Design and UX Research Align at dscout
What does it look like to bring Research and Design together in a way that emphasizes collaboration and alignment across departments? Lauren Madura and Claire Ruggiero break it down.
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The Hidden Benefits of Using Surveys
Interviews are a popular go-to method—but employing unmoderated surveys more frequently can benefit anyone who conducts research.
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Demonstrating the Value of Ethnographic Research Through an AAPI Study
This study explores how colorism impacts the AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islanders) community, and offers tactical solutions for tying ethnographic studies to evaluative product research.
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How to Train GenAI to Work as Your Personal Research Assistant
GenAI pulls from limited resources—and only knows as much as you tell it. These tips will help you improve its effectiveness for research purposes.
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UXR is Having an Identity Crisis. Let's Flip the Script Together.
Julie Norvaisas asked survey respondents to describe artwork depicting the current state of UXR. The picture they painted was telling.
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Insights and Actions: What Can We Do to Change UXR for the Better?
UX research often attracts idealists and dreamers. Jenn Kuhns breaks down how we can turn our greater hopes for the field into a concrete reality.
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Struggling to Prioritize Your Research? This Will Help [+ Template]
When everything is a priority, nothing is a priority. Read on about how to get more done and keep your stakeholders happy.
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From Chaos to Clarity: How to Prioritize Your Qualitative Insights
If the post-research, “What do we do next?” question frequently trips you up, it might be time to do some mixed-methods research.
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Getting Introspective with Usability Testing: Using dscout Express to Improve dscout Live
Sometimes there’s no better way to test new features than to use the very product itself. Lead Product Designer, Alfo Medeiros, shares his approach.
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Hear Me Out: Researchers Need to Be Marketers (and Vice Versa)
The two teams have more in common than you’d think, but learning from their differences can bring both of them better results and buy-in across the organization.
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Bring Out the Best Responses from Research Participants with Literary Devices
Use these tactics to re-engage your participants, uncover fresh perspectives, and introduce a new angle to explore during analysis.
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Refine Your Recruitment Process for Better Results [+ Screener Template]
Recruiting the highest quality participants can make or break the success of your study. Here are some tips for getting it right the first time.
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Studying Users Who Switch Products? Try Jobs to Be Done
Many people misunderstand the best applications for the JTBD framework. These questions will set you on the right path.
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Overcoming UXR's "Wet Blanket" Reputation in the Age of GenAI
User researchers are often unfairly pinned as being sticks in the mud. How can we evolve our roles in the fast-moving world of AI developments?
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GPT Needs UXR
User research can help us understand and utilize GenAI both effectively and ethically. But GenAI can also provide opportunities for UXR at a pivotal time.
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Approach Research Like a Financial Portfolio and Watch Your Investments Grow
When managing personal finances, you need more than just a checking and savings account. The same concept applies to investing in your company’s research practice.
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GenAI Adds Tension to UXR—But Can Also Bring Opportunity
The researchers we spoke to who have experience in the field of AI sense the enormous potential and pitfalls ahead. Read some of their most astute insights.
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Your Guide to Unmoderated Retail and Shopping Research
Complete with best practices and templates, this tactical guide shows you how to approach your next retail research project with confidence and ease.
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Strike Research Gold with an Ecosystem Map
Beyond the well-tread personas customer journey, ecosystem maps paint a more complex picture with moving pieces.
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Use This Process to Source High-Quality Research Participants
Most of us have made mistakes in the recruiting stage at one point or another. Here’s how to minimize those risks throughout the process.
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