People Nerds Category: Ideas

Balancing Customer Needs with Business Objectives in Research
The old adage of customer is king remains true, but there’s more to the story. See what Research and Design can do to achieve business objectives.

AI Fundamentals: How to Build LLM-Enabled Products
When you have untold amounts of data to sift through and synthesize, GenAI can be a massive help—but a quality analysis product won’t happen overnight.

How Headspace Created a Safe Reflection Experience Using GenAI
Priyanka Marawar discusses how Headspace navigated the challenge ethically to build a GenAI experience that centers on member safety and wellbeing.

The Goldilocks of Project Scoping: A 3-Part Framework
Well-scoped research sharpens a team’s ability to address critical questions and drives meaningful progress. Here’s how to get it just right.

How to Position UX as a Business Model [Template]
As your team matures, so too will your need and ability to convey its worth. These guided steps will usher you through common challenges.

Don’t Let the Segmentation Scaries Get You
It’s normal to feel overwhelmed by segmentation, or to oversimplify it using only demographics. This guide helps you navigate the subject with ease.

Common Research Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
Whether you’re not asking for feedback or being inflexible, it’s easy to slip up—but learning from your mistakes makes your work even better.

Elevate Your Mixed Methods Research with These 5 Practices
It’s easy to get attached to exclusively qualitative methods. These quant ideas will help bring your practice to a more sophisticated level.

How to Keep Your Research's Momentum Going After the Readout
Research leader Eniola Abioye shares her tried-and-true practices for activating your insights—from building a foundation to fostering cross-departmental relationships.

Amplify Your Insight Impact with Double Loop Learning
See how a different approach stretches the value of your insights—from reflecting how your organization functions to prioritizing customer voices.

To Set Research Priorities with Leadership, Show Your Team’s Value
Demonstrating the value of your research can lay the foundation for a long and fruitful partnership between research and executives.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Getting Introspective with Usability Testing: Using Dscout to Improve...Dscout!
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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