More teachers, fewer oracles

This week from People Nerds: Advice on responsibly scaling UXR, an introduction to hybrid research, and how to write better user insights.

A "give away your Legos" approach to scaling UXR Research democratization is only as productive as it is responsible. We talked with Slack's Head of Research & Analytics Operations Behzod Sirjani on the ways researchers are "professionally human," and can act as effective teachers.   READ MORE It was the best of methods, it was a mix of methods Sometimes (or often) choosing the right research methodology isn't clear cut. You need to understand both your users and a product's performance. In those times, turn to a method that allows the best of both worlds: hybrid research.   MIX IT UP 6 steps to writing (better) insights Researchers talk a lot about "sharing user insights"—but we rarely explore what exactly that means. We broke down what an insight is, what makes a good one, and six concrete steps for writing them well.    HOW INSIGHTFUL From the People Nerds Slack:   Q: What's something, while doing agile research, you would never cut to save time? A: "You can shorten the planning, you can shorten the analysis, but make sure you are taking time with your participants to make them feel comfortable. Don't speed through sessions. The whole point of doing research is to learn. If you cut corners on this part, your learnings will be hurt." - Jen Romano-Bergstrom, during an AMA   JOIN THE COMMUNITY More we're discussing: The Q&As from our remote research webinar turned out to be a useful set of remote research FAQs. We've been discussing further in the Slack community and have laid out our thoughts on best practices here.  ICYMI: We ran a follow-up mission to our first COVID Diaries study to learn more about how a diverse cross-section of Americans are coping. Read their best advice here.  If you're working from home and in a rut, try one of these 10 underutilized remote unmoderated research tactics.  What we're hearing:  Webinar/discussion coming up with UX Backstage on UX hiring and job searching in light of COVID-19. Worth a bookmark: this set of 12 go-to questions for better aligning your stakeholders. Genuinely great "crisis mode" conversation on the Mixed Methods podcast with human-centered researcher and international social impact consultant Marie Huber. dscout is a company composed of People Nerds working to make context-rich human insight an everyday habit across organizations. The dscout platform—Diary, Live and Recruit—enables remote qualitative research that brings researchers into the moments experienced and shared by real people. Curious about the platform or working with dscout? Talk to an account executive.  dscout, 222 North LaSalle St. Suite 650, Chicago, Illinois 60601, (312) 880-9715 Unsubscribe Manage preferences

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Hi Wanto, Not sure if this is already on your radar, but I wanted to reach out and invite you to the new People Nerds Slack community.  As many of us have "settled into" remote work, seen our meetups get canceled, and watched UX events move online—we thought it was more important than ever to have an organic, "whenever-you-need-it" space to connect with other People Nerds.  It's already shaping up to be a great forum to talk research, design, passion projects, and the things we're just plain curious about.  We hope you'll join the conversation. To do so, just fill out this 3-question form, and we'll get an invite to your inbox ASAP.  All the best,  - Ben dscout   222 North LaSalle St. Suite 650    Chicago  Illinois   60601    You received this email because you are subscribed to Marketing Information from dscout . Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails

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This week from People Nerds: A new slack channel for UXRs and some essential advice for conducting workshops remotely.

Be a Founding Member of the People Nerds Slack Virtual togetherness can't fully replicate actual togetherness, but we can still find ways to connect as a community.   Enter: People Nerds Slack   Discuss your work, your passion project, and the litany of things you're just curious about. We'll do our part to help you parse through questions and form connections. Expect a regular program of AMAs with leading UXRs, community calls, and slack-channel-exclusive resources—alongside organic opportunities to meet, learn, and share. JOIN US "Sorry, you were on mute. Say that again?" Running remote meetings can be a struggle. Running remote workshops can be a disaster. Here's a stress-reducing primer for conducting remote workshops as smoothly as possible.   LEARN HOW More we're discussing: ICYMI: We compiled all the best practices we've relied on for remote user research into a massive, start-to-finish, guide. Read it on the blog here, or snag the PDF version here.  If you have some findings you've been scratching your head over, it might be time to familiarize yourself with these 10 common cognitive biases impacting UXRs. Empathy for our participants is more important now than ever. Here's some advice from Social UX researcher, Alba Villamil, on how we can better listen to, and make an impact for, our users. What we're hearing:  This Researchers for Hire Google Form is being passed around to help UXRs affected by COVID-19. The goal is to help researchers prepare for interviews, connect with mentors, and ultimately find a job. Both helpers + job searchers can be added here. Interesting guide from Muzli on improving collaboration by developing a "co-creative mindset" across your team. The ResearchOps community just released their first podcast episode; it's a fireside chat on the future of research operations with the community's co-chair (Holly Cole).  dscout is a company composed of People Nerds working to make context-rich human insight an everyday habit across organizations. The dscout platform—Diary, Live and Recruit—enables remote qualitative research that brings researchers into the moments experienced and shared by real people. Curious about the platform or working with dscout? Talk to an account executive.  dscout, 222 North LaSalle St. Suite 650, Chicago, Illinois 60601, (312) 880-9715 Unsubscribe Manage preferences