The "take action" edition

This week from People Nerds: Writing great summaries, wowing your stakeholders, and getting more buy in from your org.

Write UXR summaries that people want to read At best, UXR summaries are bite-sized and actionable takeaways you can use to inform future decisions. At worst, they're aimless and wind up ignored. Here's a process for sharing out summaries that are always the former, never the latter.   SUM IT UP Ignite your stakeholders Making sure your stakeholders understand the value of research is crucial. Often that's easier said than done. Salesforce Ignite's team has mastered the art of conducting compelling research, while tightening timelines.   LEARN HOW Join us for our (first ever) community forum Friday, May 8th 1PM EST/10AM PST      We'll be getting together on Zoom to discuss remote collaboration.  After a brief moderator intro, we'll split into breakout groups to talk pressing pain points and difference-making tactics. Then we'll get back together to share what we've learned.    Details + RSVP | Add to Google Calendar | Add to Apple/Outlook Calendar Take your "seat at the table" (and lead the discussion) For researchers and designers to truly be leaders, we have to understand business. In our next webinar, we'll discuss the absolute essentials for demonstrating your research's impact and fully understanding its "bottom line" value.    TAKE THE LEAD More we're discussing: We've compiled the questions and answers from the People Nerds Slack AMA with Jen Romano-Bergstrom. Read the recap.  Re-reading this interview with Slack's Behzod Sirjani on the ethos of mentorship and how to scale research as a true teacher.  If you find yourself stuck during any phase of your remote research—give this mega-guide to remote best practices a skim.  What we're hearing:  Interesting initial survey data on how UXRs are looking at collaboration tools, budget cuts, and future momentum in the wake of a very uncertain "now." NN/g shared their approach to applying UX-Workshop techniques throughout the hiring process. Pairs well with our guide to acing "the whiteboard challenge" Refreshing case for the types of (equitable) design that are needed during, and after, COVID-19. 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