The "prove it matters" edition

This week from People Nerds: Business lessons for designers, how to negotiate with stakeholders, a webinar on community-centered research.

Tactic #1: Be a mirror Most UX jobs don't require experience pitching or negotiating. Yet, most of us are tasked with proving value to our stakeholders. Try these three surefire negotiation tactics to win more resources or support.   LEARN MORE "Speak the language" of business Essential (but uncommon) advice: if you're looking to "level up" as a UX practitioner, try talking to your company's accountant. Increasingly, the lines between business strategy and UX strategy are blurring, and it's up to UXRs to understand both.    GET TO WORK UXR that serves In a critical moment, we're speaking with civic and nonprofit UX leaders on how they do research that truly serves their communities. Use their thoughtful strategies to ensure your research serves your audience, too.   JOIN US More we're discussing: Top of mind right now: Alba Villamil's thought's on how we should rethink our roles, and our methodologies, when researching on behalf of marginalized communities. Additionally, Cyd Harrell's thoughts on civic UX and the how we handle privacy and personal data. Finally, this starter syllabus packed with resources for more inclusive and accessible UX.  What we're hearing:  A useful refresher: Smashing Magazine's 12 Ways to improve User Interview Questions. An interesting primer from UX booth on "learning experience design"—aka, the intersection of corporate learning and UX design practices. Some foundational practices for great teamwork from UX Matters, specific to UXRs in this remote-work moment. 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, Recruit, and Express—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