A resource for any research roadblock

This week from People Nerds: upskill your basics, a fresh look at surveys, and crafting your research journey road map.

Stuck? Start here. Having a hard time getting through to stakeholders? Advancing your career? Mastering a new methodology? We listened to UXRs' most pressing research roadblocks and developed this go-to compilation of resources for breaking through.    BOOKMARK THIS Roadmapping your research journey No two research projects look alike. Timelines, stakeholder needs, and methods change from project to project. But, each project should start with clear expectations of problems and goals. Bottom line: You need a roadmap.  HIT THE ROAD Narrow, focus, and sharpen It's easy to be awash with data and still starved for insight. Surveys can exaggerate or eliminate this problem. Here are simple five simple tactics you can implement today to ensure your surveys do the latter.    SURVEY TODAY  More we're discussing: If you've ever wrapped a research project and thought "Great, what now?"—this guide to choosing the right deliverable should help.  Should you still be doing focus groups? Can you do them remotely? Here are some pros, cons, and alternatives.   If you're finding yourself in a research rut, try any one of these 10 underutilized strategies for remote, unmoderated research. What we're hearing:  Fun take from IDEO on what cooking for others can teach you about prototyping. If you work in digital products, here's a great presentation template for talking to your stakeholders about accessibility. Loving the new series from Facebook Research on UX equations (For example: Data + Battery = Speech and Value = Reward - Pain).  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