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This week from People Nerds: how to create a research request document, and how UX leaders hire and evaluate talent.

Get your priorities straight It's easy to get overwhelmed with the demand for insights. How do you know what questions to focus on, and what studies can wait? A research request intake form can help you clarify and prioritize. Here's how to make one (with a free template).    AT YOUR REQUEST Experts answer: How to land (or fill) that UXR job We asked 6 research directors how they evaluate applicants for team fit, skill mastery, emotional intelligence, and growth potential. Use their sage advice to hire more confidently or to put your best foot forward in your job search.   READ MORE Collaborative co-presence for the new research landscape Resonant share outs, effective workshops, rigorous research synthesis. Some of our most foundational research responsibilities are easiest to execute in person. In part three of our New Fundamentals Series, we'll cover how to adapt these collaborative processes for a remote-first world.  SIGN UP  More we're discussing: Research and design have an opportunity (and a responsibility) to be less extractive and more collaborative. Professor Christina Harrington has advice on how to get there. The best journey maps are built on rich, longitudinal data. Here's how Credit Karma collected that data, and mapped an effective journey, remotely.  If you have research results to deliver asynchronously—read this guide to writing compelling insights. What we're hearing:  Some advice on forming Employee Resource Groups from the folks at Diverse Genders in XR&D (Xbox Research & Design). Delicious food for thought from IDEO on how AI can change the way we brainstorm. A solid how-to on developing relevant, resonant UX Research highlight reels. 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