New takes on old methods

This week from People Nerds: building a diverse hiring practice, accessibility etiquette, and going beyond the traditional 1:1 interview.

Accessible UXR Part 3: Conducting and reporting In the final part of our accessibility series, we cover conducting and reporting on research that features participants with access needs. Hop into Part 3 here, or give the whole series a read (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3).    READ MORE Go beyond 1:1 interviews You can be doing more with your remote moderated sessions. Here are some underutilized methodologies worth giving a try, some best practices worth remembering, and a pre-, during-, and post-session checklist worth consulting.     LEARN MORE Expand your idea of the perfect candidate The demand for researchers has made finding the right candidate challenging. If we broaden our scope to include varied education and career backgrounds, we can tap into new pools of talented potential hires. Here's a case for widening your search.    BUILD IT More we're discussing: Research can and does happen around the busy holiday season. Here are some ways to keep participants engaged and turn around those precious moments with your users. Data visualization can be an easy and fun way to engage your stakeholders, leading to more action. Here are some steps for creating them (with a free downloadable template). Zeus Jones outlines some immediately-implementable tactics for taking action on your DEI goals and weaving inclusive practices into your next study. What we're hearing:  Create product-shaping user stories on (just about) any timeline with this comprehensive guide from Justinmind. Empathy for users really shines when it's framed narratively. Making something "simple" isn't so simple when your experience is complex. Smashing Magazine has a few suggestions for maintaining rigor while pairing down your UI. Seats at the table may be shifting, but opportunities to advocate while at the table are increasing in 2021. Pendo outlines a few ways product managers can position themselves. 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