We talk meditation and cross-team collaboration

This week from People Nerds: Headspace shares their field report, we partner with account management, and break down interview guides

Headspace: Instilling healthy habits across the board Given all the stress that coincided with the pandemic, it's no surprise that Headspace saw an influx of new users. But like any new routine, meditation requires work. To ensure that they could fully adopt the practice, Headspace designed a cross-team project to better understand newcomers' stressors and motivations.   INHALE...EXHALE... Speaking of cross-team collaboration... We're kicking off a series of collaboration playbooks to make internal partnerships more beneficial for everyone involved. This week, we dive into account management and customer service teams to discuss their goals, how UXR can support their initiatives, and of course—how they can help ours.   THE DREAM TEAM This week's community poll Answer with a click this week, see the results in next week's newsletter.   I conduct about ____ projects with non-US based participants in a year.   1. 0 2. 1-2 3. 3-4 4. 5-6 5. 7+ Never cut your best interview question again Time is a common obstacle in moderated interviews. Whether it's ensuring the session starts promptly, staying on pace with planned questions, or making that hard decision to skip a question—time truly is of the essence. One way to turn back the clock (or rather, keep up with it) is by leaning into your interview guide.   FEWER QUESTIONS, MORE PROBES See your name in this newsletter. People Nerds is always on the lookout for new contributors. Learn more about writing with us. More we're discussing:  Project managers share what questions they have about user research and we uncover some common sources of confusion. Don't fall victim to these common qualitative interview mistakes. Beware of the awkward transition... Take your video prompts to the next level. Our CXR team walks through seven impactful ways to leverage media questions. What we're hearing: Our CEO, Michael Winnick, joins Alec Levin of Learners to discuss democratization and generative research. Verizon's Devin Harold walks through how to build an ethical user research practice wherever you go. How do you learn from your users if you can't interact with them? Sidra Mahmood shares connecting with users from afar. 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