Level up your team bonding

This week from People Nerds: Molly Malsam shares unique team activities and Janelle Ward highlights key differences between UX and academia.

UX trivia? Sign me up When working from home, we miss out on casual office chats over lunch or at someone's desk. While seasoned employees likely have coworkers to turn to, new remote hires often struggle to meet people. Use these strategies to keep your team connected (and having fun!) from afar.   COFFEE CHATS AND CREPES Results from last week's community poll (n = 74) The stakeholder scenario I troubleshoot most often involves stakeholders who are... 37.8% | Under-involved 13.5% | Over-involved 33.8% | Misinformed 12.2% | Absent   2.7% | None of the above Wait...we can ITERATE?! Switching from academia to UX involves more than just researching new topics. How you plan, collaborate, and share projects changes to match both your users' and stakeholders' needs. Plus, there's some new lingo to get used to.   BRING IT ON As we push innovation, we're watching technology become about the haves and the have nots. DR. CHRISTINA HARRINGTON Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University READ MORE More we're discussing:  NEW VIDEO ALERT! Nikki and Ben discuss three common stakeholder scenarios and how to improve those relationships.  So you've heard of TEDW, but what happens when asking "why?" continuously gets you nowhere with your participant? You bring in ACV laddering. An engaged user panel, informed stakeholders, AND re-usable templates? Fjord shows us how it's done. What we're hearing: Inclusive design is more than just a buzzword. Zariah Cameron explains how inclusivity can be applied during every stage of the design process. Is your UX team storming, norming, or performing? Tanner Kohler walks through the five phases of team development to ensure better collaboration. If you've ever gotten a vague research request, Lawton Pybus has you covered. Take a look at the questions you can ask to clarify their need.  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