Klub Polytama: Wine and redefine research processes

Making change and making wine

If you often find yourself asking questions like, "Why is it like this?" "What are we trying to accomplish with this?" or, "What's the larger goal here?" you should get to know Dave Hora. We recently sat down with Dave to chat about how bringing in "non-research" perspectives can be the key to improving our processes and workflows.

RED OR WHITE?

Results from last week's community poll (n = 186)

Did your last job interview include a "take-home" or "challenge" assignment?

57% | Yes
43% | No

Taking on the take-home challenge

The key to acing a take-home challenge isn't finding the solution—it's all in the process. Before you put pen to paper, these tips can help you approach the assignment, know what clarifying questions to ask, and identify when it's better to walk away.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED (OR NOT)

A picture is worth a thousand words

As researchers we know, the more information we gather from our users the better. To get more context (and more color) from your interviews, try one of these strategies to encourage participants to sketch and explain their thoughts.

SHOULD WE FRAME IT?

Take ownership of your career growth, create multiple paths for yourself, so that you have more than the one default path your current organization lays out in front of you.

CRYSTAL YAN

Product, Design, and Growth Leader

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More we're discussing:

Don't gooo changing (except do). Learn why Dave Hora feels the product development process needs to change and put user research at the helm.
"And then I do this, then this, then this." Instead of having your participants explain their experience, see it from their perspective instead.
Hiring managers: Before you write your next take-home test, ask yourself—do I even need one, and if so, who is the candidate I'm trying to attract?

What we're hearing:

Qual researchers, this one's for you. Florent Buisson shares three examples of quantifying your data without statistical tests.
Over 300 million people in the world are color blind. Irina Manning shares advice on inclusive design.
Wait…this app has stories too? Lea Shamaa explains why social media apps are building similar interfaces.

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