What should we do with "one-off" insights?

This week from People Nerds: How to translate"non-UX" skills to UX, and when to report on "outlier" insights. 

Georgia Insights on my mind It's just one participant's opinion…it's not statistically significant…but what if they're onto something? Should you report on this? Like most problems in research—"it depends." Nikki breaks down examples of when a one-off insight may be worth exploring further. THE BEST THINKING IS RETHINKING This week's community poll Answer with a click this week, see the results in next week's newsletter.   When you find an interesting one-off insight, what is your typical next step?   1. Dig into past research to see if it's come up before 2. Wait until it surfaces again in future work 3. Share it as an "unexpected finding" in a deliverable 4. Quickly sync with a stakeholder/collaborator for their take Translate your skills from academia to UX From journals to share outs. From teaching students to teaching stakeholders. There are a number of differences between research in academia and UX, but utilizing your academic experience can help you excel in this new environment. Find out how.   THIS IS 10% LUCK 20% SKILL Human factors fails when a person requires extensive training to engage with and effectively use a system. The system should anticipate user needs and expectations, and be designed to work with, not against. It's all about removing barriers. ED HALPERN Principal Research Engineer at AbbVie READ MORE More we're discussing: NEW VIDEO 🎥 Nikki and Ben discuss three survey mishaps and how to write questions that generate clearer answers. "So how exactly do I start synthesizing my research?" Here's one strategy for tackling this elusive, often confidential process.  What we're hearing: You're ready to advance your career…but aren't exactly sure what skills you should learn. Alexander Rådahl explains how a UX mentor can help. The last thing you want is to have your research insights shelved. Taylor Palmer shares tactics for ensuring research findings become useful UX designs. 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