Storytelling and smoothies

This week from People Nerds: Dr. Umi Hsu shares their perspective on storytelling and we blend surveys and 1:1 interviews

The importance of NeverEnding Stories In our newest episode of The People Nerds podcast, Dr. Umi Hsu takes us through what it's like to collect and share stories of under-represented groups. Hear about the importance and challenge of preserving the details to ensure they last for generations.   A STORY WITH A CUP OF TEA Results from last week's community poll (n = 62) What's your preferred way to connect with other event attendees?   30.6% | In a chat running on the event page 14.5% | Via a scheduled networking session 29.0% | In a separate Slack channel 25.8% | Using a "meet a stranger" video function You get the beeest of both worlds Mixing methods is a great way to add richness to your findings, but have you tried blending them? Laurel Brown walks through three ways to combine surveys with 1:1 interviews to change up your routine—while still having a solid collection of data.   RESEARCH SMOOTHIE Divorcing people from their data gives companies license to forget about the people behind the data. And that fuels some unethical practices we've fallen into. Ovetta Sampson VP Head of Design Machine Learning and Responsible Artificial Intelligence at Capital One READ MORE More we're discussing: Samin Nosrat joins us on The People Nerds Podcast to discuss the throughline of user research and cooking. Catch Samin as our keynote speaker at People Nerds 2022 in October! Don't forget to register for our virtual event here. What we're hearing: Kai Wong walks through this idea of "design debt" and why "paying it off" can make your organization more efficient moving forward. "How long will X user research project take?" "Well it depends." Ian Batterbee shares strategies for making and sharing clearer UX estimations. 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