A look behind the curtain

This week from People Nerds: We wrap season one of the People Nerds podcast, speak with ReOps' Holly Cole, and promo an email course.

Season finale alert! We are wrapping up season one of the People Nerds Podcast with an interview with none other than Ben Wiedmaier (aka Ben from People Nerds). He and Karen discuss what it's like behind the scenes at dscout, Ben's background in flirting research, and forecast trends in the industry.   SEE YA NEXT TIME...NERDS  This week's community poll Answer with a click this week, see the results in next week's newsletter.   Which of the following best describes ops' primary role at your org? 1. Partner: Helping support and improve my practice 2. Player: Working on org-wide projects and strategy 3. Processor: Creating documentation for tooling and resources 4. Permission-er: A check before starting any new project/work Different title and salary…same responsibilities We spoke with the Executive Director of the Research Ops Community, Holly Cole, on the parallels between operations and administration. She breaks down how this space is growing, the pay gaps between job titles, and her role in evolving the ReOps community. VISIBILITY FOR MILES Did someone say free email course? ICYMI—last week we launched the Storytelling for User Research Presentations email course! This collaboration with User Research Academy includes tips, exercises, and downloadable resources all geared toward making your research shareouts more engaging and actionable to stakeholders. TELL ME MORE When you demonstrate that you understand and align with [stakeholder] visions of success, and you can tie that directly back to research, you're more likely to build buy-in, advocacy, and influence. Devin Harold Director of UX Research at Capital One Read more and catch Devin at People Nerds 2022! More we're discussing: Molly Malsam walks through the core types of measurement and helps you identify which option is best for your project. Need a travel or chores companion? Get caught up with season one of the People Nerds Podcast. What we're hearing: dscout researcher, Alejandra Gonzalez, recently co-authored a piece: Building Space for Feminist Solidarity. Discover strategies for creating time and space to weave this into your work. Alejandra also co-authored another recent piece: What Community Asset Mapping Can Teach Us About Power and Design which explores how to support designers seeking more collaborative approaches. 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