Dismantling “us vs them” for researchers and designers

Plus, get some hard-earned advice on how to evolve in your career as a UX designer, take a look at how to integrate accessibility into your practices, and check out this week's job listings.

This week, it's all about working with designers in research!   Unfortunately, design and research can splinter into a competitive mentality, preventing teams from genuinely collaborating and doing their best work.   dscout's UX research leader Taylor Klassman breaks down the assumptions around designers who do research and offers new perspective.   Plus, we've got all kinds of goodies on UX design and accessibility. - The People Nerds Team   It's long overdue for researchers to fully recognize and support design's contributions to research—and that doesn't have to be synonymous with the idea of "democratization". ALL TOGETHER NOW KEEP READING - MORE ON THIS TOPIC Get some insight to evolve in your career as as a UX designer. Diversify and scale your team by making UX design more accessible. Why (and how) to pay attention to pay attention to accessibility in design.   How would you describe the UX researcher and UX designer relationship at your org?   1. Excellent: We have a highly collaborative and efficient working relationship 2. Good: We work well together but don't often align on initiatives 3. Neutral: We work together often, the relationship is okay 4. Lacking: We rarely work together, the relationship is okay 5. Dysfunctional: We either never work together or don't align on initiatives 6. Other: Share your thoughts in our Slack community! We'll post the results next week in our Slack community! Look no further: This deep dive has how-tos, best practices, and prime advice on key approaches to user research. Bookmark this page for later when you need a quick refresher.   METHOD TO THE MADNESS   Match is looking to hire a UX researcher (hybrid, New York). Brooks is searching for a UX designer to add to the team (Seattle). Chime is recruiting a new user researcher for their growth team (San Francisco). [At Vodafone] user research and design are one package, and that relationship combination works really well for us. They bounce off each other, debate a little bit, and keep each other in check. There's always a need for us to learn and respond to our users' needs and that's our creative fodder.   But of course, the research won't necessarily tell us what the best solution is. The designers need to bring a sensibility of craft and creativity. It's their job to really work with Product to imagine what the solution might be. Ashton Snook Head of Product Design and UX Research at Vodafone   READ MORE in Grow in Your Craft or Your Leadership? How to Evolve as a UX Designer Ready to scale your research program? Successfully scaling research requires effective stakeholder collaboration, flexible methods, and insights designed for impact.   See how dscout can help you with all three. dscout, 222 North LaSalle St, Chicago, IL Unsubscribe Manage preferences