User Interviews

🎉 Surprise! We're excited to announce early registration has officially opened for *Business 101 for Researchers*, our newest and FREE-est online course kicking off on January 8, 2025 See the course syllabus + save your spot ➡️ https://lnkd.in/emaf4ws5 Senior UXR Eniola Abioye is back by popular demand to equip attendees with the business acumen to drive UX research impact in their organizations (we're looking 👀 at you #Research, #ReOps, and other folks who do research!) Bonus: Attendees will have the opportunity to book 1:1 office hours with Eniola (space is limited) and join us for a special, registrants-only 🤫 ROI fireside chat on Jan. 22.

Our biggest releases of 2024: ☑️ Upgraded screeners 🌏 India panel launch ✨ New project experience 📽️ Video double screening 🎯 New targeting options in Recruit 🔐 Admins can join any project 📝 Opt-in forms 2.0 🕵️ Improved project flexibility 🔌 Microsoft integrations 🤖 An inside look at UI’s matching system 🤝 New recruitment API partners 🔀 Salesforce integration See them all here: https://lnkd.in/eTJAAuCy & happy holidays from all of us at UI!

#UXRs, need a way to gently nudge your Product partners toward learning about user research? We have just the thing: our new No-nonsense Guide ⤵️ It breaks down the why, when, and how for PMs in quick and digestible format. Here's a preview of just some of the tips compiled by our own Katryna Balboni, which also includes links to learn more and starting putting it into practice. Best yet, it's free with our new Product x Research Collaboration Report. Download both today—see the comments for more. #uxresearch #product #userexperience

U.S. Bank's VP, UX Design Research Operations Graham Gardner joins Awkward Silences to talk change management, including #ReOps ⤵️ It's a must-listen episode for anyone interested in how organizations evolve and adapt, and the important role for user experience pros in that work. Thanks to Graham for joining our last pod of the year. See you in 2025 🎊 #podcast #userexperience #uxresearch

📣 Announcing our newest report: Product x Research Collaboration 🤝 Partnering with Kene Anoliefo and the team at HEARD by Elis, we interviewed over 150 Product managers and leaders to learn their hits, misses, and wishes when collaborating with researchers. We uncovered the: 1️⃣ Unique benefits Research brings to Product development 2️⃣ Knowledge gaps Product sees in Research workflows 3️⃣ Friction points slowing down better collaboration 4️⃣ Company-wide impact successful collaboration has This report is perfect for: ~> Researchers looking to strengthen their Product partnership ~> Product folks curious how their peers leverage user insights ~> ReOps specialists trying to empower Product-led research ~> Leaders of Product or Research teams in need of cohesion Our thanks to the respondents who took the time to share their perspective. 👀 And stay tuned for part two, which explores the skills, mindsets, and strategies both Product and Research professionals can use to improve product experience outcomes with user insights. #productmanagement #uxresearch #userexperience https://lnkd.in/gJFE4-_3

According to the 2024 State of User Research Report, almost half (45%) of researchers are looking to a coach or mentor for professional development. This appetite for continued learning is just one reason we recently launched the User Interviews Academy, a product education resource offering courses, certifications, and tailored learning paths to empower researchers to make the most of User Interviews 🎓 In the spirit of building in public—and to offer some guidance and insight for other teams looking to implement a product academy for their customers—our most recent article discusses: ✅ Why we launched the User Interviews Academy ✅ How we planned and built it (step by step!) ✅ Lessons we learned along the way ✅ Do’s and don’ts for other SaaS teams Read it here: https://lnkd.in/exEsn6sn #UXResearch #producteducation #SaaS #casestudy

ICYMI: Ben Wiedmaier welcomed Nikki Anderson, MA to the ☎️ UX Hotline last week, where Nikki answered burning questions from the people who do research, including this one on not discounting usability tests > surveys as an easier research win 🏆

🚨 Cool jobs alert! See our updated UX research and design jobs board, including >150 new remote, hybrid or on-site gigs at companies like Adobe, Reddit, Webflow, and more https://lnkd.in/gnM2rJTh

Our new Salesforce integration with Research Hub is live! 🔀 Sync customer data directly from Salesforce to your Hub panel to keep participant data fresh. The best part? No technical resources required—with some initial setup, your team can quickly get up and running 🏃 Interested? Learn more about how the integration works and submit a quick request to get started (we'll be in touch!): https://lnkd.in/eGPTP-VS #integrations #salesforce

On this week's Awkward Silences, IDEO Senior Design Lead Will Notini talks exploratory design research, including why you need honest feedback ⤵️ Will also shares: ~> Why he thinks we need fast *and* slow research ~> The ways design needs research, and research needs design ~> How team-wide trust facilitates better product experiences Listen to Awkward Silences wherever you get podcasts 🎧 #designthinking #userexperience #podcast