UX Research
Methods for understanding users — choosing the right one, running it rigorously, and turning evidence into decisions.
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Research Foundations: Qualitative vs. Quantitative vs. Mixed Methods
Choosing the wrong research method is the fastest way to answer a question nobody asked — learn how to match method to question, and when to combine both.
- Intermediate
Generative vs. Evaluative Research
Knowing which research mode to use — and when — is what separates teams that discover real problems from those that polish the wrong solution.
- Intermediate
User Interviews
Conducted well, a one-hour conversation can overturn months of assumption — learn how to plan, run, and analyze user interviews that generate real insight.
- Intermediate
Contextual Inquiry & Field Studies
Studying users where work actually happens reveals the invisible workarounds, interruptions, and environmental pressures that lab sessions and surveys will never surface.
- Intermediate
Diary Studies
Longitudinal self-reporting that captures behavior, context, and emotion as they unfold in real life — where no lab study can follow.
- Intermediate
Usability Testing (Moderated & Unmoderated)
Choose the right usability testing format, run sessions that surface real behavior, and translate evidence into design decisions that stick.
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Surveys & Standardized Questionnaires (SUS, SUPR-Q, UEQ)
Master validated scales like SUS, SUPR-Q, and UEQ to measure usability and experience with statistical confidence — and know exactly when to use each one.
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A/B Testing & Experimentation
Run controlled experiments that turn interface decisions into evidence — from hypothesis design through statistical validity to ethical guardrails.
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Analytics & Behavioral Data Analysis
Turn raw product telemetry into design evidence by understanding what behavioral data can and cannot tell you — and how to combine it with qualitative insight.
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Focus Groups: When and Why Not to Use Them
Widely used but routinely misapplied, focus groups are a powerful generative tool in a narrow set of circumstances — and a source of dangerously misleading data in most others.
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Sample Sizing & Statistical Foundations
Knowing how many participants you actually need — and why — is the difference between research that drives decisions and research that merely fills a slide deck.
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Continuous Discovery (Opportunity Solution Trees)
Running weekly touchpoints with users and mapping the problem space as an Opportunity Solution Tree turns discovery from a periodic project into a product team habit.
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Research Operations (ResearchOps)
Scaling UX research from ad-hoc effort to a reliable organizational capability — infrastructure, workflows, and governance that let insights reach decisions faster.
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Research Governance, Ethics & Consent (GDPR/CCPA)
Conducting ethical UX research means navigating legal frameworks, informed consent, data minimization, and the growing threat of deceptive research practices.
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Participant Recruitment & Research Repositories
Recruiting the wrong participants wastes every hour that follows — learn how to source, screen, and retain the right people, then make that work compound inside a research repository.
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AI in UX Research: Limitations & Responsible Use
AI tools are reshaping how researchers synthesize data and spot patterns — but understanding where they fail is what separates signal from noise.
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Accessibility & Inclusive Research
Designing for everyone starts with researching with everyone — learn how to recruit disabled participants, run accessible sessions, and embed inclusion into every phase of the research cycle.