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Learn the lingo: Generative Research
Generative research || What is it? Exploratory research is used to build a foundational understanding for problem definition and to identify potential opportunities and solutions. Commonly employed…

Learn the lingo: KPI / Key Performance Indicator
KPI / Key Performance Indicator || What is it? KPIs are critical, measurable indicators that, when reviewed together, help organizations, teams and individuals align and gauge…

Learn the lingo: Usability Test
Usability Test || What is it? A usability test comes under the umbrella discipline of usability research. It is a study with a directed, typically task-based, objective. The focus includes…

Learn the lingo: Usability Research
Usability Research || What is it? Usability research is a specific facet within user experience research. It focuses on defined tasks (e.g. comprehension of an instruction manual, or ease of…

PLEASE JOIN US for the evolution of qualitative research with Janet Standen!
PLEASE JOIN US for a standing ovation-worthy session and Q&A on the evolution of qualitative research by the infamous Janet Standen! Register on Eventbrite. The link is below!
What is the problem I am trying to solve?
JUST PAUSE & ASK YOURSELF: What is the problem I am trying to solve? This simple question is critical for PMs, designers, and researchers. It's super easy to keep your head down and get...

Learn the lingo: Participant Pool
Participant Pool / Panel || What is it? There are many interpretations of this term. For the purposes of the UX Lex, it refers to the people who have consented to take part in one…

New "Standing Ovation" Event & Updated AI Experience Session
Please join us on Wednesday, September 18th for a captivating session originally presented at the QRCA Annual Conference 2023 where it received a standing ovation! Janet Standen, a...

Learn the lingo: Pain Point
Pain Point || What is it? A problem that could be a challenge, hiccup, inconvenience, annoyance, barrier or other issue, occasional or persistent, however big or small, that customers or…

Behind the Scenes: Conducting AI Research in Applied Studies
This morning Dr. Ari Zelmanow and I shared the results of our self-funded AI-research study with respondents. The title of the study is "How well does AI-Research perform?" The two...

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