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The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career

Interviews with amazing user researchers to uncover concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help you maximize your user research impact and excel in your career https://userresearchacademy.substack.com/ www.userresearchstrategist.com

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28:37

Episode 65: Grow Your Confidence as a UXR

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2024/02/19

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Three times a month, I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!Resources:* Six-month mentorship program* User Research Membership* Skills assessment sheet* Failure journal* Create a career plan* Mistakes I’ve made

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28:43

Episode 61: Should I set up a continuous discovery...

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2024/01/22

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.Resources:* Walk the store interviews* Continuous discovery* Submit a topic/question This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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36:27

Using JIRA as a User Researcher

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2024/01/15

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Three times a month, I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!Resources:* Jira Product Discovery* Six-month mentorship spots available* Submit a topic This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with

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39:04

Episode 59: Burnout

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/12/18

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!Resources:* Submit a topic/question* Personal ReadMe example This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

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37:37

Episode 56: How to ask for a raise

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/11/27

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!Resources:* 2023 Salary Report* Global UX Compensation Transparency Project* Submit a question/topic This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with

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31:50

Episode 52: Using a limited customer base

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/10/30

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!Resources:* Submit a topic/question* Write a literature review* Secondary resources list:* Google Scholar: A great source of academic papers or reports by

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33:10

Episode 48: Tracking OKRs and impact as a user...

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/10/02

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!Resources:* How User Research Impacts the AARRR Metrics* Submit a topic/question This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or

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37:22

Episode 44: Using quantitative research as a...

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/09/04

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.Podcast resources:* Surveys that work* 11 Usability Testing Metrics to Enrich Your Reporting* Measure satisfaction without the NPS* A Practical Guide to Measuring Usability* Conduct a benchmarking study* How to

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33:02

Episode 40: How to up-level your stakeholder...

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/08/07

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast, and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!Podcast resources:* Treat stakeholders like users* Submit a question This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access

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38:05

Episode 39: HMW work through the tech/product layoffs

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/07/31

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!In this episode, I discuss the recent posts I’ve been seeing on LinkedIn about layoffs and thinking about how we can approach some of these challenging situations

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25:15

Episode 36: Tracking impact on colleagues as a UXR

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/07/10

👋 Hey, Nikki here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free podcast ✨ of User Research Academy. Each week I tackle reader questions about the ins and outs of user research through my podcast and share super concrete tips and examples on user research methods, approaches, careers, or situations.If you want to see everything I post, subscribe below!In this episode, I discuss a slightly different approach to tracking impact at your organization by examining how your research can impact individual colleagues and

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26:29

Episode 35: How do I practice (new) UXR skills?

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/06/26

In this episode, I talk through different approaches you can use to practice your user research skills in low-stakes environments to feel more confident using different methodologiesResources:Whiteboard challenge promptsJoin my UXR membershipSubmit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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27:33

Episode 34: Who owns discovery work?

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/06/19

In this episode, I talk through the question of, when you are working with skilled PMs (or other stakeholders), who is meant to own discovery work?Article with levels of supportSubmit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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29:31

Episode 33: Mistakes I've made as a UXR - Part Two

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/06/12

In part two of this episode, I talk about the other five top mistakes I have made as a user researcher and how I shifted them into learningsSubmit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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28:10

Episode 32: Mistakes I've made as a UXR - Part One

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/06/05

In part one of this episode, I talk about five (out of the ten) top mistakes I have made as a user researcher and how I shifted them into learningsResources:- Treat stakeholders like users ebook Submit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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28:44

Episode 31: Writing research questions and choosing...

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/05/29

In this episode, I talk through how to think about creating research questions and then how that can help you choose an appropriate method!Submit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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24:51

Episode 30: Conducting field studies in people's homes

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/05/22

In this episode, I answer a question about what to do if you need to conduct a field study in someone's home and also strategies if, for whatever reason, you aren't able to visit them in their home!Submit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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27:34

Episode 29: How to stay competitive as a UXR

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/05/15

In this episode, I talk about recent UXR lay-offs and my recommendations for staying competitive in a tough marketResources:- Prioritizing user research projects- Workshop facilitation webinarSubmit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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29:28

Episode 28: ChatGPT, Synthetic Users, & AI

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/05/10

In this episode, I answer a question/concern I have been hearing about a lot: will AI take over our job as user researchers? Spoiler: no :) listen to learn why!Submit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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19:45

Episode 27: Notetaking during research sessions

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career ·

2023/05/01

In this session I talk through how I organize notetaking during research sessions and some actionable approaches you can try! I reference the affinity diagram I use during debriefing as a potential way to notetake as well!Submit a question! (or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com)Join my bi-weekly newsletter!Join my UXR membership This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe

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