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UX Research Skill #4: Synthesizing Findings vs. Translating Them Into Business Value

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This article is part of my series, “What UX Courses Didn’t Teach Me (But Real Research Did).” Over the next few days, I’m sharing five essential UX research skills that I didn’t fully learn from certifications or bootcamps—only from real-world projects, messy data, and unexpected conversations with users. Each day, I’ll break down one skill, […]

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Article Series, UX Research

UX Research Skill #3: Running Usability Tests vs. Managing Messy Data

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This article is part of my series, “What UX Courses Didn’t Teach Me (But Real Research Did).” Over the next few days, I’m sharing five essential UX research skills that I didn’t fully learn from certifications or bootcamps—only from real-world projects, messy data, and unexpected conversations with users. Each day, I’ll break down one skill,

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UX Research Skill #2: Conducting Interviews vs. Surviving Curveballs

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This article is part of my series, “What UX Courses Didn’t Teach Me (But Real Research Did).” Over the next few days, I’m sharing five essential UX research skills that I didn’t fully learn from certifications or bootcamps—only from real-world projects, messy data, and unexpected conversations with users. Each day, I’ll break down one skill,

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UX Research Skill #1: Writing Plans vs. Convincing Stakeholders to Care

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This article is part of my series, “What UX Courses Didn’t Teach Me (But Real Research Did).” Over the next few days, I’m sharing five essential UX research skills that I didn’t fully learn from certifications or bootcamps—only from real-world projects, messy data, and unexpected conversations with users. Each day, I’ll break down one skill,

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How to Advocate for UX Research in a Company That Doesn’t Understand It (Yet)

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🔥 Introduction — Pioneering UX Research Alone When I first became a UX researcher, I didn’t have a clear roadmap. In fact, I wasn’t even given a title until a year later. There was no dedicated team, limited budget, or existing user experience research—just me. Sadly, UX research was not understood, valued, or even recognized

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How I Failed My Way Into Better UX Research: 10 Mistakes That Shaped Me

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“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” — John Powell Introduction: Learning by Doing (and Failing) In a previous article, I shared how I transitioned into UX research as a self-taught researcher. Like many who enter the field without formal training, I learned the hard way — by making mistakes. My

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