For researchers

Empathy Card Sorting: A New Method for Unearthing Deep Customer Sentiment

Understanding how customers think is critical. A technique adapted from usability testing is a great way to get that understanding.

Great Reading on Human Insight Issues

Product waste, Maps wars, democratization done right, and the salty reality of being a UX researcher

How to Empower Designers to Test Their Own Work Without Creating a Mess

Seven steps enable designers to validate their own concepts, mockups, prototypes, and designs with more confidence and less risk

How to Make Your Research Team Strategically Important

A six-step program to get your team out of the service group trap

“Stop Talking to Customers and Start Listening to People”

Lessons from Archie Miller on how to bring a product team into the digital age

Discovery Phase Made Easier: The Joy of Self-Interviews

Needs discovery is critically important but often neglected by busy teams. There’s a faster, easier way to do it through online self-interviews.

Customer Connects: Increasing Empathy Through Exposure to Customers

Some companies are using mandatory face time with customers to drive better experiences. Here’s how to make the process work.

It’s Time to Change the Way We Relate to Customers: A Human Insight Manifesto

You can make better business decisions through real-time customer insights, while still moving at full digital speed