UX24/7 Global UXR Newsletter
What's in this Month's issue
Welcome to September’s edition of the UX Crucible.?As always, we bring you the best of international User Research, Research Ops and Product-related stories from around the world in the past 30 days.
The UX24/7 blog included a few posts that focused on improving user experience and research capability. Modality in User Experience looks at how we can communicate dynamic business information through the user’s interface, whilst Improving User Navigation considers how we can understand customers and turn our insights into effective UI designs. We also released a blog dedicated to innovative Rapid Research approach.
If you’re currently working on a new high-performing product, I’d recommend reading Samer Tallauze's latest insights into how UX research can unlock product success in 2024. There is also a practical guide on?"minimum viable research" and how to get the most from research with limited resources, definitely worth a read.
One of my favourite articles this month was Joe Newbold's piece on selecting the right user research methods with a clear guide on how to answer the right questions. Also, if you’re in need of inspiration, don’t miss the round-up of “My Favorite UX Research Books.”
I also found a fun read on gamifying UX research findings?that can make insights more engaging for stakeholders, an exciting concept worth exploring.
And finally, you can access the events calendar here.
I hope you enjoy this month's selection of articles and if you have written something you think would be interesting to our readers, do get in touch!
Paul
The latest?from UX247
How to Run a Rapid Research Program
This article offers a step-by-step guide on conducting rapid UX research, designed to deliver insights quickly and efficiently.
Improving User Navigation
This piece outlines strategies for optimizing user navigation to improve user experience, covering techniques such as intuitive design, user journey mapping, and using data to better understand how users interact with digital products.
Modality in User Experience (UX)
Here we explore the concept of modality in UX design, examining how different modes of interaction (visual, auditory, tactile) can improve communication of dynamic business information.
10 more great posts from the past 30 days
1. UX Research in a Zero-Knowledge B2B Company: Balancing Insights and Ethics
This article explores the unique challenges of conducting UX research in a B2B environment with strict privacy and security requirements. I really enjoyed reading how to balance insights with ethical obligations in a zero-knowledge framework.
2. Unlocking Product Success: The Power of UX Research in 2024
Samer Tallauze discusses how UX research plays a crucial role in driving product success. He outlines strategies for aligning UX research with business goals to achieve better user-centred outcomes in 2024.
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3. Methodological Madness: Selecting User Research Methods to Better Answer Research Questions
This piece discusses into the importance of selecting the right research methods for specific user research questions. I liked how it provided a structured guide to making informed decisions on methodology (based on research needs and goals).
4. Creating a User-Friendly Login Experience
The article is well worth a read. It explains how to design intuitive and user-friendly login experiences by focusing on reducing friction and improving security without compromising on usability.
5. Minimum Viable Research: A Practical Guide
A popular topic in today’s UX Research world. This piece covers how to conduct "minimum viable research" when resources or time are limited, very useful if you’re cautious about project budgeting.
6. WhatsApp Marketplace: Could It Be the Future?
Here the author discusses an interesting take on the potential of WhatsApp becoming a marketplace platform, assessing how its existing features could facilitate e-commerce and revolutionize peer-to-peer buying and selling.
7. LinkedIn Post on Research and Design Operations
This brief LinkedIn update highlights the growing role of ResearchOps in streamlining UX research and design processes. Interesting read as it touches on the importance of operational foundations for scaling research within organizations.
8. My Favorite UX Research Books & Why I Love Them
For those in need of inspiration, this article is a selection of UX research books with recommendations for both beginners and seasoned researchers.
9. Expert Talks with Julian Della Mattia: Developing a ResearchOps Foundation
Following on the brief LinkedIn post above, here Julian Della Mattia discusses the importance of building a ResearchOps framework to support UX research teams.
10. Gamifying UX Research Findings
This piece showcases how gamification techniques can be applied to UX research findings to make them more engaging and actionable, a very interesting approach to experiment with.
Conferences, Events, Webinars
Click the link below to access our calendar of UX events and conferences. If you would like your conference or event included, please contact me directly.