Profiling Product Teams & Predicting Research Needs
We can build a simple profile to predict where, and what kind, of research support our teams will need.
Dave's Research Co.
Helping teams shape and ship good product — research consulting and product strategy with a B2B focus.
External Loops vs. Internal Cycles
The value of research lies in external feedback loops. Its impact moves through internal operating cycles.
User Research and Its Inevitable Evolution
User research is evolving — inevitably, and somewhat predictably.
The Structure of User Experience
A model of how “UX” works, and the critical forces that drive the team's product development.
A Spectrum of Perspectives: Design, Product, and Business
To align with product, research must recognize and balance design and business perspectives.
Where UX Research Is Working
As research evolves, the practice will hook into the organization in new ways.
The Fundamental Research Question
Product teams must answer one question about their users: "what are they doing right now?"
Continuous Discovery vs. Research Projects
An emerging paradigm, in opposition to project-based research, equips product teams to make informed decisions in short cycles.
A Strategy and Wardley Mapping Primer
You should know the basic elements of Wardley Mapping for strategy.
User Models for Product Work
Each scale of organizational activity implies a different sets of models that drive product delivery and strategy work.
Growing Research in Product Organizations
The great mistake in building a research program is to focus on research itself. We must root our work into its larger context.
The Waves of Research Practice
Research rides three waves of technology: one receding, one rising, one forming in the distance.
2021 Harvest Sabbatical
Six weeks of harvest in the Douro Valley with the incomparable Luis Seabra.
The Researcher’s Journey: leveling up as a user researcher
Researcher growth: process mastery, technical competence, and organizational influence.
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Process vs. Sequence (LC02)
Working in healthy sequences keeps our teams moving forward confidently and steadily.
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A Guiding Metaphor (LC01)
Our organizations adapt to the external world: once there's fit, they both re-shape each other.
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Announcing Loops and Cycles
A weekly mailing list with a simple focus: how organizations turn idea-stuff into live and successful software products — and how we can help ours do it better.
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