50 episodes
Dear Nikki - A User Research Advice Podcast Nikki Anderson-Stanier
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Ever wish you could just ask a user research expert a question you were struggling with? Or share something you can't with your colleagues? In Dear Nikki, I answer all your questions and share advice on difficult situations in the user research world.
All calls are anonymized, but the advice is very real!
Please submit your questions here: https://forms.gle/aXYqKcvwhcMrP1bt7
userresearchacademy.substack.com
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Episode 73: Membership Spotlight with Vanessa Verdugo on Transitioning from Small to Large Organizations
👋 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:
* Follow Vanessa on LinkedIn
* Evolving UXR for Greater Impact @ Great Research Event
* Join my membership!
* Submit a topic/question
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Episode 70: Membership Spotlight with Katarzyna Majchrzak on Counseling and User Research
Resources:
* Follow Kasia on LinkedIn
* Kasia’s recommended resources:
* Foundation Regiment that offers free online psychological consultations
* Basics of Trauma Informed Design
* Somatic Experiencing by Peter Levine
* "Deviate" by Beau Lotto
* “Stutz”
* Join my Membership!
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Episode 66: Membership Spotlight - Harmony Mason Rowe on User Research Tooling
👋 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!
This is Dear Nikki’s first-ever user research membership spotlight, where I bring on user researchers from my membership to discuss their particular experiences on a given topic. For this episode, I spoke with Harmony on how to think about and choose user research tools for your team!
Resources:
* Harmony’s LinkedIn
* HUX Innovation
* Tooling Up for Success
* G2 User Research Tools
* Join my Membership!
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Episode 65: Grow Your Confidence as a UXR
👋 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 as a UXR - part one & part two
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Episode 61: Should I set up a continuous discovery practice?
👋 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
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Using JIRA as a User Researcher
👋 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 other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe