In an ideal world, business decision-making would always take user needs into account. In reality, that’s often not the case. Other considerations - such as the momentum of existing projects, the preferences of engineers or the views of senior stakeholders - can all too easily drown out users.
It’s UX’s job to redress the balance, and the most powerful tool in our kit is user research. But how can we challenge our organisation to make better, more user-centered decisions? What are the change factors for fostering UX maturity? What actually works?
In this talk, James will share lessons from 20 years in user research. Looking beyond methodology, he’ll cover:
how to deliver research programmes that engage and influence stakeholders
how to ensure that your research has a long shelf life and lasting impact
how to make your time and budget go further: where to focus your efforts, and where it’s ok to be scrappy
how to make user research an engine of culture change
what to do if your research isn’t making a differenceDetails coming soon
About the Speaker
James heads up the user research teams for Google’s publisher products: AdSense, DoubleClick and AdMob.
Previously, he led design research at cxpartners and Join the Dots, and worked as a product manager and strategist at eBay.
James is co-author of User Research, an introductory book published by Sitepoint.