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Thoughts Karen Annell, Research Director Products fail when teams don’t understand their users. Knowing when to invest in user research can be frustrating and costly, but the answer is fairly straightforward: user research is most valuable when something isn’t working.
Thoughts Karen Annell, Research Director In graduate school, I had the unique opportunity to focus my work on psychological criminal justice. I wasn’t studying the impact of a new snack bar or a virtual assistant, but I was looking to
Thoughts Karen Annell, Research Director If you’ve been in the UX world for five minutes, you’ve probably used “simpler is better” to justify one decision or another. You’ve also probably learned that features need to be as clear as possible,
Thoughts Karen Annell, Research Director I was recently at a networking event that brought in UXers of all levels: staff researchers, design directors, founders, early career researchers and designers. These events always make my heart explode with appreciation for the
Thoughts Karen Annell, Research Director As many kids do, I grew up loving (read: obsessing) over dogs. From taking agility classes with my dogs to visiting shelters just to say hi, I wanted to be surrounded by furry friends. All.
Thoughts Karen Annell, Research Director A trend I’m seeing lately is for teams to focus on new ideas rather than fixing existing ones—the age-old quantity over quality debate. And it bothers me. A lot. Of course, the world wouldn’t be
Thoughts Karen Annell, Research Director Think back to a time where you desperately needed help on something. For me, I’m about when I was managing a team and really needed a vendor for a highly specific, ongoing task (think 3-6
