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Building an Effective UX Insight Library Template for Knowledge Reusability
Creating a UX insight library is essential for teams aiming to capture, organize, and reuse valuable user experience knowledge. Without a clear structure, insights can become scattered, lost, or difficult to apply in future projects. A well-designed UX insight library template helps teams save time, improve design decisions, and maintain consistency across products. This post explores how to build an effective UX insight library template that supports knowledge reusability. I

Philip Burgess
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The Ultimate UX ResearchOps Toolkit
User experience research is essential for creating products that truly meet user needs. Yet, managing UX research projects can quickly become complex without the right tools and processes. ResearchOps, or Research Operations, helps teams organize, scale, and improve their UX research efforts. This post shares a comprehensive toolkit to support ResearchOps, including practical templates you can use right away. A UX research workspace with organized notes and tools What is Rese

Philip Burgess
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Empathy Mapping 101
Understanding your audience is key to creating products, services, or experiences that truly resonate. One of the most effective tools for gaining this understanding is empathy mapping. This technique helps you step into the shoes of your users or customers, revealing their thoughts, feelings, and motivations in a clear, visual way. If you want to connect better with your audience and design solutions that meet their real needs, empathy mapping is a skill worth mastering. Emp

Philip Burgess
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Effective Strategies for Participant Recruiting in UX Research
Recruiting the right participants is one of the biggest challenges in UX research. Without suitable users, even the best-designed studies can fail to deliver meaningful insights. Finding people who match your target audience, are willing to participate, and provide honest feedback requires careful planning and smart strategies. This post explores practical ways to recruit participants effectively, helping you gather valuable data that drives better user experiences. Participa

Philip Burgess
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Top UX Research Platforms and How to Choose the Right One for Your Needs
User experience (UX) research plays a crucial role in designing products that truly meet user needs. Choosing the right UX research platform can make the difference between insightful data and wasted effort. With so many options available, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This guide breaks down some of the top UX research platforms and offers practical advice on selecting the best one for your specific goals. UX research platforms What Makes a UX Research Platform Valuable? Bef

Philip Burgess
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Top UX Research Tools You Need to Know for 2026
User experience (UX) research is essential for creating products that truly meet user needs. As technology evolves, so do the tools that help researchers gather insights, analyze behavior, and improve designs. Choosing the right UX research tools can save time, increase accuracy, and enhance collaboration across teams. This post explores the best UX research tools you should consider in 2026 to stay ahead in your design process. Top UX Research Tools for 2026 Why Choosing the

Philip Burgess
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Essential UX Research Compliance Checklist for HIPAA and SOC2 Standards
User experience (UX) research plays a vital role in designing products that meet user needs effectively. When working with sensitive data, especially in healthcare or financial sectors, compliance with regulations like HIPAA and SOC2 is not optional. Ignoring these standards can lead to legal penalties, loss of trust, and damage to your organization’s reputation. This post provides a clear, practical checklist to help UX researchers ensure their work aligns with HIPAA and SOC

Philip Burgess
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A UX Governance Checklist Template for Enterprise Teams
User experience (UX) plays a critical role in the success of enterprise products and services. Yet, managing UX across large teams and complex projects can be challenging. Without clear governance, inconsistencies arise, slowing down development and weakening the user experience. A UX governance checklist helps teams maintain quality, align goals, and deliver seamless experiences at scale. This post provides a practical UX governance checklist template tailored for enterprise

Philip Burgess
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Essential UX Research Templates: Types, Layouts, and Formats Explained
User experience (UX) research is the backbone of designing products that truly meet user needs. Yet, many teams struggle to organize their findings effectively. Using the right UX research templates can simplify this process, making insights clearer and easier to share. This post explores the most common types of UX research templates, their layouts, and formats to help you choose the best fit for your projects. User journey mapping template displayed on laptop Why UX Researc

Philip Burgess
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Understanding Google's Heart Framework and Its Impact on UX Research
User experience (UX) research aims to understand how users interact with products and services to improve satisfaction and usability. One challenge in UX research is measuring success in a way that reflects real user needs and business goals. Google’s Heart Framework offers a clear, practical approach to this challenge. It helps teams focus on meaningful metrics that capture the full user experience, guiding design and evaluation efforts. This post explains what the Heart Fra

Philip Burgess
4 min read


AI-Assisted Usability Testing Checklist & Template
Usability testing remains a cornerstone of creating user-friendly digital products. Yet, traditional methods can be time-consuming and sometimes miss subtle user experience issues. AI-assisted usability testing offers a fresh approach by speeding up analysis and uncovering patterns that might go unnoticed. This post provides a practical checklist and a template to help you integrate AI tools into your usability testing process effectively. AI-Assisted Usability Testing Checkl

Philip Burgess
3 min read


Email Templates for Recruiting, Scheduling & Confirmations
Recruiting new talent and managing interviews can quickly become overwhelming without clear communication. I’ve learned that having well-crafted email templates for recruiting, scheduling, and confirmations saves time and reduces confusion for everyone involved. These templates help keep candidates informed and engaged, while making the process smoother for recruiters and hiring managers. In this post, I’ll share practical email templates and tips that you can adapt to your o

Philip Burgess
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UX Storytelling Slide Templates for Impactful Presentations
When I first started creating presentations for UX projects, I struggled to keep my audience engaged. I had plenty of data and design ideas, but the slides felt dry and disconnected. Then I discovered the power of storytelling in UX presentations. Using storytelling slide templates transformed how I shared my work and helped me connect with stakeholders on a deeper level. If you want your UX presentations to leave a lasting impression, using storytelling templates is a game c

Philip Burgess
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Concept Testing Scorecard Template
When developing a new product or service, understanding how your target audience reacts to your concept is crucial. Without this insight, you risk investing time and resources into ideas that may not resonate or succeed. That’s where a concept testing scorecard template becomes a valuable tool. It helps you evaluate ideas systematically, making it easier to decide which concepts deserve further development. I’ve used concept testing scorecards in several projects, and I want

Philip Burgess
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Decision Log Template for Documenting UX Recommendations
When working on user experience (UX) projects, decisions shape the final product. Yet, many teams struggle to keep track of why certain UX recommendations were made, who made them, and what impact they had. Without a clear record, teams risk repeating mistakes, losing valuable context, or confusing stakeholders. That’s where a decision log template becomes essential. It helps document UX recommendations clearly and consistently, making the design process more transparent and

Philip Burgess
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Task Analysis Template for Complex Workflows
When I first faced the challenge of managing a complex workflow, I quickly realized that breaking down tasks into manageable parts was essential. Without a clear structure, projects became overwhelming, deadlines slipped, and communication faltered. That’s when I discovered the power of a task analysis template designed specifically for complex workflows. It transformed how I approached projects and helped my team stay on track. In this post, I’ll share how to build and use a

Philip Burgess
3 min read


Cognitive Walkthrough Worksheet Template
When I first started working on user experience design, I quickly realized how challenging it can be to identify where users struggle with a product. One method that helped me uncover these pain points was the cognitive walkthrough. To make this process easier and more consistent, I developed a cognitive walkthrough worksheet template . This tool has since become a staple in my usability testing toolkit, and I want to share how it can help you evaluate your designs more effec

Philip Burgess
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Prompt Library Template for UX Research Teams
When I first joined a UX research team, I quickly realized how much time was wasted reinventing the wheel. Every project required crafting new prompts for interviews, surveys, or usability tests, often from scratch. This slowed down the process and sometimes led to inconsistent data. That’s when I started building a prompt library template tailored for UX research teams. It transformed how we worked, making research faster, clearer, and more reliable. If you are part of a UX

Philip Burgess
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Lightweight Usability Testing Template for Quick, Internal Tests
When you need fast feedback on a product or feature, setting up a full usability study can feel overwhelming. I’ve been there—tight deadlines, limited resources, and pressure to move quickly. That’s why I developed a lightweight usability testing template that helps me run quick, internal tests without sacrificing valuable insights. This approach saves time and keeps the focus on what really matters: understanding how users interact with the product. In this post, I’ll share

Philip Burgess
3 min read


Creating a UX Insight Library Template for Reusable Knowledge
When working on user experience (UX) projects, one challenge I often face is managing the wealth of insights gathered from research sessions, usability tests, and user interviews. These insights are valuable, but without a clear system to organize and reuse them, they tend to get lost or forgotten. That’s why I decided to create a UX insight library template—a structured way to capture, store, and retrieve UX knowledge for future projects. In this post, I’ll share how I built

Philip Burgess
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