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How to Explain Your Research Process Clearly (Without Overloading)
Explaining your research process can feel like walking a tightrope. You want to share enough detail to show your work’s rigor and thoughtfulness, but too much information can overwhelm your audience. Whether you are writing a paper, presenting findings, or discussing your work with colleagues, clarity matters. This post offers practical tips to help you explain your research process clearly without overloading your listeners or readers. Explaining Research Process Start with

Philip Burgess
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UX Research Portfolio Red Flags That Cost You Interviews
Landing a UX research role often hinges on your portfolio. It’s the key tool that showcases your skills, thinking process, and impact. Yet many candidates unknowingly include elements that raise red flags for hiring managers. These issues can overshadow your strengths and reduce your chances of getting interviews. Understanding these common pitfalls helps you avoid them and present a portfolio that truly reflects your capabilities. UX research portfolio red flags UX Research

Philip Burgess
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Exploring Attitudinal Methods in UX Research for Enhanced User Insights
Understanding users’ feelings, beliefs, and motivations is essential to designing products that truly resonate. Attitudinal methods in UX research focus on capturing these internal perspectives, offering insights that go beyond what users do to reveal why they behave in certain ways. This post explores key attitudinal research methods, their benefits, and practical examples to help you gather richer user insights. Attitudinal Methods in UX Research What Are Attitudinal Method

Philip Burgess
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Embracing Discomfort: The Crucial First Step for Servant Leaders
Leadership often calls for courage, vision, and empathy. Yet, one of the most overlooked qualities for servant leaders is the ability to sit with discomfort. This skill is not about avoiding pain or stress but about facing difficult emotions and situations head-on. Servant leaders who learn to embrace discomfort create stronger connections, foster growth, and lead with authenticity. Embracing discomfort: Servant Leadership Why Discomfort Matters for Servant Leaders Servant le

Philip Burgess
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When to Embrace Servant Leadership by Saying No
Servant leadership often brings to mind images of leaders who always say yes, support their teams unconditionally, and put others’ needs first. While this approach builds trust and fosters collaboration, there are moments when saying no becomes essential. Saying no does not contradict servant leadership; instead, it strengthens it by setting boundaries, protecting resources, and guiding teams toward sustainable success. Understanding when and how to say no is a vital skill fo

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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Surviving the 2026 UX Research Job Market Shift
The tech job market of the early 2020s has been volatile. What started as explosive growth in UX research roles—spurred by the rapid digital transformation during the pandemic—has given way to a much more complex landscape heading into 2026. For many user researchers, this shift feels like a “decline of UX research jobs,” but the reality is more nuanced. Medium+1 Surviving the 2026 UX Research Job Market Shift What’s Really Happening in the UX Research Job Market Several indi

Philip Burgess
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The Power of Triangulation in UX Research
What Triangulation Means in UX Research Triangulation refers to the practice of using more than one method, data source, or researcher to study a UX problem. The goal is to cross-check results and build a more complete picture of user behavior and needs. This approach helps avoid relying on a single perspective, which can lead to incomplete or biased conclusions. There are three main types of triangulation in UX research: Method triangulation : Using different research method

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
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