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Discovery is the work AI gives back
Uxdesign iconUxdesignMay 11, 2026

Discovery is the work AI gives back

Productivity is the floor of AI’s value, not the ceiling. New McKinsey research on where the durable returns actually live, and what that means for teams deciding what to build. Generated with AI by Author At the end of 2025, almost nine in ten organizations surveyed by McKinsey in The state of AI in 2025: Agents, inno

UX Research Methods: When to Use Each Technique
Designer Daily iconDesigner DailyMay 6, 2026

UX Research Methods: When to Use Each Technique

UX research is not a one-size-fits-all activity. The method you choose determines what you learn. Use the wrong method, and you’ll answer the wrong question with confidence. Use the right method, and you’ll uncover insights that actually improve the product. Here’s a practical guide to the most common UX research metho

Users own the present. You own the future.
Uxdesign iconUxdesignMay 7, 2026

Users own the present. You own the future.

Users know their day. They don’t know your roadmap. Why smart users give convincing wrong answers, and how to do research that opens product space. Generated with AI by author A few years ago I sat in a research session at Moonfare. Since private equity is a premium product, our clients are mostly C-level executives, f

Four Levels Of Customer Understanding
Smashingmagazine iconSmashingmagazineMay 22, 2026

Four Levels Of Customer Understanding

What people say, feel, think, and do are often very different things. To understand the underlying reasons for user behavior, it helps to look beyond the surface and explore hidden motivations, root causes, and the different layers of reality that shape how people act. Brought to you by Measuring UX Impact , **friendly

What 440 researchers signed up for last Wednesday
Curiositytank iconCuriositytankMay 26, 2026

What 440 researchers signed up for last Wednesday

Over 440 researchers registered for my UX Researchers' Guild talk last Wednesday, The Goal Post Has Moved: How to Build AI-Mockups to Showcase Research Recommendations. The chat was the most engaged the organizers said they'd seen in some time. I'm still processing the response. The argument was simple. Research recomm

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