Awkward Silences

#145 - Kick-Start Creativity Using Desk Research with Victoria Sakal of Wonder

In this episode, Erin chats with Victoria Sakal, Head of Growth at Wonder, all about desk (or...

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• 16 días

144 - The Craft of Sample Sizes with Lauren Stern of WHOOP

In this episode, Carol and Erin dive into all things research sample sizes with Lauren Stern. No...

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• 23 días

#143 - Harnessing AI For Better Insights with George Whitfield of MIT and FindOurView

Carol and Erin welcome George Whitfield, an expert in applying AI to the analysis of qualitative...

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• 30 días

#142 - Quantifying Research Impact with Ruby Pryor of Rex

In this episode Carol and Erin are joined by Ruby Pryor, founder of Rex, a consulting firm...

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#141 - The Chaos Theory of Event Networking with Bryan Dosono of eBay

In this episode of Awkward Silences, Carol and Erin dive into the world of conference networking...

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• 2 meses

140 - Should You Leave Academia? Advice for Researchers with Joe Stubenrauch

The decision to leave academia can be difficult. Often, it involves giving up a stable career...

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• 4 meses

#139 - Content Design and the Power of Simple Language with Erica Jorgensen

How often do you think about content design? The answer, most likely, is: “not enough”. The...

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• 5 meses

#138 - Designers as Change Agents with Maria Giudice

“I realized that design is about helping people make sense of the world. And I looked at the...

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• 6 meses

#137 - Practical Strategies to Foster Customer Obsession with Prayag Narula, CEO and Co-Founder of Marvin

What company isn’t “customer obsessed”? Well, a lot, as it turns out.  That’s not for lack of...

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• 7 meses

Designing Generative AI at Notion with Linus Lee

AI is a big part of Notion's strategy for the future of knowledge work, and they're exploring...

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• 7 meses

#135 - How to Influence Stakeholders with Strategic Research with Andrea Amorós, Associate Principal Researcher at ADP

“I think people really connect when you are just genuine and not transactional. I think it's much...

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• 7 meses

#134 - The End of an Era: A Fond Farewell to JH

134 episodes.  That’s how long Awkward Silences has been going with Erin and JH as hosts. But...

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• 8 meses

#133 - Decision-Driven Research: Driving Action from Insights with Pejman Mirza-Babaei, UX Research Consultant

As a researcher, you know the value of using research to drive business decisions—but other...

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• 8 meses

#132- Unveiling UX Insights with Competitive Research with Rachel Miles, Research Lead at IBM

Competition can be scary. But in UX, competitive research is insightful. You don’t want to...

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• 8 meses

#131 - Designing Beyond the Product: Systems Thinking with Sheryl Cababa, Chief Strategy Officer at Substantial

In design and UX research, context is king.  Your work doesn’t exist in a vacuum; it’s a part...

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• 9 meses

#130 - The Art of Great Facilitation for Better Collaboration with Marsha Acker, Founder and CEO of TeamCatapult

There are 6 key qualities for great facilitation: Starting with your core beliefs...

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• 9 meses

#129 - How to Upskill Product Teams in UX Research with Helen Devine, UX Research Manager at The Economist

How can UX researchers enable other teams to do research? Show, don’t tell. According to Helen...

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• 10 meses

#128 - The Value of “Scrappy” Research with Varun Murugesan, Co-Founder of Apple and Banana

What does good “scrappy” user research look like? According to Varun Murugesan, Co-founder of...

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• 10 meses

#127 - The Power of Failure (for life and research) with Kevin Kelly, Publisher and Founding Editor of Wired

“There’s a certain amount of forgetting that we need to do in order to learn something new.” –...

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• 11 meses

#126- AI Anxiety: The Dangers (and Opportunities) of AI in Research with Mike Adams of Grain

AI has recently become hugely popular with the likes of ChatGPT becoming a staple in day to day...

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• 11 meses