UX Methods

What leading a hybrid UX focus group taught me about app design, user feedback, and myself.

Sam Aquillano on a dynamic and collaborative approach to problem-solving and idea generation.

How to concept test to avoid losing resources through bad Product decisions

If you only read one guide to user research, it should be this one. Learn basic tips for effective recruitment, moderation, analysis and reporting.

Use this glossary to quickly clarify key terms and concepts related to research methods in UX.

Enhance collaboration among researchers, designers, engineers, and product managers with this comprehensive list of engaging activities.

A practical guide to 20 different user research tactics.

A practical guide to 20 different user research tactics.

Visual aids are a necessary tool for anyone who facilitates group collaboration, or multi-hour (or multi-day!) workshops. They break up…

Discover how to use cognitive walkthroughs to learn more about your site’s usability, and use those insights to make it more intuitive to first-time visitors.

Learn how continuous product discovery helps connect strategy with user needs, reducing risks along the way.

Product Discovery Process and its Importance

A proto-persona offers UXers a fast start, but they come with assumptions that need validation. With this blog, learn when and how to use them effectively.

Learn the essentials to functional specs, discover how to write a documentation, and learn about the tools for functional specifications.

When you’re trying to understand a complex subject, drawing a concept map will clarify your thinking.

Most teams want to do product discovery. Most teams struggle to find the time. Here are 3 tips for ensuring discovery happens every sprint.

Learn what functional prototype is and when to build it. Discover where functional prototyping fits within a product design process.

A couple weeks ago I joined a conversation about John Romero and prototypes. Tyler posted some thoughts about Romero’s autobiography, Matthias shared a quote from a Tim Ferris podcast where Romero chided prototypes, and Matthias looped me in because I love prototypes.

A/B testing is an essential step in the UX design process. It shows which design options users like more and which meet their expectations…

How one small mindset shift can transform your product development.

How persona spectrums champion real user needs

Running a workshop can be an effective alternative to traditional, long-standing meetings. To help ensure its success, Ben Shih introduces the concept of an inclusive workshop. In Part 1 of the series, you discover the fundamentals of inclusivity and get some solid guidance on how to plan an inclusive remote workshop.

Boost your team brainstorming sessions with these creativity-sparking ideation methods from Zalando product design community members.

Tips to help researchers show the value of UX benchmarks to stakeholders.

Design storytelling should be from the user's perspective, not yours

Communicating designs isn’t enough: Translate your design recommendations into value stories

In the fast-paced world of UX design, where creativity meets functionality, the importance of a well-crafted design brief cannot be…

Testing is an important part of product development, but you might be testing the wrong thing, in the wrong way, for the wrong reasons…

A step-by-step process to creating an empathy map as a lean user persona with examples from leading design tool - UXPin.

Learn the best practices of wireframing with our comprehensive guide. Explore experts’ tips and examples along with practical tools.