The User Research Round-up: CW33

Strategically use AI, JTBD toolkits, good + bad qual interview examples, editing standardized survey questions

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Now on to this week’s round-up…

Link roundup

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The New UX Tech Stack: How to Strategically Use AI (Event) by dscout

This session’s happening on August 20th, and I’m flagging it because most AI discussions feel either way too hand-wavy or way too hyped. Laurel and I will focus on actual ways we use AI in user research, with the literal prompts we use and talking through the best ways to treat AI to build efficiency. If you’re trying to figure out how to build an AI setup that supports your brain instead of replacing it, this is one to show up for.

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