Hopeful Futures for UX Research
UX research is going through a turbulent time. AI and 'research democratisation' are challenging the way we work. Layoffs, fear of layoffs and 'doing more with less' can add to the pressure. Researchers are questioning their role and their value.
And yet... hopeful futures are possible. In fact, the current moment of churn and change offers a window of opportunity for us to address some of the existing issues in our field: organisational power dynamics, dysfunctional relationships with other disciplines, lack of diversity, ethical qualms, and others.
In this session, we’ll share what the Hopeful Futures project has been learning through crowdsourcing and interviews with thought leaders, and invite you to take part in co-designing what UX research might look like in the coming years.
If you are a UX researcher, or a stakeholder in UX research (for example, a product manager or designer), then this session is for you. In particular, if you are feeling stress or confusion in your current role, if you sense that there’s something not quite right in how UX research is operating at the moment, or if you are feeling uncertainty about the direction that your career’s taking, we invite you to come and reflect, and be part of this co-design exercise.
UX research is going through a turbulent time. AI and 'research democratisation' are challenging the way we work. Layoffs, fear of layoffs and 'doing more with less' can add to the pressure. Researchers are questioning their role and their value.
And yet... hopeful futures are possible. In fact, the current moment of churn and change offers a window of opportunity for us to address some of the existing issues in our field: organisational power dynamics, dysfunctional relationships with other disciplines, lack of diversity, ethical qualms, and others.
In this session, we’ll share what the Hopeful Futures project has been learning through crowdsourcing and interviews with thought leaders, and invite you to take part in co-designing what UX research might look like in the coming years.
If you are a UX researcher, or a stakeholder in UX research (for example, a product manager or designer), then this session is for you. In particular, if you are feeling stress or confusion in your current role, if you sense that there’s something not quite right in how UX research is operating at the moment, or if you are feeling uncertainty about the direction that your career’s taking, we invite you to come and reflect, and be part of this co-design exercise.
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