Blog Posts About Research

[VIDEO] Why User Experience Research Is Important

This week's Turning On The Desk Lamp features Craig Nishizaki, our Sr. Director of Business, Design, and Development. Why is UX research important? Now more than ever users have very high expectations for the user experience of your website, app, anything! If you don't dig dipper into what your users are telling you, how can you create an experience they want? Craig walks you through our approach and tactical ways UX research can be not only effective by scrappy as well.

Why Growth Hacking Is UX Design

Sitting at the crossroads of engineering, data science, and creative marketing is a growing trend that the start-up industry has termed “growth hacking.” Although not quite a buzzword – yet, growth hacking is used to describe the rhythms that encourage quick and scalable growth for start-up companies. Sean Ellis coined the term, and it arose […]

[VIDEO] What does blockchain mean for business?

In this mini-series, Jon Edwards and Erik Williamson will highlight blockchain technology and what it means for business. As well as real-world applications of the technology that companies could implement already. How do you plan on using new technology, like blockchain, to improve your customer's experience?

Why Discovery Matters: Updating Legacy Systems Within Enterprise UX

As a business grows and the needs of employees and customers change, it is important to understand that the organization’s internal system is not a one-time project that can be checked off the to-do list after launch. As growth happens and time passes, the system needs to be tended to regularly in order to integrate […]

The Customer Experience: What Will They Say About Your Business?

While not everybody can make The New York Times Bestseller List, everybody is, in a sense, a storyteller. We tell stories every day—about everything from where we went last night to what we had for breakfast. Savvy business owners, take heed: Very often, those stories revolve around customer experiences. A clear parallel can be drawn […]