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How to Avoid the Research Repository Death Trap 👻
A research repo is (sometimes) not the solution. If you want to avoid the repo death trap, I have some good news: Stephanie Marsh is about to teach you…
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No Research Ops? Big Problems!
From no ReOps team, to a ReOps team, and back to no ReOps team. How we're adjusting to running a scaled-up Ops practice with no Ops folks.
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The Face-to-Face Advantage: An Argument for In-Person Research
A research lab program? In 2023?! Yes, they still exist. In fact, labs might be more valuable than ever.
Our Discomfort with Research Democratization
After nearly a year of (seemingly) constant news about UX research layoffs, it does feel like the research landscape has shifted. It’s leaving some of…
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March 2021

The Importance of Career Growth Paths in Research Ops
Tim Toy has a wealth of Research Ops experience. He started off in research for recruitment for Adobe, made some pit stops along the way, and today he…
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Building Cross-Functional Partnerships: A Critical ReOps Practice
In this episode of the Scaling Research podcast, I’m chatting with Cory Weissenborn. Cory runs Research Ops at Credit Karma. She has a wealth of…
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Should Research Ops Report to UXR or an Ops Function?
Should ReOps sit within UX research (UXR)? Or perhaps a wider Ops function within the Design/Product org makes more sense? When does one approach fit…
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Maturing a Research Ops Practice
In this episode of the Scaling Research podcast, I chat with Kate Towsey. Kate is the Research Ops Manager at Atlassian and the catalyst behind the…
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February 2021

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