The lowdown on the state of UX Research ft. Dr. Nick Fine

About this episode

Dr. Nick Fine discusses the current state of UX Research and the challenges faced by junior researchers.

In this new episode, UXR Minds sit down with Dr. Nick Fine, an experienced Principle UX Research consultant & strategist. Nick discusses the current state of UX Research from the shifting perspectives on UXR as well as how UX Research juniors are facing a much different reality to when he started out. Subscribe, follow and share!

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Host: Dale Husband

Guest: Dr. Nick Fine

Topics covered

• UX Research
• consulting
• junior researchers
• industry trends
• strategies

Keywords

• UX Research
• consultant
• strategist
• junior researchers
• industry trends

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Organizations: UXR Minds

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