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Concept testing: the complete guide to validating ideas before you build (+25 questions to ask)
Concept testing validates ideas before you build. Learn the four test structures, what to measure, the methods, and 25 questions to ask. Updated July 2026.
A product manager's guide to customer discovery (that actually scales)
Learn how to scale customer discovery as a PM without a dedicated researcher. Practical strategies that work.
Unmoderated testing: how to run UX research without being in the room
Unmoderated testing lets you validate usability with real customers in days, not weeks. Learn when to use it, how to run a study, and the mistakes that waste your data.
Research incentives: what to pay participants in 2026
How much to pay user research participants: current market rates by participant type, study length, and country. Plus compliance, taxes, and operations.
From Repository to Reality: How AI Activates Insights
Stop losing insights to research amnesia. Learn how AI turns your repository from a storage graveyard into an active system that surfaces relevant findings.
AI for UXR Analysis & Synthesis: Taming the Messy Middle
Turn 20 interview transcripts into actionable insights using AI. A step-by-step pipeline with downloadable prompt templates for coding, theming, and generating.
Deep Dive: AI Moderation & Data Collection
When does AI moderation outperform human moderators? When does it fall short? A practical guide covering use cases, limitations, setup, and more.
Deep Dive: AI for UX Research Planning & Recruiting
Use AI to write research plans, generate screener questions, personalize recruitment emails, and orchestrate multi-agent workflows. Part 2 of our AI series.
A Practical Guide to AI for UX Research (2026)
Where AI actually helps UX researchers today: transcription, tagging, synthesis, recruitment. Practical examples and what to skip from teams using it now.
How to run an expert research recap
Hannah Kirkbride on how to run expert research recaps on a regular basis to help your stakeholders cut through the noise and stay current with research.
Design a better MVP with mixed methods user research
Jack Holmes on aligning with your users’ mental models and gathering user feedback on prototypes early and often. Plus, real-world case studies for each.
First-click testing: Pinpointing where the user journey begins
First-click testing pinpoints what users interact with first when asked to complete a task in a product or website. Learn more about first-click tests here.
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