UX researchers and designers can use three strategies to effectively impact their products and organization for good.
The first strategy involves using existing data before prioritizing research and summarizing the existing studies to determine what hasn't been acted upon.
With the second strategy, UX researchers conduct secondary research to explore the problem space and scope of prior projects.
The third strategy involves triangulating, planning and prioritizing the future to get a complete picture of where the product stands in the market.
When you understand what your team knows, what the industry knows, and what you know about your customers, you can make better decisions about your product going forward.
Benefits include risk reduction, data-backed decisions, knowledge sharing, and being cost-effective, as well as saving time to market.
By executing these strategies, UX designers and researchers can impact their products, prove their value to the business, and set themselves up for success in 2025.
UX professionals hold the key to providing solutions to problems faced by businesses that are validated with customers.
Organizations that strategically capitalize on untapped insights and align them with business objectives can drive profit, multiply impact, and fuel advancement.
Looking in vs. looking out at internal or external research data is a good way to gain perspective and build a cohesive story across existing studies, surveys, feedback, and social media.