Now published: The Design Conductors by Rachel Posman and John Calhoun!

As the field of research evolves rapidly, maintaining a shared understanding of our foundational principles becomes crucial. Our panelists will explore key principles, including uncovering insights from unexpected business settings, prioritizing outcomes over rigid methodologies, and using foresight to envision our futures. They will invite us to contemplate what our future as researchers could look like if we reimagined these fundamental aspects of our practice.

Attend all of our Advancing Research community workshops

Each free virtual workshop is made up of panelists who will share short provocations on engaging ideas to discuss as a group, as well as a leader in our field to moderate. If you’re looking for discussions that challenge the status quo and can truly advance research, look no further than our workshop series. (P.S. We’ll be drawing most of our Advancing Research 2025 conference speakers from those who present at upcoming workshops—so tune in for a sneak peek of what’s to come from #AR2025!)

July 24, 4-5pm EDT Watch Video Theme 1: Democratization
Working with it, not against
August 7, 11am-12pm EDT Watch Video Theme 2: Collaboration
Learning from market research, data science, customer experience, and more
August 21, 4-5pm EDT Watch Video Theme 3: Communication
Innovative techniques for making your voice heard
September 4, 11am-12pm EDT Watch Video Theme 4: Methods
Expanding the UXR toolkit beyond interviews
September 18, 4-5pm EDT Watch Video Theme 5: Artificial Intelligence
Passionate defenses, reasoned critiques, and practical application
October 2, 11am-12pm EDT Watch Video Theme 6: Junctures for UXR
Possible futures and the critical decisions to move us forward
October 16, 4-5pm EDT Register Theme 7: Open Call
Propose ideas that don’t match our other workshops’ themes