Now available: Human-Centered Security by Heidi Trost!

AI adoption is rapidly accelerating in the insights space, and researchers are rushing to explore the possibilities and pitfalls it presents. Without a doubt, it will change the nature of our work, but where do we stand now? Our panelists will examine passionate defenses for the value of AI, offer reasoned critiques, discuss practical applications, and discuss how we can collectively move forward in an ethical and human-centered manner.

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 Register 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