Now published: Research That Scales by Kate Towsey!

There has been considerable discussion about impending reckonings and large-scale changes in our field. Our panelists explore what we believe to be the three most important tenets of these changes:

  1. The changing power dynamics between researcher and the researched
  2. What it means to expand the definition of researcher to include people who do research
  3. The convergence of different insight fields

Together, let’s unpack the possible futures ahead of us and the critical decisions we, as a field, need to make in order to move forward.

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