Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#59 - Ethical Hacking, Information Security, and UX with Ted Harrington of ISE
Episode 59
Building great products is hard. Building great, secure, products is even harder. This week on Awkward Silences, we talked to Ted Harrington about th…
5 years, 1 month ago
#58 - The Lone UXR: Being a UX Research Team of One with Izzy Nichols
Episode 58
Being a research team of one isn’t easy. When you’re the only researcher at a company, you have to do every type of research, recruiting, planning, a…
5 years, 1 month ago
#57 - Research Amid Sudden Change: Working on Google Classroom During COVID with Amanda Rosenburg
Episode 57
In March 2020, Google Classroom’s user base grew from 30 million to hundreds of millions almost overnight.
As schools closed, teachers needed new ways…
5 years, 1 month ago
#56 - 2020, UXR Year In Review
Episode 56
The year is wrapping up and it’s finally time to say bye forever to 2020 👋. The hosts of Awkward Silences, Erin May and JH Forster, took this opportu…
5 years, 2 months ago
#55 - So You Want to Be In Research Ops? How Roy Olende of Zapier Made The Switch
Episode 55
There is a growing need for research operations.
As more companies embrace the importance of user research and scale their UXR efforts, a dedicated op…
5 years, 2 months ago
#54 - End-to-End Experience Teams with Danielle Smith of Express Scripts
Episode 54
Understanding your product from start to finish is easier said than done. The same goes for integrating research into every stage of a project. Danie…
5 years, 3 months ago
#53 - Everything in Context: Anthropology and User Research with Vanessa Whatley
Episode 53
User research and anthropology have more in common that you may realize. Both involve studying the way people interact with their surroundings and ma…
5 years, 3 months ago
#52 - The Missing Ingredient: How Storytelling Makes User Research More Impactful with Harrison Wheeler of LinkedIn
Episode 52
People are 22% more likely to remember something when it’s presented as a story, rather than a cut and dry fact. So if you’re struggling to get stake…
5 years, 4 months ago
#51 - Uncharted Territory: AI & User Research with Hana Nagel
Episode 51
AI is becoming a part of everything we do. With voice-activated smart homes, ad targeting algorithms, and increasingly smart cars, AI is more and mor…
5 years, 4 months ago
#50 - To Manage or Not to Manage? UX Research Careers with Amber Davis, UXR Director at Audible
Episode 50
It's time to take the next step in your research career, but is management right for you?
Erin & JH chatted with Amber Davis, UXR Director at Audible…
5 years, 5 months ago