What Others are saying

Here is the latest buzz on “design thinking” and related topics from sources we trust. Enjoy!


Creating those learning-ready moments

December 6, 2023, 4:33 pm – Creating those learning-ready moments so that user research can have impact is an ongoing journey in your relationships with the rest of your team. Here’s a short excerpt from my conversation with Larry Swanson on his podcast. The post Creating th... [ Read the full story ... ]

Janelle Ward recommends Interviewing Users

December 5, 2023, 4:20 pm – Watch this short clip where Janelle Ward gives an enthusiastic endorsement of the new edition of Interviewing Users. This is from a conversation between Janelle and Anshul Divakar of GetCurious. Check out their entire interview here. The post Jane... [ Read the full story ... ]

Listen to Steve on the One Knight In Product podcast

December 4, 2023, 8:35 pm – Thanks to Jason Knight for having me on the One Knight In Produc podcast. You can listen to our 45-minute conversation (and see links to podcast services) on the episode page. The audio is also embedded below: https://portigal.com/wp-content/uploa... [ Read the full story ... ]

Listen to Steve on the UX Research Geeks podcast

November 29, 2023, 4:13 pm – I’m grateful to Tina Licková for hosting our great discussion on the UX Research Geeks podcast. You can listen to our 40-minute conversation on the episode page, where you’ll also find a transcript. It’s also on Spotify, Apple, and Google (and emb... [ Read the full story ... ]

Bay Area User Research Holiday Party

November 28, 2023, 4:10 pm – Most credit goes to Ned Dwyer and Great Question (but also Tremendous and the Research Ops Community). We’re having a holiday party for user researchers and ReOps folks in SF on December 13th (there’s also one in NYC that I’m not involved in). Gre... [ Read the full story ... ]

Listen to Steve’s “Tent Talk” with Russ Unger/Chicago Camps

November 27, 2023, 5:50 pm – It was wonderful to reconnect with my old friend Russ Unger to give a Tent Talk for his Chicago Camps series. I learned that (obviously, in retrospect) they are tent talks because the whole series of events is a camp! You can check out our 30-minu... [ Read the full story ... ]

About the Author/Doggie Diner

November 21, 2023, 3:29 pm – Thanks to Alisa Weinstein for taking this great photo of me. I used this for the About the Author page in Interviewing Users. Also thanks to Kim Goodwin for (earnestly? teasingly? does it matter?) suggesting on Instagram that I use this as my auth... [ Read the full story ... ]

Listen to Steve on the CXChronicles podcast

November 20, 2023, 7:29 pm – I had a great time speaking with Adrian Brady-Cesana on the CXChronicles podcast. You can listen to our 40-minute conversation on the episode page, on YouTube, or embedded below, both as local file and via YouTube. We talked about: Understanding t... [ Read the full story ... ]

Re-evaluating Usability and Strategic Research: Delivering Value via Research Practice

November 17, 2023, 8:33 pm – Usability studies are sometimes devalued as mechanical work, as opposed to ethnography and other kinds of research considered to be a more strategic and engaging. This contributes to a perception of usability evaluation as lower status, or appropr... [ Read the full story ... ]

New guest essays in the brand new second edition of Interviewing Users

November 16, 2023, 4:32 pm – What’s new in the second edition of Interviewing Users? There’s a whole bunch of guest essays (or “sidebars”) so you can learn from a range of different experts. Video embedded below (or here). The post New guest essays in the brand new second edi... [ Read the full story ... ]

Listen to Steve on the Content Strategy Insights podcast

November 15, 2023, 5:41 pm – Thanks to Larry Swanson for having me on his Content Strategy Insights podcast. You can listen to our 30-minute conversation (and find the transcript and various links to podcast services) on the episode page. Also, the audio is embedded below htt... [ Read the full story ... ]

Kirkus Reviews on Interviewing Users, second edition

November 14, 2023, 4:57 pm – Kirkus Reviews just published a review of Interviewing Users, second edition. [You can purchase the book here]. An extraordinarily thorough and thoughtful introduction to the art of the research interview. Portigal presents a comprehensive guide t... [ Read the full story ... ]

New storytelling workshop in partnership with Inzovu

November 13, 2023, 5:52 pm – Over the past while I’ve been working with Jason Ulaszek of Inzovu to deliver a storytelling workshop to clients. After a number of successful experiences, we’re making it more widely available. Check out details at the Inzovu site, highlights bel... [ Read the full story ... ]

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