Workshop

The Research Challenge Workshop

Workshop dates for 2023

• Spring workshop: 5 April 2023
• Autumn workshop: 28 Oct. 2023
• Summer workshop: 5 Aug. 2023

We have new research challenge tasks in each workshop!

Workshop in person & full-day at WUC 2022

Jen Romano and I at the World Usability Congress 2022 in Graz, Austria.

Workshop in person at UXPA 2022

In the picture you see us - Jen Romano, Rebecca Destello, and I - in our first in-person 'Research Challenge' workshop at UXPA San Diego on 20 June 2022:

Jen Romano, Rebecca Destello and I created and moderated 'The Research Challenge', a workshop for junior researchers to work on real-life research challenges and practice research planning skills. In an interactive remote session on MIRO participants worked in groups and individually on research tasks - with timeboxing like in work-life or job interviews. The first of our workshop series was on 9 Sept. 2020, and the following ones were on 7 Oct. 2020, on 18 Nov. 2020, and on 16 Dec. 2020. The big three did it again! The latest 'Research Challenge' workshop was on 17 August 2022.

Feedback 2022

• "Thanks again for your mentorship throughout the Research Challenge Workshop, I really enjoyed getting to know everyone and learned so much in those three hours."
• "I found it a great learning experience, helpful, and very informative!"
• "Thank you for the great workshop yesterday. It was a great way to practice my UXR skills as I go into my new role, and I enjoyed learning from you."
• "It was such a good experience; I'd love to be a part of any other workshops you put on."
• "Excellent method to encourage participation. I was very engaged." (in-person workshop)

Feedback 2020

• "Great vibe!"
• "Great to learn from others and see different approaches."
• "I enjoyed the group activity - to see different perspectives on the same issue."
• "Really powerful learning tool, as there is no one 'right' way to do all this!"
• "A lot of constructive feedback."
• "Three organisators worked well together and gave multiple viewpoints to our solutions."
• "Loved it! Working through this as a group was so beneficial. This met my expectations for a short workshop - great value! Everyone was fantastic :) thank you."
• "Thank you! This was really helpful to ID comfort levels and where I can grow more. I'm looking forward to more UX Research sessions."


• "Hi Sabrina, thank you so much for co-hosting the Research Challenge today. I really enjoyed having you as my group moderator during the workshop. Even though it's not in-person, you radiate so much warmth and good energy!"