(Almost) Forgotten Methods: Research Sprints

​This talk is for mid- to senior-level researchers working with stakeholders who believe research takes too long.
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Do you work with someone who insists that research takes too long? Join the Guild with our special guest, Leanne Waldal, to learn the best way to conduct research sprints.

​Leanne will show how research sprints can boost the impact of your findings and help you gather insights regularly, without sacrificing quality. By leveraging this method, practitioners can complete research cycles faster, increase the impact of findings, and collaborate with design, product, and development teams more effectively.

​Leanne will demonstrate the detailed process (adaptable to your organization), and illustrate how a collaborative team is more efficient, and better able to prioritize the research resources needed to inform new feature innovation. 

​Topics will include:

• ​Research sprint recruiting

• ​Continuous discovery

• ​Collaboration and communication

• ​Innovation

​Leanne works as a Principal User Experience at ADP, Inc. and helps lead research for innovation. Previously, she was Director of Research and Analytics at Autodesk, and Head of Research at Dropbox. For the past several years, she has led research & analytics teams, across design and product and marketing, at different tech companies while mentoring and coaching teams about research practices.