Maximize the impact of your research with these strategies 📈

Are you looking for some new ways to transform your research data into compelling stories? This month, we share innovative techniques to help you turn your basic research reports into engaging narratives that will inspire your stakeholders to take action.

We also cover:

🎯 How to craft a winning product strategy

🚀 How to test your concepts with a minimum viable product

📊 The differences between market research and user research

🌟 How to gather customer feedback using a Net Promoter Score

📺 What we’ve been tuning into lately

Make your user research reports stand out

Got the hang of basic research reporting and want to take it up a notch? Spice up your reports by turning data into interesting narratives. Get more creative with things like videos, interactive demos, and storytelling. And don’t forget to add some empathy, humor, and dynamic content to really make your presentation stand out and get your stakeholders to take action.

This article from user researcher and educator Michele Ronsen has some great tips to help you make your reports stand out and make an impact. Read more.

How to craft a winning product strategy

A solid product strategy is crucial for successful launches. It helps you know where you’re headed, keeps you on schedule, and encourages team communication. We break down how to create a winning strategy that’ll get your products on the right track. Read more.

Test your concept with an MVP

Want to create a new product or feature but not sure if it’s a good idea? Try building a minimum viable product (MVP). You can use it to test your concept, get feedback from users, and see if it resonates. Read more.

Market research vs user research

Confused about these two types of research and when to use them? Our guide explains their differences and explores how they both use qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions. Read more.

 Trending template

Gather NPS survey feedback

This template will help you discover:

• How your customers perceive your brand.
• How likely your customers are to recommend your products to others.
• Why customers are loyal to your brand.
• How to boost customer satisfaction.

Try this template today

Register for our free workshop with Bitesize UX!

Joe Formica from Bitesize UX will show you how to test your designs and receive immediate feedback from real users. Walk away with practical skills in usability testing and making data-driven design decisions to boost your UX expertise. Register here.

What we're tuning into

🤸♀️ If I was a kid, this is how I’d have fun with design

Tommy Geoco , product designer and author of the UX Tools Newsletter, shares what he’d design for fun if he was a kid just getting into design. He imagines designing thumbnails for Minecraft mods, logos for Discord groups, and thumbnails for his favorite YouTubers. Because as Tommy shares, “The best way to learn design is to create things you love with people who share your passions.” 

📊 Designer engagement report

This report from product designer and author Matej Latin explores the challenges designers are facing in their roles. Matej surveyed 751 designers and found out the biggest problems were a limited ability to conduct research, a lack of design strategy, and few career progression opportunities. Check out the full report if you want to dig into the data some more.

📖 Top 6 books about user onboarding

Ramli "RJ" John , author of Product-Led Onboarding, rounds up the best six books to make user onboarding better. Check out his post for recommended books on product communication, customer-led growth, emotional design, habit formation, and rapid prototyping. A great reading list for the second half of the year!