While traveling in general can be a mixed bag. You know, with the trials and tribulations that come with arranging transportation, sleeping in ANY bed not your own, etc. Traveling when required for work is obsolete in all but the most specialized of cases. I think the biggest difference is that it is not really [...]
While traditional usability testing has been the bulk of my recent work, there is a special place in my heart for focus groups. I think it stems from the enjoyment I got from teaching as well as all the groups I ran as a counselor and facilitator. I just get so excited watching a group [...]
While I highly recommend doing experiments in your own grill, I think the science being this research is reliable and interesting. The skinny: Flip often and you’ll get a better burger in less time. Who can argue with that? Clockwise from top left: Autopsy of a well-cooked burger, evenness of cooking vs. # of flips, [...]
Call for Candidates : Co-Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Usability Studies The Journal of Usability Studies (JUS), published by the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA), seeks a Co-Editor-In-Chief to work with Joe Dumas who is taking over from the current Editor, Avi Parush. Term The initial term is for three years, JUS is published online four times [...]
The most important variable in any research, whether it is usability, marketing or other scientific study, will always be the quality and relevance of your participants. If you choose to take on the recruiting yourself, it is important to know that there are many methods to getting people (see article below) but be sure that [...]
