Industry Conf further reading
Yesterday I did a talk entitled "Research is Everyone's Job" at Industry Conf in Newcastle. I had a bunch of links and resources to recommend for further learning/reading but rather than post them on slides, I thought it would be easier to post them here.
Online:
Steve Portigal's podcast on research https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dollars-to-donuts/id956673263?mt=2
Video on user research processes at Meetup.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QO-2olF9M4
GDS blog https://userresearch.blog.gov.uk
Post by Leisa Reichelt on getting started with user research https://userresearch.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/18/so-youre-going-to-be-a-user-researcher-top-tips-to-get-you-going/
Defragmenting User Research by Louis Rosenfeld http://alistapart.com/article/seeing-the-elephant-defragmenting-user-research
Connected UX article by Aarron Walters http://alistapart.com/article/connected-ux
Gridset Responsive report http://2014.report.gridsetapp.com
CERN change blog http://change.web.cern.ch
Article I wrote for 24 Ways http://24ways.org/2013/bringing-design-and-research-closer-together
The danger of the big research reveal post https://emmaboulton.co.uk/writing/the-danger-of-the-big-research-reveal
Researching the research post https://emmaboulton.co.uk/writing/researching-the-research
Books:
Lean Start ups by Laura Klein: Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design http://www.amazon.co.uk/UX-Lean-Startups-Experience-Research/dp/1449334911
The User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-user-experience-team-of-one/
Interviewing Users by Steve Portigal http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/interviewing-users/
Service Design by Andy Polaine, Ben Reason and Lavrans Løvlie http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/service-design/
Psychology for Designers by Joe Leech
International User Research by Chui Chui Tan
Interviewing for Research by Andrew Travers
Experiments for Designers by Colin McFarland (free eBook) eepurl.com/baBO0P
Just Enough Research by Erika Hall http://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research
Undercover Experience Design by Cennydd Bowles and James Box https://www.amazon.co.uk/Undercover-Experience-Design-Voices-Matter/dp/0321719905/
