Brazen

As researchers, a lot of our work is not tied to a specific product, or is for a product that never sees the public eye. But sometimes we get to contribute directly to something cool that makes its way into the world. This thread is an ongoing compilation of our visible work 😎

Join our webinar May 1 & learn all about networking in industry & academia from @karnilowiczrose (@Google), @michmlee3 (@nyuniversity), Zachary Heinemann (@intercom), @elizcreighton (founder of @brazenUX), @tcarpenter216 (@Microsoft) #altac Register: bit.ly/3OSs1Jb

I'm so excited about this. I can't wait to use it to jazz up the live Zoom sessions for my upcoming course. Fellow @MavenHQ instructors, check this out! Amazing job, Robleh & team 👏🏻👏🏻

Thinking of making the switch from academia to industry? I'll be speaking at @PsychScience's virtual panel on Networking in Academia & Beyond on Wed. I'm looking forward to sharing what I've learned through my journey from psychology PhD to running my own UXR consulting biz ✨

Best of @BrazenUX's 2021 💕 Worked with 8 new and 3 returning clients 👂 Ran 184 sessions with users across 7 countries 📈 Returned to 'normal' busy-ness after a weird 2020 😅 Didn't catch covid!

Best of @brazenUX's 2020: 💖 worked w/ 6 new + 5 returning clients 📊 survived some big fluctuations in revenue 🤗 did 30 free advice / mentoring chats 🗣️ presented (virtually) at UX New Zealand 💪 ended the year stronger than we started

Each year, we donate to a worthy cause instead of sending holiday gifts to clients. This year, we chose West Neighbourhood House, which runs community programs related to youth leadership, refugee support, financial literacy, and more. westnh.org Thanks, clients 💕

I had a great time chatting with Brendan this week for Brave UX! We touched on a ton of stuff, including... - How to get stakeholder buy-in for research 🗣️ - What it's like being a research team of 1 💁🏼‍♀️ - Common mistakes people make when planning or executing research ⛔️

Lovely words from a client today about the user research project we conducted with gig workers last month 💖 "At least 1-2x/day for past 4+ weeks I have heard or said "in the Brazen research we learned..." which is certainly a testament to the impact your work had on our team."

DID YOU KNOW that I teach a kickass 1/2 day workshop on usability testing - everything from planning to recruiting to testing to analysis? 📝 & DID YOU KNOW it's been optimized for a remote audience? 👩‍💻 Perhaps a cool learning opp for your #UX team? 😎 brazen.io/training

It was so much fun to speak to Tom and Rob about running Brazen! Take a listen if you want to learn all my secrets 😂 - Elizabeth

Best of @brazenUX's 2019: 💖 worked w/ 9 new + 5 returning clients 💸 increased revenue 30% YoY 🤝 hired first subcontractors 🗣spoke at UXPA and UX New Zealand 🙌 volunteered on 2 conf committees 👭 mentored for Hexagon UX 🎉 celebrated it all w/ a great party!

Each year, we donate to a worthy cause instead of sending holiday gifts to our clients. This year, we chose Sistering, a multi-service agency for at-risk, socially isolated women in Toronto who are homeless or precariously housed. sistering.org Thank you, clients 💕

What a special morning with one of our favourite clients, kicking off their executive leadership retreat with a big synthesis of all the qualitative research we've done with them together over the past year. So very lucky to have clients who prioritize this work 💖

#uxnz2019 delegates were all on the same wavelength as @brazenUX's @elizallen_ as she dispelled myths about the pop psychology of colour today.

Had a blast this week visiting @datadoghq in NYC to run a half-day workshop on user interviews + usability testing! Very excited to see how this fantastic team starts incorporating more research into their design processes. And dang, those office views 👀

“We’re so excited for this project. Can we take a selfie??” 💖

Can you guess what our newest project is about? 😂🧹

@goepic_ie Thank you so much! I’m so glad it was helpful 😊

@brazenUX Great presentation on your first year as a business! I'm half way there and you gave me plenty of food for thought for the other half (the harder one!). #startup #consultancy #UXPA2019

Super excited to be in sunny Scottsdale for #uxpa2019, and even more excited to share what I’ve learned about running a UX research consultancy (@brazenUX) tomorrow @ 3pm!

“Do you think the people who designed this technology thought about people like you?” is a great one to include in your discussion guides. @ChrisGeison #UXRConf