User Researcher
- Plan and run usability and discovery studies for a project
- Synthesise findings across methods into fair, evidence-based conclusions
- Keep user needs present in the team's project decisions
User Researcher
- Abilities
- 9
- Core
- 4
- Skills
- 22
What the role expects
Each ability shows how far this role takes it: from Understanding, to Achievement in real work, to Demonstration, where you help others.
Insight3 abilities · 8 skills
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Bring user needs into decisionsCoreAchievement
Maintain regular contact with users and bring their needs into project decisions, so the team does not lose sight of the people the work is intended to help.
4 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app -
Run user testingCoreDemonstration
Own the quality of usability studies across teams and coach colleagues to plan and observe sessions without biasing results.
5 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app -
Synthesise and share findingsCoreAchievement
Bring together findings from different research methods and present fair conclusions supported by qualitative evidence, so project decisions do not rely on isolated observations.
3 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app
Communication2 abilities · 4 skills
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Explain research decisionsCoreAchievement
Communicate research reasoning, progress and changes clearly enough for affected colleagues to act and respond.
3 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app -
Align stakeholders on questionsElectiveUnderstanding
Explain whose decisions a study informs and why stakeholders can expect different questions, timing or certainty from research.
4 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app
Collaboration2 abilities · 6 skills
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Build inclusive relationshipsElectiveAchievement
Make research sessions and synthesis accessible, invite less-heard contributors and adjust the approach when participation is unequal.
3 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app -
Respect participants and peersElectiveAchievement
Actively seek perspectives beyond your own and use a better understanding of others' needs to improve project decisions and collaboration.
4 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app
Delivery2 abilities · 4 skills
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Adapt research to changeElectiveAchievement
Reconsider a strongly held assumption when the evidence changes, and move the work towards a better-supported direction without remaining attached to the original solution.
3 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app -
Progress open questionsElectiveAchievement
Explore alternative ways to solve a blocked problem and test a useful next step, so the project can progress when the first approach does not work.
3 skills · 2 practice tasks · your starting point in the app
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