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5 things I learned while working as a design researcher

I recently completed one year of being a design researcher at Turian labs. This is my first job after graduating as a designer. Throughout this journey, I have worked on multiple projects of noticeable scale encompassing elaborate deliverables. I have intuitively discovered my working style by adapting to the interdisciplinary nature of design research, observing my colleagues, and making the right mistakes. Here are a few things that I have incorporated into my working style.
1. Role of planning-artifacts in smarter project journeys
2. Say yes to an exciting challenge, always!
3. Clear communication is paramount
4. Dealing with conflicts
5. Delegating work

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Framework for building a great UX research team

Over the decade and a half of managing research practice, trying several combinations of people and skills, here is what I think works well to get a solid team going. This framework is not as broad as the Belbin Roles but can definitely be applied to knowledge-centric project teams across the board. i.e. IT industry

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