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UXR Minds is back! Ever found yourself struggling with your ux portfolio? Maybe you've entered the industry and you're really finding it hard to understand where to begin, what case studies to add or even how to present your portfolio. Today's episode is for you. I interviewed Aneta Kmiecik, owner of uxportfolio.co. Aneta has decades of experience in the UX field, as well as helping creatives level up their portfolio content and presentation. She discusses her journey as well as what has helped her along the way.

In this new episode, UXR Minds sit down with Dr. Nick Fine, an experienced Principle UX Research consultant & strategist. Nick discusses the current state of UX Research from the shifting perspectives on UXR as well as how UX Research juniors are facing a much different reality to when he started out.

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How AI Is Reshaping UX Research — with Prayag Narula, CEO of Marvin

In this special episode, we sit down with Prayag Narula, CEO and co-founder of Marvin, to explore how AI is transforming the future of UX Research.

As new AI-powered tools enter the market and reshape how researchers work, many are asking: What’s next for UXR? Prayag shares his unique perspective on the opportunities ahead, why he's optimistic about what's coming, and how Marvin is leading the charge in this new era.

Whether you're a researcher, designer, or just curious about how AI is influencing product teams — this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.

🎙 Co-Design in Context: Unlocking Opportunities Through Collective Innovation
Part 3 with Amanda Jensen | UXR Minds Podcast

In this final installment of our series with multidisciplinary researcher, designer, and strategist Amanda Jensen, we dive deep into the power of co-design—and what it really takes to make it work in diverse, real-world contexts.

Amanda shares insights from her uniquely varied career across tech, education, speculative design, film, AI, and social impact, unpacking how co-design can unlock unexpected opportunities and drive meaningful innovation when done with care and intention.

We explore:
🔹 What co-design actually looks like in practice
🔹 Navigating power dynamics and creating inclusive spaces
🔹 Balancing structure with creative emergence
🔹 Why collective innovation is more relevant than ever

Whether you're new to co-design or a seasoned collaborator, this episode offers practical takeaways and inspiring perspective from someone who's led and mentored through it all.

We're back with this fascinating interview with Lena Kul- Lena is a seasoned design and UX research recruiter, formerly the lead at Miro, where she built a top design team in Europe by hiring product designers and UX researchers from the FAANG companies and other leading brands like Shopify, Booking.com, Spotify, and Zendesk.

To deepen her expertise in the field, Lena spent a year as a UX researcher at Miro. She now runs /kuːl/, successful a boutique recruitment and job search advising agency that helps designers and UX researchers excel in their job searches and career transitions.

Lena actively shares insights on LinkedIn and recently launched her Maven course, "Master Your Product Design and UX Research Job Search," helping over 60 professionals stand out in a competitive market

To find out more about her course visit: Master Your Product Design and UX Research Job Search

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🔍 In Part 2 of Workshop 3, Amanda takes us deeper into what it truly means to be a user-obsessed organization — and how that mindset shapes your role, your team, and the entire product development process. If you're in UX or UXR, this one's a must-watch!

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In Workshop 3, I invited Amanda Jensen to break down her experiences in UX Design and Research, which translate into her passion and methodology around co-design.

She explains why it is so important to involve various stakeholders, engineers, product managers as well as users in the whole design process.

Part 1 introduces this concept and sets the tone for the workshop.

In Part 2 of this monthly Espresso UXR series, Dale and Giulia discuss some alternative aspects of UXR - Super powers!

What super power would you like as a UX Researcher? Invisibility? Mind reading? Discover Dale and Giulia's thoughts in this episode! They also check out how Giulia described UX Research to her Grandma in an exciting twist and they encourage you listeners to send in any questions you have for up coming discussions!