UXR Meetup #5 - Mixed-Methods UXR Skillset
Are you a UX researcher from Berlin/Germany and want to meet other UXRs, leaders, educators, and mentors from Berlin? Then this event is for you. Whether you are a qual, quant, or mixed-methods researcher, you'll find our discussion on the mixed-methods UXR skillset stimulating.
With this UXR Meetup series, we aim to create a safe space for critical conversations in the UX Research community.
About the Event:
During this event, we will examine the role of mixed-methods UXR. While this job title is gaining popularity, there's no clear definition of what skillset is expected from researchers carrying this title. Expectations vary across different orgs, industries, and countries.
We will rely on the UXR hive mind to outline the profile of a mixed-methods UXR in Germany. If you haven't done so yet, please take our short anonymous survey on the UXR skill set to help us learn what qual, quant, and mixed-methods UXR profiles look like in Germany.
This project aims to increase transparency around expectations from mixed-methods UXRs.
Event team:
Elli Ponomareva, Distributed Product Research Lead @ JetBrains. Elli is a "player-coach" combining the roles of individual contributor, leader, and mentor in UX research. Elli has a background in Cultural Anthropology. She has worked on UX Research teams of various sizes with a focus on professional tools for software developers, designers and UX researchers.
Léo Ribas, UX Researcher @ Plunet. Léo is a UX research professional with a background in cognitive science. He has experience working as a team-of-one researcher with SaaS software featuring complex interfaces and extensive legacy systems.
Lucija Sičenica, Senior UX Researcher @ MediaMarktSaturn. Lucija is a Senior UX Researcher with nearly a decade of experience. With a strong focus on research operations and data analysis, she helps teams get a 360-degree view of their users. She’s worked across startups and big companies, building research practices and driving smarter, user-driven decisions. Outside of work, she co-organizes Ladies That UX Berlin and is passionate about accessibility, ethical tech, sustainability—or whatever RPG game has her hooked at the moment.
Ana Paula Barquet, Senior UX Researcher @ getolo. 🚀 Strategic UX Researcher with 15+ years of experience in leading and executing user-centered research, managing cross-functional teams, and influencing product and business strategy through data-driven insights. Passionate about fostering a research-driven mindset within organizations!
Thomas Hettig, UX Researcher @ orderbird. Thomas is a UX Researcher with five years of experience. With a background in economics, he applies a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods to help teams make informed, user-centered decisions. He has worked as a freelancer, in an agency, and in-house in both the nonprofit and B2B sectors. On weekends, you’ll find him exploring new brunch spots or visiting exhibitions.
Bonus:
After the event, we will create a publicly available artifact on mixed-methods UXR competencies which we will share with the community.
As always, event participants will be invited to our UXR WhatsApp Group to stay connected with other UXRs in Berlin.
Agenda:
18:00 - Participants arrive & grab a drink
Snacks will be available during the networking round thanks to sponsorship from JetBrains.
18:30-18:45 Introductions & getting to know the audience.
18:45-19:00 What does mixed-methods UXR mean? It depends..., talk by Elli Ponomareva
19:00 - 19:30 UXR team-of-one: Mixed-methods by design, panel discussion moderated by Lucija Sičenica, participants: Léo Ribas, Ana Paula Barquet, Thomas Hettig
19:30 - 20:00 Facilitated discussions in small groups for further development of our collective definition of mixed-methods UXR
20:00 ish - Opening the event for networking
21:30 - Starting to wrap up :)
Previous events:
The UXR Meetup #4 was about the role of AI in UX Research and whether researchers see it as a threat or an opportunity.
About the Organizer
Employed.world is community of hiring managers, mentors, coaches, and job seekers in UX and product in Berlin/Germany. In the current job market, there are many highly capable people finding it hard to navigate the market and often feeling that the journey is isolated. No matter if you are a junior, mid-level, senior, new manager, or even a leader. Imposter syndrome, self-doubts, and often a lack of support are among the many hurdles one faces. On the other hand, we have so many professionals in UX and Product including working professionals, seniors, and mentors who would be happy to share their experiences and help someone in need. So we are attempting to increase the interaction between these two groups through our events.
You can join the community from our WhatsApp link invite which will be shared at the event.
About the venue partner
JetBrains is a software development company working on pro tools created with {developers}, teams, and businesses in mind.
Photos
We will be taking photos for social media posts in this event, if you don’t wish to be mentioned in the social media posts and photos, please notify Yashvir after you have taken the ticket at yashvir@employed.world.