22 - Driving Product Strategy with Your Research Work - Danielle Green

How do you know that you're on the right track when performing research?To answer that question, I talked about the subtle art of research rigor with DJ Green, research manager at Jane.In this episode, we take a deep dive into her process of translating research insights into actionable steps that product managers and designers can use to execute great work.If you're struggling to influence product strategy with your research work, this episode is for you. On the other hand, if you're looking for a 10 step process to better automate product discovery, then look somewhere else.At the end of the day, research is just structured critical thinking and like any other skill set, is something that needs to be practiced to get better at.DJ provides invaluable insights into some of the most asked questions in the research rigor debates that we're currently having in the product community. So pay attention. She is super generous with her expertise in this interview.If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com