The Interview They Thought They Saw
Fictional UX research case inspired by Frost–Nixon, revealing how listening can be staged—and four practical steps researchers can take to keep it honest. ...
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A Week of Searching
An observational fiction about how we look, what we notice, and what we might misread...
Lesson 7: Seeing Through the Frame
Every study has a frame. Students learn to uncover hidden context and make power visible in their research approach....
Lesson 6: Conducting Without a Score
Leadership isn’t always seen. Students practice guiding teams through silence, tension, and subtle forms of alignment....
Lesson 5: Words, Power, Edge
Language reveals and shapes. This lesson explores how writing guides, challenges, and mirrors user experience....
Lesson 4: Two Voices, One Piece
Data and narrative don’t compete — they resonate. This lesson teaches students to balance methods without forcing synthesis...
Lesson 3: Two Ways of Knowing
Slowness is not delay — it’s design. In this lesson, students learn how timing, rhythm, and minimalism can shape user perception and deepen research presence....
Lesson 2: Memory, Fragment, Sequence
When users lose their way, maps fail. Students learn to design for ambiguity, using structure without oversimplifying....
Lesson 1: Attention as Discipline
Research begins with listening. This lesson explores attention, silence, and gesture as tools for deeper qualitative insight....
Conversation VI — Titles for an Unwritten Report
We end with transition. The moment between roles, actions, meanings. This is about pace, ambiguity, and what emerges when we don’t rush to resolve....