How to Conduct Contextual Inquiry in Usability Testing: https://adamfard.com/blog/contextual-inquiry
A short introduction to this method that involved interacting with users in their usual context (aka you go to them where they are using your product / service), why use them, when, when not to, pros and cons
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The UX Cookbook (https://theuxcookbook.com/): detailed guides for different user research methods (card sorting, diary studies, surveys, tree testing, user interviews, etc.). Each comes with time, how to prepare, ingredients, and directions to help you use that method.
Via @vitalyf
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The UX Strategy (https://www.nngroup.com/articles/strategy-study-guide/): a collection of links to our articles and videos about UX visioning and strategy.
Reminder: UX methods are not set in stone and can be adapted. For example: card sorting is usually used to build navigation, but, it can help you structure any type of content. Don't limit yourself to the regular examples you see for methods!
And for more methods, I put together a couple of resources here: https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/solving-design-problems-finding-ux-tools-methods-activities/
The difference between iteration and prototyping (https://www.callumflack.design/iteration-and-prototyping): Prototype to discover. Iterate to release. Roughly.
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Not a big fan of "anyone could run a user study" intro, but the rest is an interesting list of methods you can use to help you evaluation the usability of your interface https://austinhenley.com/blog/myhcitoolbox.html?utm_source=stephaniewalter.design&utm_medium=weeklylinks