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RSS Hunter • Aug 19, 2024

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UX-Context Design: Using UX Knowledge to Inform AI-Generated Design

As more interface work is AI-generated, the output of research and design shifts from documents written for humans to curated context that guides AI.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-context-design/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 24

A Concrete Definition of “Product Sense” (and How to Build It)

Product sense means predicting which product decisions will succeed based on patterns learned through experimentation — and knowing when those patterns apply.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/product-sense-definition/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 24

Don’t Outsource the Learning: Why Human-Led Research Still Matters in the Age of AI

Even if AI matches researcher-output quality, human-led research will remain essential — the team learning from observing users can't be outsourced.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/human-led-research-still-matters/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 17

Does Your Form Really Need a Dropdown List?

Dropdown lists can be used in narrow, specific scenarios, but misuse can cause more harm than alternatives.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/dropdown-list/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 17

UX Conference October Announced (Oct 5 - Oct 16)

Take up to 5 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Training focused on long-lasting skills for UX professionals. October 5- October 16, 2026.

https://www.nngroup.com/training/october/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 15

Design-System Maturity: A 6-Dimension Framework

Use this maturity model to assess your design system’s health and identify where to focus next.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-system-maturity/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 10

The 5 Qualities of Site-Specific AI Chatbots

Handoff willingness, flexibility, proactivity, emotional responsiveness, and transparency help you build trustworthy AI chatbots that guide users well.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/dimensions-of-ai-chatbots/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 10

Stop Reporting UX Activity and Report Business Outcomes

UX teams should report business outcomes — not activity or UX metrics — to show impact on revenue, cost, risk, speed, retention, and to secure resources.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/reporting-ux-business-outcomes/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 3

Crafting AI Explanations for Every Role in Your Enterprise

Different enterprise roles need different types of explanations for AI outputs.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/crafting-ai-explanations/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jul 3

Kick the Bots Out of Your Survey Data

Learn to spot and filter out survey bots’ responses before analysis so fake data doesn’t distort your findings.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/survey-bots/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 26

Your New UX Habit: Establishing Baselines for Impact

Gather baseline metrics before starting a project so your team can demonstrate its impact.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/establishing-baselines/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 26

Vibe Architects: Agentic Vibe Coders

Nondevelopers are building complex agentic AI systems on intuition developed through many hours of experimentation, YouTube videos, and Reddit threads.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/vibe-architects/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 19

Incentive Structures for Diary Studies

A mindful incentive structure can keep diary study participants engaged and responding, without overloading you with low-quality responses.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/diary-study-incentives/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 19

Context Architecture

Context architecture applies information architecture principles to AI systems, helping agents interpret information and produce better, user aligned responses.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/context-architecture/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 12

The Core Skill of Design in the AI Era: Critique

To build useful and usable AI-powered systems, our understanding of users’ needs and our design judgement must be encoded into well-defined evaluation criteria.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-era-critique/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 12

The Hidden Why: Behavioral Economics for UX

Use behavioral-economics frameworks to uncover hidden friction in your experience and design UX solutions that better support user action.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/behavioral-economics-for-ux/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

The Four Design Jobs AI Created (So Far)

"AI design" is one label but has forked into four different types of work.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-jobs-ai-created/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

UX Conference September Announced (Sep 14 - Sep 25)

Take up to 5 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Training focused on long-lasting skills for UX professionals. September 14 - September 25, 2026.

https://www.nngroup.com/training/september/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 3

How to Get Research Recommendations on the Roadmap

To influence the roadmap: join planning early, learn constraints, tie research to PM metrics, and give clear recommendations at the right time.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/research-recommendations-roadmap/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 29

Using RAS to Guide UX Research Resource Allocation and Strategy

RAS helps managers allocate resources based on actual impact, shifting focus from outputs to outcomes and enabling data-driven UX strategies.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ras-research-resource-allocation/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 29

The Case for Design Disposables

Design disposables are rough artifacts you make to think, not to deliver. Learn to tell them apart from deliverables and avoid the sunk-cost trap.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-disposables/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 22

Closing the Loop: What to Do After a Design Critique Ends

Most designers invest in running critiques but skip the followup. That missing step is often why feedback culture breaks down.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/after-design-critique/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 22

UX Conference August Announced (Aug 17 - Aug 28)

Take up to 5 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Training focused on long-lasting skills for UX professionals. August 17 - August 28, 2026.

https://www.nngroup.com/training/august/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 19

What Designers Actually Struggle with on Product Teams

Designers' top struggles aren't about design skills. They're about alignment, influence, and navigating org complexity — the work no one taught them to do.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/designers-product-teams/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 15

Small by Design: The Strength of Lean Design-System Teams

Lean design-system teams, when strategically planned, can move faster, prioritize sharply, and scale impact beyond their size.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/lean-design-system-teams/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 15

UX Writing: FAQs from Practitioners

Get answers to frequently asked questions about UX writing from attendees of NN/G’s Writing Compelling Digital Copy course.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-writing-faqs/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 8

Designing AI Agents: 4 Lessons from China’s Qwen Agent

A study of Qwen's AI agent reveals 4 design lessons: support discoverability, reuse familiar patterns, handle personal data carefully, and protect user autonomy.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/designing-ai-agents/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 8

Selection Criteria: How to Pick Your Participants

Rigorous selection criteria protect study validity. Learn how to define inclusion, exclusion, and diversity criteria to avoid costly misrecruits.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/selection-criteria/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 1

Information Seeking in China: A Different Ecosystem, Familiar Behavior

Information seeking in China is driven by mobile social-media apps. But how users prompt and engage with genAI mirrors what we've seen in the West.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/information-seeking-china/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 1

Job Opening: UX Design Assistant (Remote, World-Wide; Europe Based)

We’re looking for a talented UX design assistant to join the team. Applications due May 18, 2026.

https://www.nngroup.com/news/item/job-opening-ux-design-assistant-remote-europe-1/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 1

Job Opening: UX Design Assistant (Remote, World-Wide; US Based)

We’re looking for a talented UX design assistant to join the team. Applications due May 18, 2026.

https://www.nngroup.com/news/item/job-opening-ux-design-assistant-remote-US-1/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • May 1

10 Guidelines for Designing Your Site’s AI Chatbots

Helpful site-specific AI chatbots clearly state their capabilities, offer relevant prompt suggestions, and quickly signal they know what users are looking at.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-chatbots-design-guidelines/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 24

Why User Panels Fail

User panels can deteriorate in predictable ways, introducing bias and reducing their effectiveness for ongoing research.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/user-panels-fail/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 24

UX Conference July Announced (Jul 20 - Jul 24)

Take up to 5 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Courses focused on long-lasting skills for UX professionals. July 20 - July 24, 2026.

https://www.nngroup.com/training/july/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 17

Less Chat, More Answer: Site AI Chatbots Need to Get to the Point

Users turn to site-specific chatbots for quick answers, not a conversation. Design responses that are direct, scannable, and easy to expand when needed.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/less-chat-more-answer/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 17

Boost Design Autonomy with an Information Pipeline

A four-step framework for building influence over product direction by closing the information gaps that large, complex organizations create.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/information-pipeline/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 17

Handmade Designs: The New Trust Signal

In an era of AI-generated-everything, AI-fatigued users want designs that look like they were made by a person.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/handmade-designs/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 10

AI Agents as Users

AI agents now interact with digital interfaces alongside humans. Designing for both requires rethinking what "user" means and prioritizing accessibility.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-agents-as-users/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 10

A Concrete Definition of an AI Agent

An AI agent pursues a goal by iteratively taking actions, evaluating progress, and deciding next steps. Useful agents must be reliable, adaptive, and accurate.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/definition-ai-agent/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 3

AI Can Help with Survey Writing, But It Still Requires Human Expertise

AI can produce polished survey drafts quickly, but experienced human review is still needed to catch subtle survey-design flaws that weaken data quality.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-survey-writing/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Apr 3

Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Definition

MVPs are learning tools that test whether an idea is valuable to users.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/mvp-definition/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 27

GenUI vs. Vibe Coding: Who’s Designing?

With generative UI, the AI system decides to generate an interactive element or entire product in response to a user need. Vibe coding is when users request the AI to build it.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/genui-vs-vibe/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 27

New Artificial Intelligence Specialty for UX Certification

NNGroup is excited to announce the NN/G UX Certification program’s newest specialty: Artificial Intelligence (AI). As AI reshapes every part of UX work, this specialty helps practitioners demonstrate that they can effectively utilize and adapt these new tools to their workflows with proficiency.

https://www.nngroup.com/news/item/new-ai-specialty/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 23

What Is Your Site's AI Chatbot for? Users Can't Tell

Users see little reason to use site AI chatbots. To prove their value, chatbots must solve problems that existing site features don't.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/site-ai-chatbot/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 20

The 3 C’s of Informational Microcopy

Well-written informational microcopy should be clear, concise, and have character.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/3-cs-microcopy/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 20

The Methodological Problems Hiding in Your Research Tools

The methodological blind spots in UX research tools have always been a problem. Now that AI is planning and analyzing research, it's gotten worse.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/research-tool-problems/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 13

Design Process Isn't Dead, It’s Compressed

As AI speeds up design work, the argument to "throw out the process" misrepresents how experienced designers work.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-process-isnt-dead/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 13

UX Conference June Announced (Jun 13 - Jun 26)

Take up to 6 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Training focused on long-lasting skills for UX professionals. June 13 - June 26, 2026.

https://www.nngroup.com/training/june/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 13

Statistical Significance Isn’t the Same as Practical Significance

Statistical significance helps establish whether a result is reliable, while practical significance helps determine whether it is worth acting on.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/practical-significance/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 6

The Most Exciting Development in GenUI: Buttons and Checkboxes

AI chats generate simple UI elements to gather context, reduce typing and memory load, and produce more useful, personalized results.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/genui-buttons-and-checkboxes/ nngroup.com

RSS Hunter • Mar 6