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Research That Scales: The Research Operations Handbook

Research That Scales: The Research Operations Handbook

Research That Scales is the ultimate playbook for transforming any human-centred research practice into an impactful insight-generating engine.

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Introducing the Cha Cha Club–An Invite-Only Club for ResearchOps Professionals

A fun and safe space for ResearchOps professionals to share, learn, and grow–together.

Aug 2, 2023

Introducing the Cha Cha Club–An Invite-Only Club for ResearchOps Professionals

Aug 2, 2023

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Common Research Ops Questions Answered: How to Get Headcount for Research Ops

UserZoom recently invited me to speak at one of their webinars, so I shared my ever-evolving talk about the war stories and triumphs I’ve…

Jul 7, 2021

Jul 7, 2021

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A little library for someone new to the field of user research — like Research Ops new hires and…

Last week, I welcomed someone new onto my Research Ops team at Atlassian. As often is the case, this person knows nothing about user…

Dec 18, 2020

A little library for someone new to the field of user research — like Research Ops new hires and…

Dec 18, 2020

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What Research Ops Professionals Are Doing in Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 has had an impact on just about everything we know. For the lucky of us, work continues and, if you’re a researcher, that means…

Apr 6, 2020

What Research Ops Professionals Are Doing in Response to COVID-19

Apr 6, 2020

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How to hire for ResearchOps: skills, experience, and potential

One of the most common questions I get from research leaders is this: I want to build Research Operations into my team, who should I hire?

Feb 23, 2020

How to hire for ResearchOps: skills, experience, and potential

Feb 23, 2020

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I’m stepping aside as leader of the ResearchOps Community: thoughts, why and what next

In March 2018, I started the ResearchOps Community on Slack. At the time, I thought I was just one of a handful of people in the world who…

Feb 15, 2019

I’m stepping aside as leader of the ResearchOps Community: thoughts, why and what next

Feb 15, 2019

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A framework for #WhatisResearchOps

Eight months ago a global community of user researchers came together with the intention of shaping the emerging practice of ResearchOps.

Oct 24, 2018

A framework for #WhatisResearchOps

Oct 24, 2018

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What do you think about research data ‘freshness’ in the context of a research repo?

I asked the question and got a great conversation back. Here’s a quick run down of what people thought.

Aug 30, 2018

What do you think about research data ‘freshness’ in the context of a research repo?

Aug 30, 2018

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#WhatisResearchOps: we’re in analysis phase and it’s epic!

Why #WhatisResearchOps?

Aug 26, 2018

#WhatisResearchOps: we’re in analysis phase and it’s epic!

Aug 26, 2018

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The vision for the ResearchOps Community

A few weeks ago, I wrote a Medium post about capping the ResearchOps Community Slack to 500 members. After making the announcement, the…

Jul 21, 2018

Jul 21, 2018

Kate Towsey

Kate Towsey

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ResearchOps strategist, coach, and educator. Author of Research That Scales. Founder of the Cha Cha Club–a members' club for ResearchOps professionals.

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