Shows
The Yzzi Research PodcastBuilding Confidence and Career Pathing As An Early Researcher (ft. Michele Ronsen)Michele Ronsen founded Curiosity Tank where she provides research and career support. She is a user researcher, designer, coach, and educator with over 5,000 hours of adult design and user research teaching expertise in academic institutions and 20+ years of corporate training, workshops, design, and research for Fortune 500s and start-ups. In this episode, Michele discusses building confidence and career pathing for researchers.
2024-03-2534 min
The Product ManagerA PM’s Guide to Nailing User Research with Zero UXR Training (with Michele Ronsen)User research is an invaluable tool in the world of product management, but what happens when you find yourself in the position of being the de facto user research lead without any formal training?In this episode, Hannah Clark is joined by Michele Ronsen—CEO and Founder of Curiosity Tank—to delve into the critical process of user research, a tool that is often underutilized or misunderstood within product development cycles.Resources from this episode:Subscribe to The Product Manager newsletterConnect with Michele on LinkedInCheck out Curiosity TankCheck out A PMs Guide to N...
2024-03-1119 min
Ladies that UX in EnglishLadycast 25 - Michele Ronson - Thriving through business: Stories about entrepreneurshipIn today's episode, we’re going to meet Michele Ronsen, and to truly understand her passion for user experience design and research.
Our guest's career path showcases her adventurous spirit and insatiable curiosity. She started as a professionally trained graphic designer and design strategist, honing her skills at world-renowned firms like Pentagram and Michael Osborne Design. From there, she transitioned into the retail sector, leading design teams at Nordstrom, where she developed product, packaging, merchandising, and retail experiences.
Currently, she's a consultant for a diverse range of clients and educates people worldwide about design and us...
2023-09-1235 min
The Dark Side of EntrepreneurshipSE04/EP22 The Role of User Research in Product Development w/ Michele RonsenThank you for joining us for an enlightening exploration into the dynamic realm of product development with a focus on the pivotal role of user research. In this engaging event, we're thrilled to welcome Michele Ronsen, a seasoned expert in the field, as she shares her invaluable insights and expertise. Discover how user research serves as the compass guiding successful product creation, ensuring alignment with user needs, desires, and preferences. Through Michele's deep understanding and real-world examples, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of how this essential practice transforms concepts into products that resonate. Don't miss out!
2023-09-061h 32
Awkward Silences#100 - UXR Productivity Hacks with Michele Ronsen of Curiosity TankWork smarter, not harder with the right UXR productivity hacks. Michele Ronsen, founder of Curiosity Tank and our first repeat guest, joins us for our landmark 100th episode to tell us about the best user research hacks she’s learned to increase productivity, reduce cognitive load, and save time. Make your life a little easier with these pro UXR tips on scheduling, archiving, recruiting, screening, and more.In this episode:What is a UXR productivity hack?UXR productivity hacks examples and tipsEnhancing productivityHighlights:[2:48] The stakeholder kickoff sheet[5:14] The right balance between se...
2022-08-1741 min
Design Thinking 101User Research + Asking Better Questions with Michele Ronsen — DT101 E88Michele Ronsen is the founder of Curiosity Tank, a leading user research consultancy and educational institution, helping individuals and organizations learn how to ask better questions, conduct research, and make better decisions around the world. Listen to learn about: >> The benefits of user research to designers>> User research skills>> Quantitative vs qualitative research>> Curiosity Tank’s six-workshop series, Ask Like a Pro>> Where user research is headed Our Guest Michele Ronsen is an executive with 20 years of experience in Fortune 500s, academia, and start-ups. A professionally trained graphic designer, Michele worked at...
2022-03-0835 min
Happy Market Research PodcastEp. 511 – Michele Ronsen, Founder of Curiosity Tank, on the top 3 Mistakes Researchers Make and how to Avoid ThemMy guest today is Michele Ronsen, Founder of Curiosity Tank.
Curiosity Tank is a consulting and education firm specializing in human-centered research, design development, and hands-on learning programs. We conduct and teach design and user research to people and corporations around the world.
Ask Like a Pro is an 8-week online mentorship for professionals who want step-by-step guidance on how to conduct meaningful, relevant, and impactful UX research. Registrants get hands-on, proven methods and tools to help them genuinely understand their customers, challenges, and opportunities in less time while reducing errors and risk.
It's...
2022-03-0322 min
Happy Market Research PodcastEp. 511 – Michele Ronsen, Founder of Curiosity Tank, on the top 3 Mistakes Researchers Make and how to Avoid ThemMy guest today is Michele Ronsen, Founder of Curiosity Tank.
Curiosity Tank is a consulting and education firm specializing in human-centered research, design development, and hands-on learning programs. We conduct and teach design and user research to people and corporations around the world.
Ask Like a Pro is an 8-week online mentorship for professionals who want step-by-step guidance on how to conduct meaningful, relevant, and impactful UX research. Registrants get hands-on, proven methods and tools to help them genuinely understand their customers, challenges, and opportunities in less time while reducing errors and risk.
It's perfect for those who want to break...
2022-03-0322 min
Brand Design Masters - Personal Branding, Creative Entrepreneurship, Small Business Marketing & Career Success for Designers and Content CreatorsChristine Mau - Designing a Career in Design ThinkingDesign and strategy are not mutually exclusive. In fact, strategy should be fuelling and influencing design. This is what Christine Mau outlines in her strong portfolio as Senior Director of Global Design at Kimberly Clark where she handled projects for Kleenex, Huggies, and Kotex. She currently sits as Vice President of Brand Strategy at Medline Healthcare Solutions.We discuss:● Her career trajectory and how she went from running a small illustration company to being tapped to work for Kimberly Clark● The growth she experienced within Kimberly Clark handling everything from packaging work to branding that led...
2021-10-1849 min
Ponderings from the PerchDesigning for the Human Experience with Michele RonsenIn this episode, we welcome the founder of Curiosity Tank, Michele Ronsen, to the Perch. As a professionally trained graphic designer and design strategist, she provides expertise in facilitating connections through design and user research, user-centered design, UX strategy and innovation acceleration. Tune in now to hear how a jumbled mess of terminology evolved into a comprehensive glossary for the UX industry.Find the evolving, interactive glossary of UX research terms here: UX Lexicon | Curiosity Tank
2021-08-2728 min
Brand Design Masters - Personal Branding, Creative Entrepreneurship, Small Business Marketing & Career Success for Designers and Content CreatorsMichele Ronsen - Curiosity Creates Correct and Convincing Customer AvatarsThis episode's guest loves questions! Michele Ronsen, founder of Curiosity Tank, explains in detail how to understand your brand’s audience through really simple yet very effective probing techniques. While there is no substitute for firsthand data, according to Michele, secondary research can reveal a lot of information about your customers as well, without having to personally ask them. Listen and learn about Design Thinking and User Research from an awardee of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology in 2020.We talk about:• Starting research by identifying the right thing to build on and how to bui...
2021-04-1945 min
Wild Business Growth#133: Michele Ronsen – Curiosity Tank, How to Ask Better Questions Michele Ronsen, the Founder, Educator, and Chief Curiosity Cat of Curiosity Tank, joins the show to share her journey from drawing logos as a 3-year-old to leading user research and design for Fortune 500 companies and startups. Hear how to ask better questions, why short questions are better, how to deal with rejection, how we decide what we eat for dinner, and the Skittles Popcorn experiment. Connect with Michele on LinkedIn and at CuriosityTank.com
2021-02-2453 min
Wild Business GrowthMichele Ronsen – Curiosity Tank, How to Ask Better QuestionsMichele Ronsen, the Founder, Educator, and Chief Curiosity Cat of Curiosity Tank, joins the show to share her journey from drawing logos as a 3-year-old to leading user research and design for Fortune 500 companies and startups. Hear how to ask better questions, why short questions are better, how to deal with rejection, how we decide what we eat for dinner, and the Skittles Popcorn experiment. Connect with Michele on LinkedIn and at CuriosityTank.com
2021-02-2453 min
The Logo Geek PodcastCustomer & UX Research in Branding - An interview with Michele RonsenHow can you properly understand the audience you plan to target? How can you make sure the logo designs you create will attract the right person? How can you know if the identity you create will actually perform? The only way to know for sure is to use customer and UX research.To learn more, Ian interviews Michele Ronsen, the founder of Curiosity Tank, an agency who specialises in design and user research.In this episode we take a deep dive into User Research, to understand how it can be applied throughout the entire stretch...
2020-06-071h 03
Happy Market Research PodcastEp. 302 – Michele Ronsen on how the key to Asking Better Questions is Tied to Developing Better Listening Skills and What you can do About itMy guest today is Michele Ronsen, principal and founder of Curiosity Tank.
Founded in 2010, Curiosity Tank is a design research and strategy firm that identifies customer insights and put them into action by digging into your problem space and charting a path forward.
Prior to founding Curiosity Tank, Michele worked for top design firms and gained experience working in Fortune 500s, academia, and start-ups.
Find Michele Online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-ronsen-0a55233/
Website: https://www.curiositytank.com/
Find Us Online:
Twitter: www.twitt...
2020-03-2432 min
Happy Market Research PodcastEp. 302 – Michele Ronsen on how the key to Asking Better Questions is Tied to Developing Better Listening Skills and What you can do About itMy guest today is Michele Ronsen, principal and founder of Curiosity Tank. Founded in 2010, Curiosity Tank is a design research and strategy firm that identifies customer insights and put them into action by digging into your problem space and char...
2020-03-2432 min
Live In The Feast710 - Improving User Research and Asking the Right Question with Michele RonsenToday’s co-host is Michele Ronsen. Michele has been teaching design and user research for more than 20 years, and is the founder of Curiosity Tank, a design and user research firm in San Francisco.Michele partners with companies and individuals to improve and grow businesses using a data-driven, consumer-centric approach. She’s worked with companies like Slack and Zillow, and she’s a regular instructor at General Assembly.One of the primary ways she does this is by helping people ask better questions. It’s not rocket science. But there is an art to asking the righ...
2020-02-2544 min
Awkward Silences#32 - 7 Reasons Not To Do User Research with Michele RonsenErin and JH chat with Michele Ronsen, founder of Curiosity Tank and General Assembly instructor. Michele talks to a lot of different people about user research, and she's found there are some situations where user research is (😱) not the best move forward. In fact, there are 7. Michele walked us through each one, and what teams should do instead. About our guestMichele Ronsen is a UX and design researcher, founder of Curiosity Tank (formerly Ronsen Consulting) and an instructor at General Assembly. She loves digging deep into research, being people’s research buddy, and introducing teams...
2020-01-0742 min
Независимая электронная музыка - история и современностьIEM 41 - Elevator BathТёплый дроун-эмбиент, тональный минимализм, полевые записи и медитативные композиции - таков профиль американского лэйбла Elevator Bath, о котором идёт речь в данной передаче. Мы слушаем альбомы Adam Pacione "Sisyphus", Michele Bokanowski "Trois Chambres d'Inquetude", Rick Reed/John Frzinich/Josh Ronsen "Frequency Curtain", Rick Reed "Dark Skies At Noon", Colin Andrew Sheffield "First Thus", Ilya Monosov "Architectures On Air And Other Works", Francisco Lopez "Lopez Island" и др.
2008-12-2001 min