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[Demo] The AI edge: From researcher to strategist

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[Demo] The AI edge: From researcher to strategist

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024 • Designing with AI 2024
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[Demo] The AI edge: From researcher to strategist
Speakers: Fisayo Osilaja
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Summary

In this talk, I'll delve into how AI has helped to catapult me from a researcher to a strategist—a “super researcher” if you like. AI tools have streamlined my research processes, enhanced stakeholder communication, and freed up more time for strategic thinking. I’ll demonstrate how rapid data synthesis and efficient communication via AI have led to faster project turnarounds, allowing me to have better relationships with stakeholders and giving me more time to think and move more strategically in my company. We’ll illustrate the significant time-saving advantages of AI integration in UX research, positioning it as a crucial tool for staying ahead in a fast-paced tech world. Takeaways
  • Strategies for using AI to expedite UX research processes
  • Techniques for leveraging AI in enhancing stakeholder communication
  • Insights into transforming data analysis into strategic UX decision-making
  • Demonstration of the efficiency of AI in UX project turnaround
  • Understanding of AI's role in maintaining agility in fast-paced tech environments
  • Practical tips on integrating AI tools into UX research workflows

Key Insights

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    Using ChatGPT to summarize interview transcripts enables more timely stakeholder engagement and faster decision-making.

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    Generative AI outputs require human editing to incorporate stakeholder priorities and contextual relevance.

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    Corporate AI plans can mitigate data privacy risks when using tools like ChatGPT in business settings.

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    Holistic recommendations generated by AI can bridge knowledge gaps in industry-specific contexts, especially for newcomers.

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    Validating AI-derived recommendations through stakeholder conversations increases trust and feasibility.

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    Timely and transparent stakeholder communication fosters stronger relationships and increases buy-in on recommendations.

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    Leveraging AI strategically can elevate a UX researcher’s role into a more visible and influential strategist position.

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    Customized AI bots that incorporate organizational context improve the relevance and quality of AI outputs.

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    Increasing trust through AI-assisted communication can help advance UX maturity within organizations.

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    Creating a strategic AI integration plan enables professionals to align AI use with career and organizational goals.

Notable Quotes

"My goal for today is to showcase how generative AI can go beyond just speeding up our processes to actually catapult us in our career."

"Stakeholder communication is crucial because without it, we risk activity without impact."

"After each interview, I put the transcript into ChatGPT to get three key takeaways I could quickly share with stakeholders."

"ChatGPT did not have the full context of what was most important to stakeholders, so I had to edit its output before sharing."

"We mitigated data privacy risks by using OpenAI's corporate plan that offers enhanced security measures."

"Timely engagement helps stakeholders make faster, more informed decisions leading to better business outcomes."

"We used ChatGPT to help generate practical risk mitigations for bulk purchasing of point-of-sale systems in FinTech."

"Not every recommendation from ChatGPT was feasible for the Nigerian context, so human collaboration was essential."

"Having conversations with stakeholders before presenting AI-generated recommendations helps validate and refine them."

"Using ChatGPT strategically increased my visibility and invited me into more strategic product meetings within my company."

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