Chris Geison
Advancing Research Curator
Chris is a Staff Researcher at ServiceNow, where he leads research on skills intelligence and HR technology. He’s also been a researcher at Airtable, Workday, and AnswerLab. Prior to research, Chris had careers in marketing and in behavioral health. Chris holds a BA in English Literature from Brown University. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, their daughter, and an imaginary panther named Winston.
Rosenverse talks by Chris:
" Democratization requires intentional investment; you can’t just add it as a bullet point on someone’s to-do list and expect it to work. "
Democratization: Working with it, not against it [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]
July 24, 2024
" Give a s**t about your topic. If you’re not trying to change something, why are you on stage? "
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024
" We're positioned at the nexus of insight and action. "
Theme Two Intro
March 28, 2023
" Participatory research, decolonization, and research justice are vital takes on human-centered discipline. "
Theme 1 Intro
March 9, 2022
" The storytelling is what ultimately supports actual change more than just data. "
Bridge Building across Research Disciplines
August 26, 2021
" Connectivity and communication across organizational silos like product, marketing, and sales is key to advancing research impact. "
What's Next for Research?
June 17, 2021
" I want to see us running companies that prize curiosity over confidence, making decisions based on users’ unmet needs rather than business assumptions. "
What is Research Strategy?
March 11, 2021
" For execs, sometimes getting them to be pilot participants makes them feel the product pain and opens them to research. "
What is Research Strategy?: A Panel of Research Leaders Discuss this Emergent Question
March 4, 2021
