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:
" Knowledge multiplies the more it is shared; enabling others makes your insights stronger, not your position weaker. "
Democratization: Working with it, not against it [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]
July 24, 2024
" If your talk isn’t accepted, it doesn’t mean it’s bad—it might just not fit the program’s narrative arc or available slots. "
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024
" Researchers as organizational change makers is the theme for today. "
Theme Two Intro
March 28, 2023
" To do the kind of work we aspire to do, we need to better understand the role of resilience. "
Theme 1 Intro
March 9, 2022
" In some ways the signal of insight maturity is accepting that research needs more than two days and sometimes months to deliver. "
Bridge Building across Research Disciplines
August 26, 2021
" We need more governance and rigor around methodologies rather than just democratization. "
What's Next for Research?
June 17, 2021
" The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. "
What is Research Strategy?
March 11, 2021
" By sitting at the table with sales and marketing, we can catch bias and produce more rigorous research. "
What is Research Strategy?: A Panel of Research Leaders Discuss this Emergent Question
March 4, 2021