Rosenverse

Megan Blocker

Director of User Research, DigitalOcean

Megan founded McKinsey’s design research & insights practice, establishing and growing a team of one to more than 50 researchers, data analysts, and data scientists globally. As part of that transformation, she built the design research talent architecture and established McKinsey’s design research philosophy, operations, and tooling. In addition, Megan is deeply passionate about equity and inclusion. She co-founded McKinsey’s Women in Tech initiative and was a member of the DE&I global leadership team.

In her work as a researcher, Megan combines empathy with data to achieve deep understanding, craft inspirational vision, and deliver actionable insight. As a leader, she makes sense of ambiguity and thrives when building and leading teams where trust, transparency, and clarity of vision encourage risk-taking, innovation, and creativity. Most of all, she loves building something new and scrappy, then strategically operationalizing it for scale. She invests in people, Post-Its, insights, and LEGOs.

Rosenverse talks by Megan:

Megan Blocker

" Insight is that aha moment, a new understanding that helps us make decisions that move us forward. "

Positioning insight: Structuring teams, roles and careers for a changing research landscape

March 13, 2025

Megan Blocker

" Duplicative research will become less acceptable; researchers must act as natural connectors to reduce it and enhance organizational knowledge sharing. "

Redefining the research toolkit: Expanding methodologies for a changing world

March 12, 2025

Megan Blocker

" I want you to push yourselves to try one new approach, to challenge one of your assumptions, and to walk away ready to take an action. "

Theme 2 Intro

March 12, 2025

Megan Blocker

" Combining numbers with rich participant videos and quotes really brings the user to life for stakeholders. "

Day 2 Theme Panel

March 12, 2025

Megan Blocker

" Interviews can be a crutch that keeps us from using better ways to answer our questions. "

Methodologies: Beyond the interview [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]

September 4, 2024

Megan Blocker

" Without adoption, value is zero. "

Getting to the “So What?”: How Management Consulting Practices Can Transform Your Approach to Research

March 26, 2024

Megan Blocker

" It's not a match-winning pass if no one catches it. "

Panel: Excellence in Impact

March 25, 2024

Megan Blocker

" We have to step outside research and understand AI, technology, and product processes to put ourselves in the right space. "

What UX research maturity looks like and how we get there [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]

November 9, 2023

Megan Blocker

" I realized that dedicating my time and energy into something that wasn’t going to be used was not a good use of my time. "

A Selectively Scrappy Approach to ResearchOps

November 8, 2018

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