Sam Ladner
Sociologist and Researcher
Sam Ladner (she/her) is a sociologist who helps teams innovate, design, and learn. She is the author of Practical Ethnography: A Guide to Doing Ethnography in The Private Sector and Mixed Methods: A Short Guide to Applied Mixed Methods Research. She has worked on dozens of software projects at Microsoft, Amazon, and many other client companies. She recently retired from Workday, an enterprise software company, as a Senior Principal Researcher studying the future of work. She received her PhD in sociology from York University and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rosenverse talks by Sam:
" Allow space for participants to demonstrate expertise before digging deeper in interviews. "
Methodologies: Beyond the interview [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]
September 4, 2024
" Some of the most mundane objects can signal change. "
How Research Can Drive Strategic Foresight
March 9, 2022
" I’ve started giving up on product management and focusing more on product strategy and senior executives. "
The Future of Research: Bridging the Gaps
July 29, 2021
" Enterprise user experiences are often customer experiences, not user experiences. "
Data Exhaust and Personal Data: Learning from Consumer Products to Enhance Enterprise UX
June 8, 2016
" If you create a separate team to work on the future, make sure they stay focused on the future, or you’ll never get out of the trap. "
Discussion
June 8, 2016
