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Dec 2021
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#279 War Stories with Steve Portigal (UX...

James Royal-Lawson & Per Axbom
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For a number of years Steve Portigal has been collecting user research war stories. The stories describe experiences researchers have had whilst doing fieldwork. Awkward, morally challenging, painful, unsuccessful. 
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